Published on November 25th, 2015 | by jonathan

You decide – Who from Season One of Take Back the Mic should return for Season 2 in 2016?

The race is on! Who do you think should return for Season 2 of Take Back the Mic: The World Cup of Hip Hop on amp.it?

Amp your favorite artists
as you earn points for casting your vote!

WATCH OUR SEASON 1 PROFILES NOW, here on The Hype Magazine. And let us know which act you most want to see more of in Season 2 and get entered in to win cool prizes and giveaways!

Part guerrilla journalism, part crowd-sourced music contest, Take Back the Mic Season 1 was shot in DURING AN 8 WEEK HIP HOP JOURNEY THROUGH Jamaica, Colombia and Brazil. fans of the emerging artists featured in the competition earned points by “greenlighting” which artists got their own Artist Profiles filmed, showing their communities from an artist’s-eye view.

Winning Fan, Danielle Seguer

Thank you for joining us on this 3-week exploration of Emmy finalist Take Back the Mic: The World Cup of Hip Hop’s Season 1 artist profiles. The winning band is Comboio (see their profile video, below) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And the winning fan is Ms. Danielle Seguer, also of Rio!

Grammy-winning rap legend DJ Maseo of De La Soul shouts out Hype contest winners, Comboio.

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Grammy-winning rap legend DJ Maseo of De La Soul shouts out winning fan, Danielle Seguer.

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Please stay tuned for our upcoming Season 2 that will be even bigger and better, following artists from 6 countries on 5 continents. Season 2 will also include mind-blowing Virtual Reality elements. The three finalists will win the chance to perform at a state-of-the-art Hollywood venue and the top 3 fans will join them there!

If you are an MC or group — or the fan of an MC or group — that you think belongs on the world stage, have them upload their tracks and videos on amp.it. Together we can build a movement that takes them from local legend to global name!

Take a look at this video highlighting Season 1 Winner Comboio:

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You can also click on the Season 1 Finalists’ “baseball cards” to check out their Who Is pages.