How It Works
3 HOURS. 1 BEAT. NO EXCUSES.
A pressure-based lyrical proving ground for Pennsylvania's best rappers
Register & Pay
Create your account and choose a subscription plan to unlock beat access. You can register anytime and be ready when the beat drops every Friday at 8 PM EST.
Pro Tips:
- •Choose Weekly ($10/week) or Premium ($30/month)
- •Payment unlocks beat download during battle window
- •Register early so you're ready when the beat drops
- •Premium saves you $10 over 4 weeks
Download the Beat
Every Friday at 8 PM EST, a new instrumental from top producers drops. Download the official beat — this is the ONLY beat you can use for the battle. The beat is locked until 8 PM and locks again at 11 PM.
Pro Tips:
- •Beat drops every Friday at 8 PM EST sharp
- •Download immediately to maximize your 3-hour window
- •No modifications to the beat allowed
- •Beat access requires an active subscription
Record & Submit Your Bars
Submit a minimum 60-second, maximum 90-second video of you dropping your hottest bars. You have 3 hours from beat drop to write, record, and submit. This is a pressure test — show us what you got under fire.
Pro Tips:
- •Video must be 60-90 seconds long
- •Record a clear video of your performance
- •Make sure your audio is crisp and loud
- •Original lyrics ONLY — no recycled bars
- •One submission per battle per artist
AI + Human Judging
BarzForge combines experienced human judges with AI-assisted analytics to create one of the fairest competitive rap environments available. Human judges make all final decisions. AI provides performance metrics and rule verification.
Climb the Leaderboard
Points from each battle accumulate on the PA leaderboard. Compete across 4 weeks — the Top 25 artists from Philadelphia, Coatesville, and Pittsburgh battle for the crown.
Pro Tips:
- •Points carry over across all 4 weeks
- •Tie-breaks decided by Lyrics, then Originality, then Delivery
- •City leaderboards + overall PA rankings
- •Consistency wins — show up every Friday
4-Week Competition
This is a 4-week competition. Every Friday at 8 PM EST, a new beat drops and you have until 11 PM to submit your bars. Points accumulate across all 4 weeks on the PA leaderboard. The most consistent artists rise to the top — one bad week won't end your run, but missing weeks will cost you.
4
Weeks
3 hrs
Per Battle
Top 25
Leaderboard
Pricing
Payment is required to access the beat and submit your entry each week.
Premium Monthly
$30/month
- Beat access for 4 battles
- Submit every week
- Save $10 vs weekly
- 28-day access
We Accept
Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Cash App, Venmo & more
How You're Judged
Every submission is first scored by our AI engine, then the Top 50 finalists are reviewed by our panel of 8 human judges. Maximum score is 100 points.
Lyrics
25 pts
Delivery
20 pts
Originality
20 pts
Performance
15 pts
Beat Connection
10 pts
Replay Value
10 pts
Ready to prove yourself?