The Cypher Revealed: The Iron Mic

Generation Z MCs A$AP Rocky, Angel Haze, Childish Gambino.

GQ MCs - Pretty Flacko and Childish kicking some game to Miss Haze behind the scenes. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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GQ MCs - Pretty Flacko and Childish kicking some game to Miss Haze behind the scenes. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

6. She Destroyed the Cypher - Folks who watched the BET Hip Hop Awards already know: Angel Haze absolutely murdered her verse in the Cypher, more than holding her own next to more established MCs A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$ and Danny Glover. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group)

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Say Cheese - Candid shot of the next generation of stars. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

It's Game Time  - The Pretty Flacko himself getting ready just before delivering his hot 16. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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It's Game Time  - The Pretty Flacko himself getting ready just before delivering his hot 16. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Candid Swag - Childish Gambino going over some swag etiquette with Joe Bada$ between takes. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Candid Swag - Childish Gambino going over some swag etiquette with Joe Bada$ between takes. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Team Work Makes the Dream Work - A$AP Rocky goes over the plan with the production staff.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Team Work Makes the Dream Work - A$AP Rocky goes over the plan with the production staff.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Wu-Star - Only BET can bring you two legendary producers, RZA and Premier, at the same damn time. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Wu-Star - Only BET can bring you two legendary producers, RZA and Premier, at the same damn time. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

Joey Bada$ - Fresh off tour with Smoke Dza, and still riding rave reviews from his 1999 mixtape, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$ is one of the premier underground talents in hip hop today. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Joey Bada$ - Fresh off tour with Smoke Dza, and still riding rave reviews from his 1999 mixtape, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$ is one of the premier underground talents in hip hop today. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

A$AP Rocky - Harlem MC A$AP Rocky has all eyes on him and the A$AP Mob as he gears up to drop his debut album this Halloween. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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A$AP Rocky - Harlem MC A$AP Rocky has all eyes on him and the A$AP Mob as he gears up to drop his debut album this Halloween. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Driicky Graham - 2012 has been a great year for newcomer Driicky Graham. The Oxford, NC, native scored a hit with his gold-selling smash "Snap Backs & Tattoos." After dropping his highly anticipated mixtape You've Gotta Start Somewhere, the rookie MC is hoping to set new rap standards with his upcoming debut album. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Driicky Graham - 2012 has been a great year for newcomer Driicky Graham. The Oxford, NC, native scored a hit with his gold-selling smash "Snap Backs & Tattoos." After dropping his highly anticipated mixtape You've Gotta Start Somewhere, the rookie MC is hoping to set new rap standards with his upcoming debut album. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

Childish Gambino - Some of you might be wondering why this guy Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, looks so familiar. That's because the rapper/actor/screenwriter plays Troy Barnes on the NBC comedy Community. Between acting and screenwriting for the hit show 30 Rock, the multi-faceted Atlanta native spends his spare time in the recording booth penning songs like "Fire Fly" and "Freaks and Geeks." (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Childish Gambino - Some of you might be wondering why this guy Childish Gambino, aka Donald Glover, looks so familiar. That's because the rapper/actor/screenwriter plays Troy Barnes on the NBC comedy Community. Between acting and screenwriting for the hit show 30 Rock, the multi-faceted Atlanta native spends his spare time in the recording booth penning songs like "Fire Fly" and "Freaks and Geeks." (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Director's Chair - A look at rapper/actor Childish Gambino spitting his 16 from the other side of the camera.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Director's Chair - A look at rapper/actor Childish Gambino spitting his 16 from the other side of the camera.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

Special Delivery - Childish Gambino delivers his verse while Driicky, Joey and Angel look on.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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Special Delivery - Childish Gambino delivers his verse while Driicky, Joey and Angel look on.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

1. The Basics - Angel Haze, real name Raykeea Wilson, is a 21-year-old MC raised mostly in Detroit but based in Brooklyn. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group)

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Angel Haze - Drawing inspiration from fellow Detroit native Eminem, young Angel Haze has been building a strong buzz after dropping her mixtape Reservation and signing with Universal Republic earlier this year.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

4. She's Got a Backstory - Angel Haze's Native American background — sorely underrepresented in rap thus far — isn't the only interesting twist in her biography. She was studying neurobiology at Penn State before she went into music. She's bisexual and not afraid to talk about it. She was sexually abused as a child and isn't afraid to talk about that, either (more on that later). Angel definitely has a story to tell. (Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group)

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2 Turntables and a Mic - You've got to love a femcee who looks just as dope as she rhymes. Hip hop never looked so good.(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

3 Underground Kings - Lyrics, beats, and swag: What more can a hip hop head ask for?(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)

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3 Underground Kings - Lyrics, beats, and swag: What more can a hip hop head ask for?(Photo: Derek Reed / Picture Group / BET)