{"id":6130,"date":"2011-11-22T11:17:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T11:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=6130"},"modified":"2011-11-22T11:17:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T11:17:57","slug":"let-the-rap-battle-commence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2011\/11\/22\/let-the-rap-battle-commence\/","title":{"rendered":"Let the rap  battles commence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The new hip-hop battle event will feature a <br \/>record-breaking rapper<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_6133\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Music_7_Rap_Big_DW.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6133\" title=\"Music_7_Rap_Big_DW\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Music_7_Rap_Big_DW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Music_7_Rap_Big_DW.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Music_7_Rap_Big_DW-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6133\" title=\"Music_7_Rap_Big_DW\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Music_7_Rap_Big_DW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Music_7_Rap_Big_DW.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2011\/11\/Music_7_Rap_Big_DW-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The organisers have touted the event as Cardiff\u2019s first live rap battle. (Photograph: Ulisses Barbosa)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A new rap battle event is starting in Cardiff this weekend to serve the city\u2019s vibrant hip-hop community.<\/p>\n<p>The battles will commence on Saturday 26 November at new underground club 48 Below in the city centre. Organiser Epic Bars have billed the event as the first live rap battle in Cardiff and said it would be first of many. Cardiff-based rapper and world record holder for longest rap Ruffstylz will headline the event.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardiff rap scene has taken off in recent years. Ruffstylz said, \u201cThere&#8217;s a golden era feel in Cardiff right now. I wouldn\u2019t wanna live anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There will also be hip-hop performances, DJ sets and beatbox battles. 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