Being the most-viewed rap battle series — with 1.5 billion views specifically — in the world is no easy feat. But local powerhouse, FlipTop, happens to be the holder of this title. And what’s a powerhouse got to do to celebrate a decade of embodying the hiphop culture? They hold a massive festival — enter the FlipTop Festival.

Set to happen on February 7 and 8 at the Aseana City Concert Grounds, Parańaque, the two-day festival boasts of 200 featured artists. This time around, the festival won’t just be limited to rap battles. This year’s vision aims to encompass all aspects of hiphop culture. Hence, there will be three stages to embrace all these — from rap battles, to DJ-ing, to b-boying and breakdancing, to graffiti, and the overall history of the culture.

FlipTop has always strived to work towards its goal of being a purveyor of local hip-hop’s finest. FlipTop Battle League head and founder, Alaric Yuson, said it best, “We try to keep it as all-inclusive and as well-balanced as possible by selecting among the best, the deserving, and the unsung.”

“Our movement, all ten years, has never been about profitability or trendiness or conforming. While most events just go for what’s hot at the moment, even if it’s in direct contradiction of what they stand for, here we are booking Bisaya-rapping emcees for a stereotypically Manila crowd — just to show them how well these emcees can rock it despite the language barrier. Again, our success and roots are as a rap-battle league. Yet we’re still here trying to convince both hardcore battle rap fans and non-hiphop people that, the music, and the whole culture, is worth enjoying and supporting.” Yuson added.

Want to get a glimpse of what to expect from the festival? Read on.

Mastaplann, the legendary ‘90s hip-hop group, will be joining 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. A lot of highly-anticipated battles—known as Dos Por Dos—are set to take place as well. Some of those are Sinio/Tipsy D vs. Jonas/Lhipkram and the much-buzzed face off: Shernan vs Poison13.

The FlipTop Festival happens on February 7 and 8 at the Aseana City Concert Grounds, Parañaque City. You may purchase tickets online through this link.