Ang FlipTop (buong pangalan: FlipTop Battle League) ay ang kauna-unahan at pinaka malaking

rap battle conference sa Pilipinas. Itinatag ito ni Alaric Riam Yuson (Kilala bilang Anygma) at ni
Romeo Borrondia (Kilala bilang RYME B. noong taong 2010. Ang liga ay layong mas itaguyod
ang Pinoy hip hop. Ang Fliptop ay masasabing malakas na na-impluwensyahan ng mga
orihanal na rap battle leagues sa kanluran na naitatag naman noong taong 2008 tulad ng -
Grind Time Now, King of the Dot and Don't Flop, na nagbigay inspirasyon sa pagkakatatag ng
Fliptop at ng iba pang liga sa iba't-ibang sulok ng mundo.
Fliptop Battle League is a rap battle where in rappers or emcees pit against each other.
http://www.redbull.com/my/en/music/stories/1331710307582/uncovering-battle-rap-with-fliptops-
anygma
https://prezi.com/ojnyq1iomole/fliptop-mag-ingay-an-exploratory-study-on-fliptop-battle/
Para sa akin ay malaki ang potensiyal ng FlipTop para sa kalagayan ng sining at panitikan.
Kung sikat ito sa masa, maaari itong maging alternatibo sa pagpapatalos ng mga diwang
makabayan at mapagpalaya. Sana ay magkaroon ng kilusan o movement, o di kayay i-empleyo
ng mga aktibista at progresibo ang sining ng FlipTop para sa mga transgresibong proyekto nito.
Tingin koy tulad ng sa tradisyong protesta at rebolusyonaryo na nakita natin sa mga oral na
panitikan ng Pilipinas, mula dasal tungong FlipTop, ay maaaring magkaroon ng subversion.
Kung ang mga dasal ay ginamit ni Marcelo H. del Pilar para i-kritika ang kolonyalismo at
frailokrasiya, maaari ring ang FlipTop ay magsilbing porma upang i-kritika ang tiwaling mga
sistemang nagpapatakbo ng ating bansa at mundo. Bakit hindi natin gawan ng FlipTop ang isyu
ng Porsche ni Noynoy sa Matuwid na Daan? - Marcel Angelo C. Balabbo, Pagsasaliksik
Tungkol sa FlipTop bilang Makabago at Modernong Anyo ng Balagtasan
https://mykelandrada.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/ei-fliptop/
As such, some academics have called Fliptop the modern Balagtasanto the dismay of some
battle rappers. According to poet and literary critic Virgilio Almario, it was in the afternoon of
March 28, 1924, at a meeting set in preparation for Balagtas Day, that the Balagtasan was born.

Gaya ng nabanggit, ang ilang mga akademiko ay tinatawag ang Fliptop na modernong
Balagtasan. Ayon sa kritikong makata at pampanitikan na si Virgilio Almario, ito ay sa hapon ng
Marso 28, 1924, sa isang pagpupulong sa paghahanda para sa Balagtas Day, doon ay
ipinanganak ang Balagtasan.
It is easy for someone who doesnt have any knowledge of hip hop and alternative rap to pick
up FlipTop as the modern-day Balagtasan, mainly because of the two elements present: verbal
jousts and the seeming rhyme and meter when the rappers, emcees or MCs drop their bars or
verses.

Ito ay madali para sa isang tao na hindi magkaroon ng anumang kaalaman sa hip hop at
alternatibong rap upang kunin ang FlipTop bilang ang modernong Balagtasan, higit sa lahat
dahil sa mga dalawang mga elementong bumubuo dito: pandiwang jousts at sa tila tugma at
sukat kapag ang rappers, emcees o MCs ay nagsalita na ng kanilang mga bar o mga talata.
Surpassing the fame of Balagtasan, FlipTop is breeding more frontliners and followers, acquiring
an esteemed spot in our countrys oral literature and as a performance art. JDS/BM, GMA
News
Ang paglampas nito sa katanyagan ng Balagtasan, ang FlipTop ay naghuhubog pa ng mga
makata at mga manonood, na kumuha ng pagkakakilanlan bilang bahagi ng literaturang
pasalita at bilang sining-pagtatanghal.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/350760/is-fliptop-the-modern-day-
balagtasan/story/
The brains behind the FlipTop Battle League is 22 year-old Aric Yuson. With all sorts of clutter
in the hip-hop world, people will hear one emcee/group and think that thats all there is to (it),
he says about the current state of hip-hop, I admittedly dont know everything about hip-hop.
Even when Im 60 Im sure Ill unearth some really sick emcee from around 1992 and still have
my mind blown away. Whats important is to never stop searching, never stop learning, and to
never stop wanting and trying to improve or learn more. I think that would also be the proper
attitude involving anything in life, actually. Including Aric, were all surprised at the turnout of the
first event. So many groups were outside the venue, holding practice battles before they went
inside. The crowd grows larger every time to the point of venues not being able to
accommodate everyone. The (insults), besides being every Filipino males pastime throughout
grade school, high school, and a bit in college, probably appeals to Filipinos with non-
confrontational mindsets, Aric explains. I may be wrong on this one but I can imagine how
people enjoy watching and admiring things that they cant do. So if the mind-state is along the
lines of Dang, I couldnt ever think of insulting someone like that face-to-face, much less in
rhyme form, then theyd probably be amazed at how emcees seem to be able to keep their
composure before, during and after the battle.
http://www.philstar.com/young-star/601869/rhyme-and-lots-reason-fliptop