A short while at The FlipTop Festival

02/11/2020 01:02:25 AM

It was on 20 March 2015 when I first step foot inside a FlipTop event.  The rap battle league staged its annual iteration of  Second Sight at the once-famous B-Side at The Collective in Makati City, where over hundreds of people — including yours truly — stood witnesses for hours to a plethora of singles rap battle matches. 

More acts set to perform for the upcoming FlipTop Festival

01/27/2020 09:45:35 PM

FlipTop Battle League has recently announced its second wave of the lineup for its biggest festival happening on the weekend in the second weekend of February 2020.

FlipTop stages the biggest hip-hop festival in celebration of its 10th anniversary

01/17/2020 09:28:25 AM

After one full decade of staging rap battles that made it – and hip-hop music, in general – to everyone's consciousness, FlipTop will celebrate the milestone with a party like no other. 

Bars Fight: Loonie vs. Tipsy D (Isabuhay 2016 Semis)

11/09/2016 10:56:52 AM

Hindi na ako magtataka kung bakit napaka-classic ng laban na ito para sa mgayong taon. Imagine mo: isang hari ng tugma at ang isa sa mga magagaling na rapper mula sa Central Luzon, nagkasagupa sa semifinals ng Isabuhay tournament ng FlipTop. Pangalan pa lang, mabigat na. What more pa kaya ang performance nila.

Bars Fight: FlipTop Pakusganay 2: Loonie vs. G-Clown

09/05/2016 03:57:52 PM

Hindi ko pa narinig na lumaban si G-Clown (siguro kailangan ko munang magbalik-tanaw ulit dahil matagl-tagal rin mula noong nanood ako ng mga rap battle sa YouTube), pero sobrang ayos ng ginawa niya sa laban na 'to ni Loonie. 

Bagamat nanalo talaga para sa akin yung hari ng tugma.

Bars Fight: FlipTop Aspakan 4 - Sinio vs. Zaito

08/17/2016 04:33:52 PM 

It's been a while since the last we did this. So, how about reviewing some of the rap battles the FlipTop had recently? 

The Scene Around: FlipTop Second Sight III

4/11/2015 12:07:15 PM

It’s like five years in the making. I only managed to see them through the videos at YouTube. And even if I had plans to watch them live in the past, unfortunately it didn’t go through.

Photo credit: FlipTop's Official Facebook Page

Not until the 13th of March, though; as yours truly strolled by Makati and found myself watching for the first time—an event by the FlipTop rap battle league called Second Sight III at B-Side in The Collective, Malugay Street, Makati City. Just in front of the Makati City Police District and a bearable walking distance from the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Buendia Station.

Lookback: FlipTop's Ahon

5/15/2014 6:54:18 AM

Since it’s already four years since this one was held at Guerilla Radio in Pasig City, let’s take a trip back to memory lane.

Let me guess: FlipTop’s Ahon was the biggest event (if not one of the biggest events) the Makati-based rap battle league has ever organized. They started in mid-February 2010 with the gracing event known as Grain Assault.

Hip-hop Fan Kuno?!

01/01/2013 01:21 PM

REAL TALK. “90% ng rap battle fans ay walang alam sa hip-hop. Kaya ironic lang na sila pang nagsasabi na puro luto ang laban sa FlipTop. Pero on second thought, may luto nga, pero yung pangluluto ay galing mismo sa mga tao. Kasi kahit hindi kayo tunay na hiphop, kayo pa yung malakas mandikta kung sino dapat ang manalo. Kaya nagda-downgrade ng lyrics ang ibang emcees para lang kayo'y patawanin. Hindi ako gan'on. Hindi ako mag-aadjust sa inyo... putangina kayo ang mag-adjust sa’kin! At sa mga kapwa ko emcees, imbis na i-showcase nyo ang tunay n'yong talento at turuan ang mga tao, kayo pa mismo nag-eexploit at nanggagahasa sa art-form na 'to. Theatrics, antics, paggamit ng crowd sa kalaban, paggamit ng Props. Sa mga binanggit ko na yan, tangina walang kinalaman sa lirisismo at pagra-rap! At sa mga tinamaan na emcees, sorry... pasensya na mga p're. Joke lang mga putangina n'yo, wala akong pake! Kasi kung may English subtitles lang ang mga laban dito, malamang marami sa 'ting mamimintas. Kasi makikita ng buong mundo kung ga'no kabobo mga rap battles sa Pinas. At pasensya Anygma, kung sa tingin mo sinisiraan ko kumpanya mo... mali ka. Binabalik ko lang 'yung pundasyon at istraktura ng FlipTop kaya nga tayo may arkitekto sa sa liga. Ngayon ang pagsakripisyo ko sa round na to ay patunay na no match ka sa'kin sa pagra-rap. Kasi isa lang ang kabattle mo ngayong gabi, ako binattle ko ang lahat. Kasi isa ka lang parasite sa liga, period. Wala nang meta-metaphor Habang ako, i'm here to rearrange the scene parang movie editor. At sabi ni Dhictah dati, parang UFC daw ang FlipTop. Hindi! Ngayon, parang WWE na rin. Puro stunts, puro gimmicks para lamang mapansin!”

I’m just speaking based on observation, not as a legitimate fan of hip-hop. Aminado ako na maaring parte ako sa 90% ng mga hip-hop fans pero what’s even disgusting is yung the fact na majority sa naturang numero e sadyang nakikiuso lang talaga. 

Battle Review: FlipTop Dos Por Dos Semifinals: Loonie-Abra vs. Shehyee-Smugglaz

08/02/2012 5:12 PM 

Dapat ito ang nagtuos sa Finals e, pero may magagawa ka ba kung ganun talaga ang bracket ng tournament nila? Battle of the heavyweight shit, ika nga. Pangalan pa lang, malaman na. alam mo na kung gaano kabigat ang laban na ito. Ang isang tanmdem ay magkatropa sa Konektado. Ang isa naman ay kalahating 187 Mobstaz at FlipMusic.

The Battle Review: FlipTop - Dello vs. Target

08/23/2010 10:21 AM 

Perhaps one of the best local language-made rap battle videos I had ever seen.

If you're not a bit of fan of hip hop culture, then you better turn away from this page. 'Cause these two rappers seemed to have the right usage of words whether it's on cussing or just for plain teasing purposes.