Filter -A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution…. or other substance any device that separates one substance from another. Imagine a filter for rap. Who would make it through? What would be the filter? A rap bar exam. How would it work? The bar would be graded in seven different areas,on a scale of 1-7 for every category.

1.Consistency - how many of their songs do you skip/skim through, how many throw away fill in bars do   they have?
2.Potentcy - Are they an abc rapper, mediocre or is their wordplay superior?
3.Relevance - What are you saying? Can people relate to your music years after you drop it, or is it trend music.

4. Originality - There isn’t much we haven’t heard already so this is a definite area that new artist have to thrive in, and older artist have to continue to find a way to recreate the magic with lofty expectations.
5.Appeal - What is their fanbase like? Are people drawn to them? Do they have swagger?
6. Range - How many different subjects are you talking about and how many audiences are you reaching?
7. Live show - Are you a studio rapper or is your show something people spend their last dollar on? True MC or polished gimmick?

Bonus points
Classic albums +5
Flops-5
Feature percenage-3, if they have more than five other rappers on their cd, minus three points.
Fugasi factor-3 retarted lines, songs that make you wonder about their intelligence or sanity, deduction.
Fierce freestyle +2 know to have monster freestyles, an additional two points.
Classic Mixtape +1

You can plug your favorite artist in and come up with a number for them. I played with the formula a bit but I’m a tough judge. Here’s the scale as a result of putting a few artist in to test it out.

47-60 legend
39- 46 above average, stars
29-38 Average, no more than three or four albums
0-28 One album is cool, after that the game can do without you

If every artist took the bar exam o imagine how the radio could sound. This works for all artist new and old, and it’s just an idea not the law. The Rap Bar Exam…coming to a studio near you.