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Watch the Red Bull Batalla 2021 Spanish Freestyle Rap World Championship

The Red Bull Batalla 2021 Spanish Freestyle Rap Battle gives tomorrow’s Freestyle stars a chance to shine today. It is the world’s largest Spanish Freestyle Rap Battle, and one of the most respected.

Freestyle is a form of Latin hip-hop that came up in the 1980s in Puerto Rican and Dominican communities in Upper Manhattan and Italian communities in Brooklyn. These are rap battles, but the music is usually sparse electronics. It came up in the time of early Madonna.

Marc Anthony and La India are a couple of salsa legends who were freestylers before jumping into salsa. Lin-Manuel Miranda (Freestyle Love Supreme, In the Heights, Hamilton) is arguably the world’s most famous freestyler. We also have to mention Residente of Calle 13. He really speaks to the feelings of the Latin street. In freestyle, the sky is the limit.

Red Bull Batalla is all about who will be the next stars.

Red Bull Batalla 2021 Season

How the Red Bull Batalla Qualifiers Work (In Spanish)

The 2021 Red Bull Batalla Season determines who will represent their countries in the World Finals in December.

Country championships are:

  • July 10 ~ Uruguay 🇺🇾 Hammer redbull.com
  • July 24 ~ Mexico 🇲🇽 Skiper redbull.com
  • August 7 ~ Costa Rica 🇨🇷
  • September 4 ~ Chile 🇨🇱
  • September 11 ~ Colombia 🇨🇴
  • September 18 ~ USA and Puerto Rico 🇺🇸🇵🇷
  • September 25 ~ Peru 🇵🇪
  • October 2 ~ Spain 🇪🇸
  • October 16 ~ Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
  • October 30 ~ Argentina 🇦🇷
  • November 13 ~ Ecuador 🇪🇨

Follow all the battles on redbull.com

Red Bull Batalla 2021 USA Season

This is basically the world cup of Spanish Freestyle Rap.

USA Qualifiers

Red Bull Batalla 2021 NYC Qualifiers (Red Bull)
Jay-Co and Zeu battle at the Red Bull Batalla 2021 NYC Qualifiers (Red Bull)

The New York qualifiers were held on a Brooklyn rooftop in June. Now we get to the final rounds. Who will represent as the USA champion?

USA Finals

Red Bull announced 36 qualifiers on June 30, 2021. A panel of judges will review 1-on-1 Twitch battles to choose twelve American finalists on August 12, 2021 at 7pm ET.

The judges include Tito Yang, the first MC to represent Puerto Rico in the World Finals; Kim MC, the first woman to win Venezuela’s National Championship; and El B the twice Latin Grammy nominated Cuban rapper. You’ve better be good to meet their standards. 🇨🇺🇵🇷🇻🇪

You can watch with the judges on twitch.tv/redbullbatalla

  1. Adonys: New York, NY IG: @adonys_ys 🗽
  2. Animal: Miami, FL IG: @animalFL
  3. Boss: Los Angeles, CA IG: @bossmtc
  4. Chester: San Diego, CA IG: @clapchester
  5. Cuban: McAllen, TX IG: @cuban.mc
  6. Eckonn: Orlando, FL IG: @eckonn
  7. El Dilema: New York, NY IG: @el_dilema 🗽
  8. El Poeta: Phoenix, AZ IG: @pots.poeta
  9. Faby: Lewisville, TX IG: @faby.mg01
  10. Freites: Orlando, FL IG: @freites_hc
  11. G.I.O.: Houston, TX IG: @gio.vsc
  12. Heavy Bars: Miami, FL IG: @heavybarsoficial
  13. J Luna: Las Cruces, NM IG: IG: @jluna.nm
  14. Jahn Alenó: Ponce, PR IG: @jahnaleno 🇵🇷
  15. JAYCO: Yonkers, NY IG: @yosoyjco_official  🗽
  16. Jordi: Austin, TX IG: @jordi.esparza
  17. Kcique: Miami, FL IG: @kcique24
  18. Klaze: Miami, FL IG: @klaze_sr
  19. Levi Kun: Miami, FL IG: @chelsea_kun_
  20. LinkOne: Puerto Rico IG: @link_one 🇵🇷
  21. Luis Alenó: Ponce, PR IG: @luisaleno 🇵🇷
  22. Magimbri: San Antonio, TX IG: @juanpablort27
  23. Maluque: Oxnard, CA IG: @lemaluque
  24. MAU: West New York, NY IG: @Mau_d1az 🗽
  25. McBetho: Irving, TX IG: @mcbetho
  26. Nico B: Miami, FL IG: @nicob.official
  27. OG Frases: Miami, FL IG: @ogfrases
  28. OneR: Tamarac, FL IG: @onerodriguez
  29. Pazy: Miami, FL IG: @pazyy
  30. Pharaon: Las Vegas, NV IG: @pharaon_lv
  31. Pich1to: Miami, FL IG: @pich1to
  32. PIWIE: Puerto Rico IG: @diegopiwinskii 🇵🇷
  33. Reverse: Orlando, FL IG: @reverse_mc7
  34. RuRa: Las Vegas IG: @rura.mc
  35. Snow: Denver, CO IG: @snowqlq_
  36. Stu: Los Angeles, CA IG: @stu.mentendes
  37. Yartzi: Puerto Rico IG: @yartzirial 🇵🇷
  38. Zazo Wan: Dallas, TX IG: @kush.hashman
  39. Zeu: North Bergen, NJ IG: @eduzeu 🗽

So many rappers, so little time.

USA Championship

Sixteen rappers (13 qualifiers and last year’s top 3 returning finalists) will compete for props and the golden belt at the U.S. Finals in Los Angeles on September 18, 2021.

Red Bull Batalla 2021 World Finals

The champions of ten countries will do ultimate battle in person in December. The date and venue are to be determined.

Ever wish you saw that great artist back at the beginning? The Red Bull Batalla 2021 is the beginning.

Follow all the battles on redbull.com

¡Que Chévere!


Latin Hip-Hop


Published November 30, 2021 ~ Updated December 10, 2023.

Filed Under: Argentine, Chilean, Colombian, Costa Rican Archive, Dominican, Hip Hop, Mexican, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, Red Bull, Spanish

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