Red Bull’s SoundClash event featuring Bay Area rapper Larry June and Detroit rapper Babyface Ray made us wonder why the Midwest and the Bay have such similar sounds in rap music. Read more about the unique experience and how these two artists mesh so perfectly.

For the first time ever, Red Bull’s SoundClash event featured a dynamic pair of touring clashes, with Detroit’s finest, Babyface Ray, going head-to-head with The Bay’s Larry June in both Detroit and San Francisco. We were able to catch the sold-out show at San Francisco’s The Regency Ballroom and both artists put on unbelievable performances.

Inspired by the culture of competing sound systems originating in Kingston, Jamaica, Red Bull’s SoundClash is set over multiple rounds as artists musically duke it out with the recipient of the biggest crowd reaction (captured with an onscreen decibel meter) to be crowned champion.

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