Rules

10K BATTLE 
BACK TO THE CITY FESTIVAL

FORMAT: PRODUCERS
Two producers share the stage, and each plays their own beat selection that comprises of 2 of they hottest beats at their individual stations. There are 2 judges and the last vote is from the crowd. This is measured by the crowds’ response after the 2 judges have voted. The producers have 5 min to play a selection of they top 2 beats. We prefer the beats to be 2 minutes long max.

The beat battles will have 3 rounds on the day:
ROUND ONE: Selection round 
ROUND TWO: Semi Final 
ROUND THREE: Final round.
JUDGING CRITERIA: 
(All judging is scored out of 10)
Style perfection (/10) 
Creativity (/10) 
Diversity (/10)

WINNERS TAKE ALL!

FORMAT: THE EMCEE
Two emcees go up against each other in the form of performing 2 tracks each. There are 2 judges and the third is the crowd. The voting from the crowd will be judged according to crowd reaction. After the chosen 5 have performed then the judges will resume with the judging.

​JUDGING CRITERIA: 
(All judging is scored out of 10)
Diversity (/10) 
Delivery (/10) 
Entertainment Value (/10) 
Skill (/10)
WINNERS GETS PAID!
PRELIMINARY ROUND 
(SELECTION PROCES ON THE WEBSITE)
THE RULES
• 1 vote per I.P address per day 
• Producers/Artists that send us songs, by doing so agree that they are the original composers of the materials email to us. 
• All the acts chosen can campaign till they drop for votes. 
• Only the top 8 producers and top 5 emcees voted will be chosen to go thru to the second stage of the 10k challenge at the festival on the 27th of April. 
• If you are chosen and you from outside Gauteng it is your responsibility to transport your self to the festival on the 27th of April. 
• If you from another province and you are not able to make it then someone else will be selected to replace you. 
• All the artist that make it to final list will automatically have free entrance to the festival.