Alaric “Anygma” Yuson is the Founder and CEO of the world famous, and most viewed, FlipTop Battle League, as well as the independent HipHop label, Uprising Records Philippines.
FlipTop is the premiere Filipino Rap Battle League and has been popularly credited for the resurgence, prevalence, and domination of local HipHop as a culture and genre. Founded in 2010, FlipTop has elevated an often misunderstood niche artform into an unparalleled nationwide cultural phenomenon. Comprised of the country’s top 200 active battle rappers, FlipTop has made household names of its biggest stars and has provided a platform for many artists to pursue their HipHop careers full time.
Uprising Records Philippines is a grass-roots HipHop label that has managed to support over 30 of the scene’s most known and unique HipHop artists from all over Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, through self-produced events, tours, album launches, as well as dominating in the hyper-competitive world of modern battle rap. UPRISING has earned its reputation of doing without trends and hype by mostly relying on the sheer quality and vision of its output, with over 30 albums released under its belt.
