First and foremost, welcome to the Hip Hop Basement! This forum is dedicated to the culture some of us grew up on and some of us are new to -- Hip Hop. Whether you're someone who likes to write rhymes or tell stories, someone who likes to battle, someone who likes to perform or create, this is the site for you. With that being said, we want to distance ourselves from the trolls and toxicity of other sites so we'd like to lay a few ground rules to keep everyone safe and happy! So please read them before you post as it'll make your time here a lot easier.

1. Respect each other. Please do not dox each other. Do not tell each other to kill yourselves. Do not use racial or derogatory names that some could find offensive. It's a WOKE world we live in and we want everyone to feel welcome here. Keep the beef in the battles and the emotions offline. Thank you.

2. Do Not Spam. If you run a business, maybe we can work something out like advertisement. But don't go around posting links to it all over the place.

3. No Plagiarism. Anything you use must be your own material or it'll be an automatic removal from the site. Obviously anything you post in the chat sections is a different story but don't use someone else's work to try and win a battle or get an award. There's house rules in the battles like no recycling and no asking for people to vote for you. But this is the big one.

That's it honestly. Treat this like you would real life and everyone will be happy here. We're excited to have you here. Can't wait to see what y'all can do!