Gloc-9, Shanti Dope, Abra and more headline FlipTop festival, Shernan vs Poison13 face-off confirmed

There's a FlipTop festival happening February 7 and 8 at ASEANA City concert grounds — that's two days worth of intense rap battles, hip-hop music, and more.

More than 200 local and international artists on the lineup are expected to spit some bars across three stages this year.

Photo by Nina Sandejas

Among the hiphop headliners include Gloc-9, Shanti Dope, Abra, Shehyee, PriceTagg, Ron Henley, Al James, Illustrado, Shernan, Sinio, Tipsy D, Smugglaz, Zaito, Dello, Kemikal Ali, Arbie Won, and Supreme Fist, joined by US-based artists Bambu and Rocky Rivera.

Nineties hip-hop group Mastaplann will be joining the festivities, together with other veteran rappers such as D-Coy, Mike Kosa, Klutch-B, Apokalipsis, and Mike Swift, and the current crop of hard-hitters including Smugglaz, Shehyee, Apoc, Apekz, Sak Maestro (Davao), Abaddon, BLKD and Calix.

Ticket holders are also in for highly-anticipated battle rap pairings known as "Dos Por Dos" led by Sinio/Tipsy D vs. Jonas/Lhipkram, and the "much-buzzed face off" of Shernan vs Poison13.

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The festival is also putting a special highlight on scratch battles and exhibitions by DJs from various regions, as well as break dancing, and graffiti.

According to FlipTop Battle League founder and head honcho Alaric Yuson, the festival is trying to veer away from the "typical festival programming" by covering other bases of the hip-hop culture not limited to performance and battle rap.

“I think the fact alone that we’ll be promoting less-appreciated elements of the movement and acts at the festival will set us apart from the others," the founder said in a press release.

Yuson also stressed that they "try to keep it as all-inclusive and as well-balanced as possible by selecting among the best, the deserving, and the unsung." — Margaret Claire Layug/LA, GMA News

Tickets start at P500. Get them here.