Who's Who at The Sprite Corner
Hip hop players set to hit The Corner.
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Angela Yee - Angela Yee of Power 105's The Breakfast Club will host BET's The Sprite Corner this Saturday, which will feature some of hip hop's emerging and veteran MCs. Take a look now at some of the flame spitters set to rock the mic. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Chad Ubiwa/Splash News)
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Issa Thompson - Issa has been rocking the mic since he was 15 and the Atlanta MC shows no signs of cooling off. Projects like King Issa, Lost Prophet and The Summer have already made his name ring out as he toes the line between between being a conscious MC and representing the streets at the same time.(Photo: Issa Thompson via Instagram)
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Nitty Scott - Nitty Scott holds it down for the Bronx and showcased her skills at The BET Hip Hop Awards in 2011 and made heads take notice with her projects like The Boombox Diaries and The Art of Chill.(Photo: Nitty Scott via Instagram)
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Bones Brigante - Bones Brigante holds the honor of being one of BET’s 106 & Park Freestyle Friday champions and also spit his flames in the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards rap cypher.(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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Oun-P - Oun-P's jersey hangs in the ceilings of BET after being one of a few MCs to win seven battles straight and having his championship run retired. A diverse MC, the Bronx rapper has also flexed his pen on tracks with Maino, Jadakiss and Lloyd Banks. (Photo: Michael Stewart/Getty Images)
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Jin - Jin sliced MCs and was one of the first MCs to retire on Freestyle Fridays after winning seven straight bouts in a row. He then signed to Ruff Ryders in 2004 and dropped the album The Rest Is History and continues to destroy MCs today.(Photo: Rob Kim/Landov)
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Posta Boy - Posta Boy has been on the battle scene for nearly a decade and holds the honor of being the first MC to retire his championship on 106 & Park's Freestyle Fridays.(Photo: Posta Boy via Twitter)
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Loaded Lux - Loaded Lux is one of the most revered battle MCs and had everyone quoting his line, "You gone get this work." He was inducted into the Freestyle Friday Hall of Fame in 2007 after going seven weeks undefeated and also ripped competition in battle leagues like SMACK and UW.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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DJ Lyve - Spinning on the 1s and 2s, DJ Lyve was the official DJ/MC on BET's 106 & Park and also supplies the backdrops for your favorite rappers to spit to on The Backroom freestyle series.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Mike Zombie - Mike Zombie rides shotgun with Drake and OVO Sounds and produced Drizzy's smash "Started From the Bottom," which took home Track of the Year at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. He also produced DJ Khaled's "They Don't Love You No More" with Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Jay Z and French Montana and is an aspiring MC himself. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Amadeus - Producer Amadeus is nasty behind the boards and has crafted platinum hip hop and R&B tracks for hitmakers like 50 Cent, Game, Wale, Tyga and Chris Brown, just to name a few. (Photo: AmadeusPBM via Instagram)
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Casey Veggies - Casey Veggies came in the game as an affiliate of Tyler, the Creator and Odd Future before branching out on his own and dropping critically acclaimed projects like Life Changes and his Customized Greatly series. The Inglewood, California, native also made more waves with Fresh Veggies and his latest single, "Tied Up," with Dej Loaf. (Photo: Rich Schultz/Getty Images for Roc Nation Sports)
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Syahboy - Syahboy made a name for himself with his lyrical bars, taking home a few wins on BET 106 & Park's Freestyle Friday. Holding down New York and ATL, he's also proven his skills in battle leagues like SMACK and URL.(Photo: Syahboy via Instagram)
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Rone - Philly is known for its spitters and Rone has lived up to the path set before him, demolishing battle arenas like KOTD and Don't Flop.(Photo: Rone Music via Facebook)
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Ace Kayo - Ace Kayo repped Oakland to the fullest when he took 106 & Park's Freestyle Friday championship and has also caused wreck in Oakland's Fight Club battle series. The Bay area MC also spit flames with hometown heroes like Mistah FAB.(Photo: Ace Kayo via Instagram)
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MyVerse - MyVerse took her poetic skills into the battle rap arena and has been a force to be reckoned with ever since. The Poet/MC represents Orlando, Florida, and has also shown her skills on projects like State of the Art and News Flash and made the semifinals for the Trojan Live Large Emcee competition. (Photo: MyVerse via Instagram)
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Big Kannon - Chicago is known for having some of the coldest spitters and Big Kannon is making sure that tradition keeps going. Kannon has represented in rap battles like KOTD and AHAT previously and has also shown he can make songs too, as evidenced with projects like Ready II Live and The Wake Up. (Photo: Big Kannon via Facebook)
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T Money Bagz - Far Rockaway Queens native T Money Bagz has earned his rep battling throughout New York and showcasing his skills in battle leagues like URL. He's also part of the hip hop group the Barchitectects with Bugz and has been known to ether his competition.(Photo: T Money Bagz via Instagram)
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Papoose - Papoose has been a mainstay on New York's underground scene for over ten years now and can trade bars with the best. He dropped his first album, The Nacirema Dream, in 2013 and followed up with You Can't Stop Destiny earlier this month. The lyrical beast is also married to Remy Ma and has been stamped by The Drama King Kay Slay. (Photo: Derrick Salters/WENN.com)
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Dave East - New York's on the rise again and Dave East has been repping Spanish Harlem hard with projects like Gemini, Black Rose and Straight Outta Harlem. Holding it down for the hustlers, the former hoop star has also garnered co-signs from Nas, Styles P and Sheek Louch and inked a deal with God's Son's Mass Appeal label last year. (Photo: Dave East via Twitter)
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