The summer is around the corner but before the heat reaches every state in the nation, Red Bull Culture Clash is coming through in a big way with a couple of hard-hitting hip-hop events going down both in Los Angeles and New York City.

Red Bull Culture Clash is back-back

The innovative live music experience featuring four crews going at each other on four separate stages is set to happen next month. The mighty United States return is secured for two shows with once-in-a-lifetime moments for fans to experience on both coasts.

Red Bull Culture Clash New York will take place at Warsaw in Brooklyn on May 19 and celebrate the burgeoning talent that leads the city’s underground nightlife scene. Tickets for the New York event are on sale now atredbull.com/cultureclash.

Red Bull Culture Clash Los Angeles will follow on June 24 and highlight the Latino musical and cultural diaspora in one of the largest U.S. clashes yet. Artist lineup and event details for Red Bull Culture Clash Los Angeles will be revealed soon.

Crew love

There’s already details about each of the four crews. From the New York roots of APOCALIPSIS to the Queens-based music platform and label of CORPUS, there’s some true Big Apple game-changers set to take the stage.

APOCALIPSIS featuring:

Dana Lu, Riobamba, Bembona, LITA, Nino Augustine, Dos Flakos and JFuse

APOCALIPSIS is a NYC-based record label founded by Ecuadorian-Lithuanian artist Riobamba. APOCALIPSIS amplifies the stories of artists de aquí y de allá (from here and there), doing everything in its power to re-distribute equity in the music industry. 

CLUB CRINGE featuring:

DJ Trick, DJ Fuck, Mother Cell, and Angel Money

Club Cringe is a label that works in extremes. Since its start in 2019, they’ve moved at a lightning pace through the underground of New York and beyond, gaining an international cult following in the process. Following their Second Life party series in 2020, the label has released two compilation albums and almost 100 mixes through its Soundcloud series, highlighting artists around the world spanning from bedroom enthusiasts who’ve never laid their hands on cdjs to Berghain headliners.

HALF MOON featuring:

Sounds of Reality, Khalil, DJ Will Gates and DickByAir

Half Moon is a Brooklyn-based new age cultural institution. They reinforce emerging culture around the world through radio, events, editorial and educational workshops. Since its inception by Surf Allah, Half Moon has aimed to celebrate and amplify the new voices of underground music as well as honor the legendary sounds of the African diaspora in New York City, Los Angeles and around the world.

CORPUS featuring:

Show Me the Body, Noble Spell, Tripp Jones, Yo Chill, Bearcat, Yung Mayne, and Mercenary

CORPUS is a Queens-based music platform and label founded on the values of mutual respect, solidarity, self-defense, and empowerment. CORPUS is made up of a small group of artists and organizers working to empower NYC youth existing in the subcultures that have shaped the city's history. CORPUS Family is an extension of CORPUS focused on mutual aid, direct action, community programming, and amplifying marginalized voices across NYC. In the summer of 2020 members of CORPUS built CORPUS Studios, based in Blissville, Queens.

Catch me in the A, it’s going dowwwwwn

The last time the event went down in epic fashion dates back four years ago all the way in Atlanta, Georgia.

Drawing a sold-out crowd when it last took place stateside in Atlanta in 2018, Red Bull Culture Clash aims to showcase each host city’s unique musical and cultural offerings – past, present and future. Inspired by Jamaican sound system culture, Red Bull Culture Clash is more than a DJ battle or band competition. Red Bull Culture Clash features head-to-head performances from four crews over four distinct rounds. Crews and their participating artists are given the reigns to take over each corner of a venue and face off for a four-round bout, bringing big sound, heavy tunes, fierce competition and an exciting roster of special guests, all in an effort to outshine their competition and win over the crowd – because at Red Bull Culture Clash, the crowd decides who reigns supreme.