Despite the frosty temperatures, hundreds of hip-hop fans formed a long line outside St. Andrew's to watch as 12 producers battled it out on stage.
More than 800 people stormed the famed St. Andrew's Hall to witness twelve producers battle head-to-head at Red Bull Big Tune. check out these early rounds to see who earned their way to the final battle and a spot at the finals in Chicago.
Red Bull EmSee left no opportunity for impersonators at The Masquerade in Atlanta. The freestyle battle based on the mind's eye brought the spirit of hip hop to the stage in front of a full house.
Nearly one thousand hip-hop fanatics gathered to crown rapper Phranchyze as Houston's Freestyle King. Phranchyze will represent Houston in the Red Bull EmSee National Finals in Detroit's legendary St. Andrews Hall for the 2010 EmSee national finals.
It's only fitting that the nation's most unique lyrical battle, Red Bull EmSee: The Road to 8 Mile, made its third stop on the eight-city tour at Philadelphia's Trocadero Theatre.