The first season of Channel O’s Emcee Africa was blazing HOT
But it's nothing compared to what this season promises to be with $10 000 up for grabs. Approximately N1,870,000
has any nigerian here got the gift for the freestyle battle rap job? This one's for you!

Built on its underground credibility, Emcee Africa II is set to head into the mainstream, finding talented peeps who have the freestyle, battling and performing skills to become Africa’s number one emcee. This means anyone who wants to step up to the mic could pocket the $10 000 prize money and land the hottest track of 2009 by collaborating with African Hip-Hop Royalty.,and A world class music video to be played worldwide

Five countries will be taking part in this year's Africa’s rawest hip-hop talent competition:
Botswana (Fashion Lounge in Gabarone on 18 April)
South Africa (Roka Bar in Milpark on 25 April)
Ghana (Tantra in Accra on 7 May)
Nigeria (Insomnia Nightclub (Formerly Reloaded)in Lagos on 10 May) and
Kenya (WAPI, British Council, Upper Hill, in Nairobi on 23 May)

They will all be eyeing the ultimate crown during the 13-episode series.

Performance for starters - the ability to rock the crowd and display enough swagger with prepared lyrics to impress. The skill to freestyle on any topic over a popular banger will also score points. And, finally, whoever comes out tops in one-on-one battling will be en route to the finals.

Country eliminations will produce two finalists each from South Africa, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya and then the judges hand over to the public to choose – through online and SMS voting.

Join our presenter Lee Kasumba and help discover Africa’s illest emcee make it to the top. And as Emcee Africa fans already know, the show is not just about who walks away with the bragging rights to being Africa’s number one emcee: Viewers and hiphop heads will also get a taste of the hip-hop scene in each of the five countries, meeting the hottest hip-hop producers, and the best hip-hop talents on the continent.

More competition details will be revealed in the coming week and potential participants must stay tuned to Channel O or keep visiting www.channelo.co.za for dates and venues for country-specific auditions.

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