Instrumentation is so silly, in a good way. I can tell you had fun recording this. “Diss-traction” ahaha. What is the instrument - sounds like a horn - that sounds so goofy and fitting?

HELLO! This is really strange, in a good way. Love a bit of fake vocal brass! Definitely stands out from the pack musically, and the lyrics are clever too. I want to see a full stage production of this, I hope you busted out some moves while recording it.

The anti diss track? I can maybe see how this technically meets the challenge, but you’re stretching it a little too much for my liking. Just based off the music, lyrics and performance I’d have to rank this pretty high. But I’m also factoring in the challenge, and you’re getting dinged hard for that. Just know that I enjoyed the song, despite where it is in my rankings. Sometimes it’s worth walking right up to that line & maybe going over...sometimes it’s not. Good luck with the other judges.

Sorry to see you're out--I hope you keep submitting shadow entries. I thought this song delightful and your ranking was unjust! (Although it was also probably more a reflection of how many good submissions there were this round than of yours not being up to par.) Quirky, charming, and distinctive, excellent vocal performances throughout (shoutouts to the mouth trumpet, I LOVED the mouth trumpet; the spoken word in the middle, which was delivered really cleanly; and the background wailing behind the 2nd chorus, which I'm not sure I've seen anyone mention yet but it's GREAT!) I also really enjoyed the positive message and the "diss-tracktion" pun; I thought the lyrics were well put together in general--although I would not have categorized this as a diss track either.