RED BULL BATALLA ARRIVES IN MIAMI FOR REGIONAL QUALIFIER IN WORLD'S LARGEST SPANISH-LANGUAGE FREESTYLE COMPETITION

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Jul 18, 2023, 11:06 ET

The top four MCs from Miami will advance to USA Final this fall in Dallas where they will compete for entry to the World Final this December in Colombia

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MIAMI, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Bull Batalla, the world's largest freestyle competition, will return to Miami for a Regional Qualifier on Saturday, August 26 at SkateBird Miami. This comes on the heels of regional qualifiers in Los Angeles and Houston and ahead of the National Final in Dallas in November. Top MCs will battle it out to see who can earn their way to Dallas to give themselves a chance at taking on the globe's best talent at the World Final in Bogotá, Colombia December 2.

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OneR at Red Bull Batalla US National Final in Miami, FL, USA on October 8, 2022 (Credit: Red Bull Content Pool)

During the bracket-style, 1v1 event, the Qualifier Phase will match some of the most dynamic Spanish-language lyricists in the country, where they'll go bar-for-bar in hopes of advancing in the worldwide competition and proving themselves as the best of the best.

Some familiar faces are set to take the Miami stage in the stacked lineup, including MC Freites, Zeu, Crown, Micky Ricon, and even a former Red Bull Batalla World Champion, Link_One.

The panel of judges for the qualifier will include local hip hop heavyweights MC Snow, Chester and Sara Socas. Racso White Lion and Sonja La Makina will be co-hosting the festivities with DJ Cesar behind the wheels of steel.

In lead up to the event, pop-ups will be occurring throughout Miami featuring drop ins from competitors and Red Bull Batalla veterans to give the city a preview of their skills and the intense battles set for August 26. During the qualifier itself, the infamous Secret Walls crew will be painting live during the battles, unveiling an MC-inspired piece of art at the end of the competition.

The full event will be available for fans to stream on the @redbullbatalla Twitch/YouTube/Facebook platforms on August 29 following the event.

To learn more about all the 2023 U.S. competitors, head to the Red Bull Batalla website or the Red Bull Batalla channel on YouTube. For photos from Red Bull Batalla, head over to Red Bull Content Pool.

ABOUT RED BULL BATALLA
Red Bull Batalla is a global freestyle rap competition that, since 2005, has provided a platform for the best hip-hop improvisors in the Spanish-speaking world to connect, develop and compete. After going virtual due to the pandemic, Red Bull Batalla's 2020 International Final was the most-watched live music event of the year (source). Last December, the 2022 International Final was hosted at the historic Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City where Mexico's national champion Aczino made history as the competition's first-ever triple World Champion. You can relive the intensity of Aczino's historic third world title win on ViX. To experience additional 2022 highlights, visit Red Bull Batalla on YouTube and Red Bull TV. For photos from Red Bull Batalla, head over to Red Bull Content Pool.

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