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The platform hosts clashes between interested artists and singers and allows viewers to vote for winners. The platform asks talent to pick a beat, record and upload their bars and get involved in multiple weekly events. The artists can clash with each other on the platform with the winner voted by the viewers and collecting stacks which can help them climb the leaderboards which will help them win prizes and grow their following. The clashes are created by the artists with the winner then going on to pick their opponents on the app’s homepage.

The platform has only just been launched but has outlined its rules on the app and on their Instagram page. The rules on the app are listed as; you must be 13+ to play on the app, do not copyright content including music, lyrics or images, Do not post, gore, nudity or illegal content and applies to video submissions as well as profile pictures, Don’t be rude (racism, discrimination and sexism is not tolerated), Clashing with other user is encourage but excessive bullying is not, no impersonations (Do not pretend to be someone else with the intention of misleading others), Do not post videos with the sole purpose of advertising a brand, product or event, do not make multiple or fake accounts in order to game the competition. 8bars has the right to disqualify anybody breaking these conditions in or outside the application.

The prizes that have already been advertised on the app include a day in the studio with producer Gotcha, who has produced for artists such as Jack Harlow, Russ, Tion Wayne, Ardee and Unknown T. As well as a music video produced by SBTV founder Jamal Edwards.

The groundbreaking application prides itself on democratising the process of talent development and discovery. The founder Jamal Edwards said this in the caption when announcing the app “Been working on this for a while now. The future of talent discovery and development in music is here. Let’s build this together.”