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Emtee in the "Brasilia Hip Hop Article - Wikipedia.org"
10.7.2012
In 2017, the Brasilia hip hop scene has expanded quite a bit. New rappers such as: Froid, Thegust, Alves, Sid, ZKAR, among others have gained nacional attention and some notoriety. Plus Hip-Hop producers from the local scene have emerged. New producers such as: Disstinto and older producers such as Emtee have been responsible for making instrumentals and producing tracks for local artists and rappers.
New rappers such as: MC Froid, Zigoto Yuri (Rimador Noturno), and the group ZKAR have shown some great potential in their songs...
Brazilian MC Battle Championships
8.23.2016
Batalha do Museu
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Created in 2012 by Mc Zen (Gerson). This battle in Brasilia occurs every Sunday at the Nacional Museum of Brazil. This battle was created because of the need for MC gatherings to bring people together and help teach Brazilian kids about the Hip Hop culture in general. MC Zen, with the help of other rappers from the Distrito Federal (DF) region, created the Batalha do Museu (Battle of the Museum) event, held every Sunday at 4 pm, next to Brazil's National Library.
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Batalha do Neuronio (Knowledge/Theme based Battle)
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Created in 2012 by MC Zen and Emtee, initially known as "Raciocinio RAPido!". Later restructured by Naui Paiva and Biro Biro Ribeiro and the name was modified to "Batalha do Neuronio". It started out at a location in Brasilia called "Vila Planalto", where MC Zen lives. Eventually, this location was altered to Taguatinga, to be especific a local park called "Taguapark".
Hip-Hop music from Brasília, DF
3.7.2011
Hip Hop has been present in the "brasiliense" social and musical scene since the late 1980s. It is arguably the second biggest Hip Hop scene in Brazil. The first generation of rappers included GOG and Dj Jamaika. The second generation initiated with MC RAPadura in the 1990s. Currently, the most successful female rapper from Brasília is Flora Matos. Furthermore, the current generation, from the year 2000 on, has many groups and MCs who are releasing their projects and creating new events to expand the Hip Hop scene in the capital of Brazil.