Second Rap Battle

The **Second Division Rap Battle**, or **2nd D.R.B**, is the second installment of the *Battle Season* series. The event was announced on November 28th, 2020, after the ninth episode of *Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima* and officially started on January 30th, 2021 with *Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 6th Live*.

## Competing Divisions

* Dotsuitare Hompo
* Buster Bros!!!
* Bad Ass Temple
* Matenro
* Fling Posse
* MAD TRIGGER CREW

## Summary

* The four CD albums, titled -Before the 2nd D.R.B- are released.
* The official announcement of the rap battle on November 28, 2020.
* ABEMA lives:
	+ January 30-31, 2021: Dotsuitare Hompo VS Buster Bros!!!
	+ February 13-14, 2021: Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro
	+ February 20-21, 2021: Fling Posse VS MAD TRIGGER CREW
* CD releases:
	+ February 24, 2021: *Dotsuitare Hompo VS Buster Bros!!!*
	+ March 10, 2021: *Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro*
	+ March 24, 2021: *Fling Posse VS MAD TRIGGER CREW*
* On May 1, 2021, the preliminary voting results were announced on the ABEMA live stream:
	+ Dotsuitare Hompo: 39910 total (11022 live + 28888 CD)
	+ Buster Bros!!!: 87542 total (35757 live + 51785 CD)
	+ Bad Ass Temple: 75088 total (32881 live + 42207 CD)
	+ Matenro: 74220 total (20146 live + 54074 CD)
	+ Fling Posse: 93740 total (30993 live + 62747 CD)
	+ MAD TRIGGER CREW: 80802 total (24470 live + 56332 CD)
* On May 15, 2021, the semi-final voting results were announced on the ABEMA live stream:
	+ Dotsuitare Hompo: 134544 total
	+ **Buster Bros!!!: 158191 total**
	+ Bad Ass Temple: 144411 total
	+ **Matenro: 158861 total**
	+ **Fling Posse: 181668 total**
	+ MAD TRIGGER CREW: 167264 total
* Divisions moving to the final round are Buster Bros!!!, Matenro, and Fling Posse.
* Final Battle CD featuring Buster Bros!!!, Matenro, and Fling Posse will be released on September 8th 2021.
* The Final Battle voting is seperated into three periods and is announced after the first day of *Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 7th Live*:
	+ LIVE voting: August 7th until August 18th 11:59PM JST
	+ CD voting: September 8th until September 28th 11:59 JST
	+ VR BATTLE ticket voting from October 16th to November 14th 11:59PM JST
* On October 16, 2021, the preliminary voting results were announced on the ABEMA live stream:
	+ Buster Bros!!!: 58837 total (34181 live + 24656 CD)
	+ Matenro: 50998 total (23996 live + 27002 CD)
	+ Fling Posse: 69520 total (38007 live + 31513 CD)
* On November 28, 2021, the final voing results were announced on the ABEMA live stream:
	+ Buster Bros!!!: 115227 total (58837 preliminary + 56930 VR battle)
	+ Matenro: 101981 total (50998 preliminary + 50983 VR battle)
	+ **Fling Posse: 130346 total** (69520 preliminary + 60826 VR battle)
* The second rap battle ends.
* Fling Posse's victory CD is released on March 16, 2022.

## Voting

### ABEMA Lives

For the first round of voting, *Hypnosis Mic* hosted the *Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 6th Live*, split into three parts. The lives were broadcasted on ABEMA, with voters buying PPV to watch the live and place a vote for the team they support. For the final battle, *Hypnosis Mic* also hosted the *Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 7th Live*.

* Dotsuitare Hompo VS Buster Bros!!!: January 30-31, 2021
* Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro: February 13-14, 2021
* Fling Posse VS MAD TRIGGER CREW: February 20-21, 2021
* Buster Bros!!! VS Matenro VS Fling Posse: August 7, 2021

### CD Sales

The second round consisted of buying the CDs which contained a unique code that allowed to place a vote for the team. Each CD also included the code that can be redeemed for the unique SR card "2nd D.R.B" in the *Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle-*.

* February 24, 2021: *Dotsuitare Hompo VS Buster Bros!!!*
* March 10, 2021: *Bad Ass Temple VS Matenro*
* March 24, 2021: *Fling Posse VS MAD TRIGGER CREW*
* September 8, 2021: *Buster Bros!!! VS Matenro VS Fling Posse*

### VR Battles

For the third round, *Hypnosis Mic* collaborated with the upcoming VR application "INSPIX WORLD" to host the 3D VR versions of each battles. The tickets for the battle went up on May 1, 2021 and October 16, 2021.