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ROUND 5 · FEEDBACK

FireFlyFantastic

RANK #20
DISPLAY SCORE 7.39 / 10
  • 💯 Perfect 10 — Challenge from Ben Tarkus · Mark Cooper · Richie Branson
  • 📦 Full Package audio + art + lyrics + both writeups

TOTAL REACH — 31 plays · rank 9 / 24

  • VPC SITE 31

TOTAL LIKES — 5 · rank 18 / 24

  • VPC SITE 5

Too Hot (feat. Robot C, Jared Sparks, Tommy Ten Toes, Joey Z, Messiah Carey, Damn Selene, Chris)

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Vocalist's challenge writeup

The jam is called Too Hot Robot C Jared Sparks - raps too Tommy Ten Toes - background Joey Z Messiah Carey Damn Selene Chris on the mix the song is about the ghost pepper. we hope you like it ;)

Producer's challenge writeup

made a lofi beat made entirely of samples from the ghostbusters theme song.

Lyrics
TOO HOT
Complete Lyric Sheet
Jared Sparks, Robot C, Tommy, Joey Z, Messiah Carey, Damn Selene
INTRO / VOCALIZATION
Ooh, ooh-ooh...
Ooh, ooh-ooh...
Ooh, ooh-ooh...
CHORUS
That ghost pepper's too spicy
You gotta be mighty
Think you just might be
A little too hot
Too, too, too hot
Too, too, too hot
Too, too, too hot
OPENING SCENE
Robot C: What's that reddish-orange pepper, Daddy?
Jared Sparks: Oh, that's a ghost pepper.
Robot C: That looks scary.
Jared Sparks: Nah, son, it's tasty. Take a bite, you'll like it. It's in your blood, kid. Don't overthink it.
Robot C: Last time you made me eat one of your peppers, my tongue got a third-degree burn. How do I know this time it won't take a turn?
Robot C: This time, you go first. See how that goes.
Tommy: Smells like Tommy's old diaper.
Jared Sparks: Nah, nah, nah. Last I knew, you were scarfing Mom's hot fries. Here I was thinking Robot C, he's a tough guy.
Robot C: Oh, it's like that? Let's use the greatest tool. In this house, after this, I don't want to hear any of your crap!
Jared Sparks: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Robot C: Stupid, dumb crap.
Jared Sparks: Hey, you watch your mouth when you talk to me, okay? You eat this pepper.
Jared Sparks: All right, all right, all right. Listen.
Robot C: What?
Jared Sparks: Let's just do it at the same time, okay?
Robot C: On the count of three.
Jared Sparks and Robot C: One, two, three.
[They bite the peppers. Screaming, coughing, gagging, and chaos.]
Robot C: I think that I'm havingI think this is another third-degree burn!
Tommy: Help! Help!
CHORUS
That ghost pepper's too spicy
You gotta be mighty
Think you just might be
A little too hot
Too, too, too hot
Too, too, too hot
Too, too, too hot
VERSE 1    JOEY Z
I seen all the cool kids going ghost at the park
You gotta be ice cold or get broken apart
When that spice hits the buds and your tongue goes numb
Gotta chug a bunch of milk and embrace what you become
You just might breathe fire    results may vary
Usually works better if you're not a big scary
So come on, take a bite, don't you wanna be cool?
Then be yourself and choose to do whatever we do at school
VERSE 2    MESSIAH CAREY
I wanna do whatever it is that you do, Joey
If there's a bridge to jump off, show me
Work my way to the habs real slowly
Roly-poly duty, anything you throw me
Thai chilies? Having those
Poblanos? Smashing those
Serranos? Baby, pass me those
With some ethically sourced, free-range jalapeos
Who you gonna call when the Scoville's maxed?
Face on fire, holding gas
Face the facts, you could take a pass
And when you put it in your mouth, you can't take it back
Ay!
VERSE 3    DAMN SELENE
Don't fear the reaper, feel the fever
With the leaking peepers, gonna need a breather
When you eat a heater, pick a peck of pickled peppers like a
Stop pretending you like peppers when you just want bragging rights
You are not a soldier, kid, you ate a corn chip and survived
I'm a habanero type 'cause my taste buds are functioning
Background voice: But the Scoville
Shut up, nerd, just eat a dozen of 'em
And then eat a dozen more
Huh, that's what the fluff they're for
FINAL CHORUS
That ghost pepper's too spicy
You gotta be mighty
Think you just might be
A little too hot

Transcribed from Too Hot REV 1. A few rapid-fire words may require confirmation against the isolated vocal stems.

JUDGES' BREAKDOWN

  1. Klopfenpop

    8.00/10 score · rank #14 of 24
    VOCALS 8
    PRODUCTION 9
    CHALLENGE 7

    Okay, what a fun concept. Did y'all really eat a ghost chile?! The guest verses sound good and all feel relatively balanced. This song really came together. Damn, I love when you let the beat open for a bit at the end. I think this is my favorite beat of yours this year. It's got a really unique mature but simple vibe, like a Paul Simon song or something.

  2. LEX the Lexicon Artist

    7.67/10 score · rank #22 of 24
    VOCALS 7
    PRODUCTION 8
    CHALLENGE 8

    Oh my, this was chaos in the best way. Felt like eating a hot chili but in song form. Especially the opening with the theatrical scene of eating a pepper. "If there's a bridge to jump off, show me" is CRAAAAZY work. That beat is not really a lo-fi beat. I've listened to enough lo-fi beats while driving on tour to know this. Somehow chili bars in a chili bars are some of the hottest bars I've heard from the features. It was a great balance of emcee voices you got on there too. That chorus is actually flamin' hot. "That Ghost Pepper's TOOO SPICY." really knocks me on my ass. Robot C has a budding talent for writing huge spicy hooks. I often like to selfishly think say that not all spaces can or should be kids' spaces. Sometimes I am like that about nerdcore and hip-hop. I feel like there's so much NSFW stuff that we all make and that nerdcore spaces (not talking about general nerd spaces) should largely be one for legal adults. Controversial opinion, I know. However you've changed my mind about this. I think it's really rad and encouraging that Jared is cultivating his kid's talent and passion. I wish I had encouraging parents when I first got into this. I often dream about where I'd be if I had full-throated support vs tepid tolerance. OK maybe this is getting too deep and personal. I think Jared should keep on supporting his kid's interests and hobbies, wherever they may lead him. It makes for a more well-adjusted, creative future adult, and that's an excellent way to parent. Keep it up!

  3. Richie Branson

    9.00/10 score · rank #12 of 24
    VOCALS 9
    PRODUCTION 8
    CHALLENGE 10

    This is really wholesome. Robot C really shines here. The whole cast made this an enjoyable song. Solid beatboxing here, production is cool, maybe a few cadence variations on the drums could (no pun intended) spice it up, but it does a good job of letting the vocalists shine here.

  4. Mark Cooper

    7.67/10 score · rank #20 of 24
    VOCALS 7
    PRODUCTION 6
    CHALLENGE 10

    Very cool song! ghost peppers are definitely too hot! beat was ok, creative way to use the sample to also align with the concept but of course could be better. All vocalist did their thing on this song! good submission.

  5. Ben Tarkus

    9.33/10 score · rank #10 of 24
    VOCALS 9
    PRODUCTION 9
    CHALLENGE 10

    The chorus is so good man, I'm loving this song. I love peppers, but I have my limit. And eating a ghost pepper raw is not on my list of things I'm even remotely interested in. When spice overrules flavor, I'm out. This is basically my anthem, so I'm giving it high marks. * All teams receive a '10' in their challenge category from me this round. This has to be one of the most randomized challenges and can seem insurmountable with the wrong pairing. As such, I am thoroughly impressed with everyone's ability to rise to the task.

Audience score and rank

AUDIENCE SCORE

4.58 / 10

Aggregated from 119 ballots cast by the public.

AUDIENCE RANK

18 / 24

Out of 24 teams competing this round.

  • 46 voters ranked them in their top 10
  • 18 voters had them in their top 5
  • 1 voter picked them as their #1 favorite

FINAL BLEND

The final score was a 7.39. The song received an average voter score of 4.58 from the community, and an average judge score of 8.33.

The display score blends the audience and judges' contributions at 25%/75%. Here's how FireFlyFantastic's 7.39 broke down:

1.14 from audience
6.25 from judges

(4.58 × 25%) + (8.33 × 75%) = 7.39

YOUR SEASON SO FAR

  1. Round 2 · 6.11 / 10 · rank #18
  2. Round 3 · 6.18 / 10 · rank #21
  3. Round 4 · 6.10 / 10 · rank #20
  4. Round 5 · 7.39 / 10 · rank #20 PERSONAL BEST
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