Appreciate you still taking the time for this, sharing through the details from the Red Bull Batalla San Antonio Qualifier that took place this past Saturday, below:
JORDI WINS RED BULL BATALLA SAN ANTONIO QUALIFIER AFTER AN ELECTRIFYING
FINAL ROUND BATTLE AGAINST FELLOW TEXAS MC CUBAN, BOTH ADVANCING TO THE NATIONAL FINAL IN MIAMI
Courtesy of Karlo Ramos/Red Bull Content Pool
Monday, April 22 – SAN ANTONIO, TX. This past weekend at San Antonio venue Paper Tiger, Jordi from Eagle Lake, Texas won the Red Bull Batalla San Antonio Qualifier, beating out 15 others to earn not only bragging rights, but automatic entry to compete at the National Final in Miami in October. Red Bull Batalla is the largest Spanish-language freestyle rap battle in the world, and this marks the 2nd time the 26-year-old winner qualifies for the National Final.
As the first U.S. qualifier event of the 2024 season, over 1,100 fans rallied to support MCs from the local Texas region and beyond. In a thrilling final battle, Jordi squared up against local Texas MC Cuban, igniting the crowd’s excitement to see which hometown freestyler would take the trophy. Though Jordi takes first place, Cuban will also advance to the National Final along with runners up Boss from LA and Yenky One, a former World Final qualifier who resides in Utah. Houston rapper Bo Bundy closed out the event with a performance followed by Mexico’s Tornillo who serenaded the crowd with hits like “Morena,” “Un Die Todo Se Termina,” and a new unreleased track.
All eyes now shift to New York City where Red Bull Batalla will hold its first titled event in the Big Apple on July 13th with the second and final Red Bull Batalla U.S. qualifier event of the season. A new cast of 16 MCs will prove themselves for the ultimate prize – a chance to represent the U.S. on the world’s biggest stage for freestyle battle rap at the sold-out International Final at the WiZink Center in Madrid, Spain in November.
For photos and assets from the Red Bull Batalla San Antonio Qualifier visit Red Bull Content Pool. For fans looking to catch the action, the full event replay can be streamed across Red Bull Batalla social channels including Twitch tomorrow, April 23 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET.
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Juan
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