Channel O Sprite Emcee Africa tour

Emcee Africa
Genre Reality competition
Created by Jonathan Clarke
Presented by Leslie 'Lee' Kasumba
Theme music composer Don Juan (Octave Couplet)
Country of origin South Africa
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Running time 52 minutes
Release
Original network Channel O
Picture format 480i (SDTV) (2000–2008)
1080i (HDTV) (2008–present)
Original release May 31, 2008 (2008-05-31) – August 31, 2009 (2009-08-31)
External links
Website

The Channel 0 Emcee Africa tour is a tour that is sponsored by Sprite. It was associated with Emcee Africa - The Battle Chronicles, a talent show televising the competition. It was a continent-wide search for the premier freestyle MC/Rapper. The tour started in Accra, Ghana, and then went through Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Nairobi, Kenya, Luanda, Angola, Lagos, Nigeria and Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] Gaborone, Botswana was included in the second season, while Luanda, Angola and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania were cut from the tour.

The motive of the tour was not only to find the best freestyle MC, but to initiate international awareness of the 'street life' surrounding social and cultural context of the localized music. In other words, the tour was attempting to better contextualize the application and reception of hip hop culture in each visited country.

The winner received $10,000, a video and a song deal.

Format and rules

The first season of Emcee Africa followed the host Leslie 'Lee' Kasumba to the various host cities, where the local MC/Rapper's were invited to an audition. The final eight MC's were selected to face off in a knockout competition to determine the winner. During the auditions, each performer had two minutes to prove their candidacy for the final eight to a panel of judges. A topic was given to each contender to Freestyle about in order to ensure each contestant was truly improvising and not using any written material. After eight contestants were selected from each country, a separate contest was held, where the eight members would face off to battle each other in two 30 second parts, divided into 2 rounds, followed by the Final. The winner from each country was then flown into Johannesburg to compete for the "Emcee Africa" title, as well as the grand prize. A judge from each country's panel was then flown in to ensure neutrality in the final competition.

The second season followed a similar format with similar rules, except that ten contenders were selected from the auditions, rather than eight. In the second season, contestants who made it through to the second round did not Battle each other but were rather judged based on a performance. From the performance, the judges panel selected two finalists to face off in a final battle.

Wildcard

For the Final Battle in the first season, audiences could log into www.channelo.co.za, and vote for their favorite MC/Rapper from the previous competitions, to reappear in the final stages.

Host

Leslie 'Lee' Kasumba (a top hip hop radio DJ from South Africa's YFM station) is the host. She also corresponds for Africanhiphop.com.

On the tour called 'the Battle Chronicles', she was chosen to narrate her daily experiences of traveling.[1]

Quotes

"Never before has a continental Hip Hop reality based competition such as this existed."[2]

Emcee Africa 1

Ghana

Date: Saturday, 22 December 2007
Location: Ghana Usher Forte, Accra, Ghana
Co-Host: Eddy Blay (XFM)
Judges: DJ Black, Kwame Swift, Reggie Rockstone

Final 8: Grafik, ID, J Town, Melodrama, Padlock, Rhyme Miller, Robin Hood, Trigger

  Round 1 Round 2 Final Battle
                           
  Ghana ID  
Ghana Trigger  
  Ghana ID  
    Ghana J Town  
Ghana J Town
  Ghana Robin Hood  
    Ghana J Town
  Ghana Padlock
  Ghana Melodrama  
Ghana Padlock  
Ghana Padlock
    Ghana Grafik  
Ghana Grafik
  Ghana Rhyme Miller  

Tanzania

Date: Saturday, 12 January 2008
Location: Tanzania TCC Social Club, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Co-Host: Reuben (Clouds FM)
Judges: Lindu, Lufunyo, Professor Jay

Final 8: Abbas, Adili, God Emcee, Neville, Phoenix, Rage, Randal, X-Wray

  Round 1 Round 2 Final Battle
                           
  Tanzania God Emcee  
Tanzania Abbas  
  Tanzania Abbas  
    Tanzania Phoenix  
Tanzania Phoenix
  Tanzania Neville  
    Tanzania Abbas
  Tanzania Rage
  Tanzania Adili  
Tanzania X-Wray  
Tanzania X-Wray
    Tanzania Rage  
Tanzania Rage
  Tanzania Randal  

Nigeria

Date: Saturday, 19 January 2008
Location: Nigeria Nimbus Art Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
Co-Host: Tito (RayPower 100.5 FM)
Judges: Blaise, Ikechukwu, Modenine

Final 8: Del, Delta P, E-Law, Jizzy, Maximum, Teeto, Torpedo, Vector

  Round 1 Round 2 Final Battle
                           
  Nigeria Teeto  
Nigeria Vector  
  Nigeria Teeto  
    Nigeria Torpedo  
Nigeria Torpedo
  Nigeria E-Law  
    Nigeria Teeto
  Nigeria Maximum
  Nigeria Delta P  
Nigeria Jizzy  
Nigeria Delta P
    Nigeria Maximum  
Nigeria Maximum
  Nigeria Del  

Kenya

Date: Saturday, 26 January 2008
Location: Kenya WAPI, Nairobi, Kenya
Co-Host: Eve D'Souza (Capital FM)
Judges: Doobiz, Mwafrika, Nazizi

Final 8: Big Mic, Faya, Kimya, Lethal Dynamic, Mohammed, Point Blank, SNM, Tua

  Round 1 Round 2 Final Battle
                           
  Kenya Kimya  
Kenya Point Blank  
  Kenya Point Blank  
    Kenya Big Mic  
Kenya Big Mic
  Kenya Tua  
    Kenya Big Mic
  Kenya Lethal Dynamic
  Kenya Lethal Dynamic  
Kenya Mohammed  
Kenya Lethal Dynamic
    Kenya SNM  
Kenya SNM
  Kenya Faya  

Angola

Date: Saturday, 1 February 2008
Location: Angola Elinga Teatro, Luanda
Co-Host:
Judges: DJ Samurai, Kool Kleva, MC K

Final 8: Agape, Jorge, MG, Nigga Chi, One See, Ray D, Sunny Boy, Yung D

  Round 1 Round 2 Final Battle
                           
  Angola Sunny Boy  
Angola One See  
  Angola Sunny Boy  
    Angola Yung D  
Angola Yung D
  Angola Nigga Chi  
    Angola Yung D
  Angola MG
  Angola MG  
Angola Agape  
Angola MG
    Angola Jorge  
Angola Jorge
  Angola Ray D  

South Africa

Date: Saturday, 9 February 2008
Location: South Africa Roka Bar, Johannesburg, South Africa
Co-Host: AK (YFM)
Judges: Mizi, Proverb, Ready D

Final 8: Adamiz, Ben Sharpa, Heavy G, Projectah, Quaz, Slege, Snazz D, Steezy Stylish

  Round 1 Round 2 Final Battle
                           
  South Africa Ben Sharpa  
South Africa Slege  
  South Africa Ben Sharpa  
    South Africa Adamiz  
South Africa Steezy Styllish
  South Africa Adamiz  
    South Africa Adamiz
  South Africa Snazz D
  South Africa Snazz D  
South Africa Quaz  
South Africa Snazz D
    South Africa Heavy G  
South Africa Projectah
  South Africa Heavy G  

Final Battle

Date: Friday, 28 March 2008
Location: South Africa The Pyramid, Johannesburg
Co-Host: Proverb (Metro FM)
Judges: DJ Black (Ghana), Mizi (South Africa), Modenine (Nigeria), Nazizi (Kenya), Professor Jay (Tanzania), Wordsworth (United States)

Finalists: Big Mic (Kenya), J Town (Ghana), Rage (Tanzania), Snazz D (South Africa), Teeto (Nigeria), Yung D (Angola)
Wildcard winner: Adamiz (South Africa)

  Round 1 Round 2 Final Battle
                           
  South Africa Snazz D  
Kenya Big Mic  
  South Africa Snazz D  
    Nigeria Teeto  
Nigeria Teeto
  Tanzania Rage  
    South Africa Snazz D
  Ghana J Town
  Ghana J Town  
Angola Yung D  
Ghana J Town
    South Africa Adamiz  
Wildcard seed below
  South Africa Adamiz  
  • Snazz D wins the first season of Emcee Africa, earning him $10,000 (USD), and a single and video deal featuring Wordsworth.

Emcee Africa 2

Botswana

Date: Saturday, 18 April 2009
Location: Botswana Fashion Lounge, Gaborone, Botswana
Co-Host:
Judges: Apollo Diablo, Zeus,

Final 10: Aztech 1, Blain, Cibil Nyte, Dizzo, EQ, Kid, King Ming, Nitro, Oracle, Simba

Round 1
Blain vs. Aztech 1
Cibil Nyte vs. Nitro
Kid vs. Dizzo
EQ vs. King Ming (both disqualified)
Simba vs. Oracle (both advanced due to disqualification)

Round 2 (Individual Performance)
Aztech 1
Cibil Nyte
Dizzo
Simba
Oracle

Final: Oracle vs. Cibil Nyte

Winner: Cibil Nyte

South Africa

Date: Saturday, 25 May 2009
Location: South Africa Roka Bar, Johannesburg, South Africa
Co-Host: Reason
Judges: HHP, Nthabi, Zubz

Final 10: Adamiz, G.C., Maraza, Mr. Calibre, Otis, Phoenix, Rhyming Type, S!ck, Soniq, Ulysses

Round 1
Otis vs. Adamiz
Rhyming Type vs. Phoenix
G.C. vs. S!ck
Ulysses vs. Mr. Calibre
Maraza vs. Soniq

Round 2 (Individual Performance)
Adamiz
Phoenix
S!ck
Mr. Calibre
Maraza

Final: Maraza vs. Adamiz

Winner: Maraza

Ghana

Date: Thursday, 7 May 2009
Location: Ghana Tantra, Accra, Ghana
Co-Host: Eddie Blay
Judges: Kwaku T, Scientifik

Final 10: Augustt, Boy Gemini, C-Real, Chymney, Krime, Melodrama, Padlock, Props, Robin Hood, Rocky

Round 1

Padlock vs. Chymney (both advanced due to disqualification)
Props vs. Augustt
Melodrama vs. Robin Hood (both disqualified)
C-Real vs. Boy Gemini
Rocky vs. Krime

Round 2 (Individual Performance)
Chymney
Padlock
Props
C-Real
Rocky

Final: Props vs. C-Real

Winner: C-Real

Nigeria

Date: Sunday, 10 May 2009
Location: Nigeria Insomnia Nightclub, Lagos, Nigeria
Co-Host:
Judges: B.O.U.Q.U.I., Modenine, Naeto C

Final 10: Black Jesus, Collyde, Cwitch, Dirty-A, Emperor Trench, E.Y.M.E., Jizzy, Sergio, Taikoff, Torpedo Mascaw

Round 1

Dirty-A vs. Torpedo Mascaw (both advanced due to disqualification)
Collyde vs. Taikoff (both disqualified)
Cwitch vs. Sergio (both disqualified)
E.Y.M.E. vs. Jizzy
Black Jesus vs. Emperor Trench (both advanced due to disqualification)

Round 2 (Individual Performance)

E.Y.M.E.
Dirty-A
Emperor Trench
Torpedo Mascaw
Black Jesus

Final: Black Jesus vs. Dirty-A

Winner: Black Jesus

Kenya

Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Location: Kenya Club Clique, Nairobi, Kenya
Co-Host: G-Money
Judges: Doobiz, Mwafrika, Nazizi

Final 10: Bizzill, Kaligraf, Kimya, Kips, Lethal Dynamic, Lon' Jon, OD, Olu, Point Blank Evumbi, X-tatic

Round 1

Point Blank vs. X-tatic
Kimya vs. OD
Lethal Dynamic vs. Bizzill
Lon' Jon vs. Olu
Kaligraf vs. Kips

Round 2 (Individual Performance)

Kaligraf
Kimya
Lethal Dynamic
Lon' Jon
Point Blank

Final: Point Blank vs. Kaligraf

Final Battle

Date: 28 June 2009
Location: South Africa Club Clique, Johannesburg, South Africa
Co-Host: Proverb (Metro FM)
Judges: HHP (South Africa), Naeto C (Nigeria), Nazizi (Kenya), Proverb (South Africa), Zeus (Botswana)

Finalists: Black Jeez (Nigeria), Cibil Nyte (Botswana), C-Real (Ghana), Maraza (South Africa), Point Blank (Kenya)

Round 1 (Individual Performance)

Black Jeez
Cibil Nyte
C-Real
Maraza
Point Blank

Final: Zeus vs. C-Real
Final 2: Cibil Nyte vs. Zeus

Winner: Cibil Nyte

  • Cibil Nyte wins the second season of Emcee Africa, earning him $10,000 (USD), and a single and video deal.

Winners

  • Emcee Africa winner (season one): South Africa Snazz D
  • Emcee Africa 2 winner (season two): Botswana Cibil Nyte

Other media

Singles

2008: "Battle Chronicles (Emcee Africa)" - (by DJ Black, Rage, Yung D, J Town, Mode9, Snazz, Professor J & Nazizi) (3:49)
Produced by Don Juan (Octave Couplet) as featured on Hype Sessions Vol. 21: Jazzworx FM The Album.
CD published by HYPE Magazine in their 25th Issue, June/July 2008.

2009: "All Around The A" - (by Proverb, Naeto C, HHP, Nazizi, Zeus, Tamarsha & Cibil Nyte) (5:15)
Produced by Don Juan (Octave Couplet).

References

  1. 1 2 Africanhiphop.com :: African Rap :: 10 years online
  2. ↑ mkonowangu: CHANNEL O SPRITE EMCEE BATTLE
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