A method for judging a musical performance is disclosed by the present invention. The method includes entering competitors on a match play board based upon seeding to determine individual matches for competitors. Each competitor in a match performs an individual act. The act of each performer is then judged based upon a plurality of individual performance criteria to determine criteria scores for each competitor. The total scores for each competitor are then determined based upon the determined criteria scores. A winner of each match based upon which competitor received a highest score and the winner of each match is entered on the match play board into a next round of competition. Preferably the performance for the competition is in the musical field of Hip-Hop music. The plurality of individual performance criteria preferably includes at least one of judging by individual judges, noise level of an audience viewing the performances, call in votes and internet votes.