World Rap Battle Federation Rules

The following rules must be adhered to by all the participants of the contest:
1. Free style should not contain any traces of plagiarism and must not violate any intellectual property rights including third party copyrights, trademarks, etc.
2. The original material must be presented in either Standard English or dialect and must exclude socially and sexually inappropriate language.
3. It is essential that the content of the rap lyrics places emphasis on humor and is not insulting in its nature. Participants are not permitted to mock others based on race, origin, gender, or religion.
4. The timekeeper equipped with a stopwatch is appointed by the promoter of the event and is responsible for indicating the beginning and the end of each round. The stopwatch starts with the first line pronounced by the competitor and ends, accordingly, with the concluding line.
5. Each match includes three rounds, and each competitor is granted the same time duration for his/her presentation. In case of a tie, one more round will be added to the event.
6. Each participant must rhyme to the same beat as his/her opponent.
7. Competitors who exhibit aggression, disrespect, rudeness, or any other type of socially inappropriate behavior will be disqualified from the competition.
8. By agreeing to take part in the event participants transfer to the event’s organizer the right to record their performances during the event as well as the right to use the recordings in all media. The organizer receives the complete copyright regarding the participant’s contribution to the event.
9. Three judges are appointed to use the ten-point system in order to score the rounds.
10. The champion must defend his/her title within a three-month period. Failure to do so shall result in revoking the title. The WRBF reserves the right to issue a mandatory challenge to the champion or revoke the title on its own discretion.

World Rap Battle Federation helps promote Democracy and Freedom of Speech through the Art of Rap Music.
 
We at WRBF believe that every Nationality in the world and its languages deserves to have a world champion.
 
 
American English and its dialects are given a status of Super Champion and
Super World Champion respectively.
 
However, if a World Champion in Germany, France of Russia decides to engage
in Super World Championship and decide to challenge the Super Champion, the
battle will be in English.
 
 
WRBF will establish ranking comity's on every world language and will give
rappers who establish themselves amongst the public as the status of
honorary world champion.