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Post by Father Figure on Aug 4, 2010 13:26:06 GMT -5
Red Bull EmSee: The Road to 8 Mile - Greensboro Innovative Freestyle Rap Battle will send North Carolina’s Best Emcee to the Finals in Detroit, Judged by Eminem. Red Bull EmSee: The Road to 8 Mile is a freestyle rap battle of sight and sound, driven and spearheaded by the freestyle master himself, Eminem. The national series will make its stop in Greensboro on Thursday, August 5th where the area’s top lyricists will compete head-to-head for the title of best emcee in North Carolina. This invitation-only competition has a unique format that challenges the rapper to bring their game face to the chopping block and take it back to basics. Emcees will not only battle against each other but also the clock and their mind’s eye when they are tested to create the sickest flows they can with on-the-spot based spontaneous cues. In this elimination style competition, the emcees will be judged based on three rounds, each with different challenges. In the first round, emcees will be tested on their versatility and speed as they’re given five images at random to base their freestyles on. The winners from that round will have to keep on their toes for round two as they’ll rap about themes that are texted in by a live audience to a screen. And the two who prove themselves above the rest and make it to the final round, will go head-to-head in a tradition freestyle battle. The competitors: Kaze, Treason, Tenacious, Seven, K.O. Kid, Fuzz Jaxx, Shef Seenya, and Killa Chris www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Event/Red-Bull-EmSee--The-Road-to-8-Mile---Greensboro-021242879089193
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Post by Father Figure on Aug 4, 2010 13:26:58 GMT -5
Good luck to all participants tomorrow night. May the best emcee win ....
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Post by Father Figure on Aug 6, 2010 8:33:50 GMT -5
Anybody want to give a recap of last night's competition?
What were your favorite moments?
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Post by edserious on Aug 6, 2010 19:59:43 GMT -5
Killer Chris got nice. He was a man amongst boys all night.
But I wonder what his chances are in the Finals. I bet the competition he faces will be much tougher than these local niggas.
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Post by Father Figure on Aug 6, 2010 20:14:47 GMT -5
Killa Chris Crowned at Red Bull EmSee in Greensboro, North Carolina
on Aug 6, 2010Who would have thought that the Greensboro stop of the Red Bull EmSee series would be an underdog story? Winner, Killa Chris, claimed his position among the other seven invited contestants by securing the wildcard spot on 102 JAMZ’s freestyle battle show, Making the Station. At last night’s event he eliminated his competition round by round until it came down to Chris and Red Bull EmSee veteran Kaze, who placed third last year in Atlanta. Kaze’s experience couldn’t keep up with Chris’s determination to make it to the finals in Detroit where his rhymes will be judged by freestyle legend, Eminem. “I can’t put it into words,” expressed Killa Chris (pictured at left) on winning. “But if I were to put it into words: amazing. I’m going to prepare for Detroit and represent my city.” The Greensboro native had to win over not only the crowd, but also a panel of established judges in the hip-hop community. Representing North Carolina were judges Sonny Cheeba and Joe Scudda, but it was Erick Sermon of legendary rap group EPMD (pictured below) who was the expert everyone wanted to impress. “I’m looking for originality,” Erick stated before the competition began. “An artist needs to have their own sound and not come off like everybody else out there.” Read more: www.redbullusa.com/cs/Satellite/en_US/Article/Killa-Chris-Crowned-at-Red-Bull-EmSee-in-021242881255173
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Post by Father Figure on Aug 6, 2010 20:16:07 GMT -5
Killa Chris Advances In Red Bull Emsee Battle
By god-Meta
August 6, 2010Hip hop was alive and well in North Carolina on Thursday, August 5, as the Red Bull Emsee Battle made its way through downtown Greensboro. The atmosphere inside the N Club was nothing short of incredible and at the end of the evening a new star named Killa Chris was born. Killa Chris, who hails from Greensboro, earned a wildcard spot in this freestyle competition after winning a series of on-air battles on the 102 Jamz radio station eariler that week . It was the opportunity of a lifetime and one he would take full advantage of. Joining him in the arena that night were Kaze, Treason, Tenacious, Seven, K.O. Kid, Fuzz Jaxx, and Shef Seenya. Even before the event kicked off you could tell there was a special kind of electricity in the air. As the crowd milled around waiting for the battle to begin, an impromptu break dancing session popped off. No linoleum or cardboard required. It was just an example of how passionate folks in NC are right now about this hip hop culture. Read more: www.nchiphopconnect.com/killachris_redbull_win.php
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Post by Father Figure on Aug 19, 2010 8:50:32 GMT -5
Bun B Helps Crown Finalist at Atlanta Red Bull EmSee Battle
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 11:48 PM
By Ismael AbduSalaam(AllHipHop News) Respected veteran Bun B was on hand last night in Atlanta to crown the last finalist in Eminem’s Red Bull EmSee battle tournament. The show took place at the city’s Masquerade venue, and was the final preliminary stop of a national tournament that has also held events in New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Orlando, Greensboro and Houston. Red Bull’s tournament breaks from traditional battle presentations by having participants go through two rounds where they construct improvised rhymes based on topics flashed on a screen. The head to head battle is saved for the final round. Read more: allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/08/18/22340978.aspx
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