And the 2011 - 2012 McDonald's Flavor Battle winner is…
The Winner! DJ Risk One
DJ Risk One took home the 2012 Flavor Battle Championship and the $10,000 grand prize!
For the past three months, LX-GOODS.com has been keeping their eyes on the DJ’s competing in the McDonald’s Flavor Battle. Some of America’s most innovative DJ’s have competed online at flavorbattle.com for the opportunity to rep their region at the 2012 McDonald’s Flavor Battle Finale. Flavor Battle is part of McDonald's 365 Black initiative for supporting Hip-Hop culture and the future stars of the industry.
McDonald's 2012 Flavor Battle was hosted by beatbox legend, Doug E. Fresh and held at Cameo Theatre in Miami Beach on Thursday, February 9, 2012. The three DJs with the most votes from across the country advanced to the Flavor Battle grand finale event to see who could infuse the most flavor into their sound!
Each DJ repped one of McDonald’s iconic burgers and battled it out to win the ten thousand dollar grand prize:
DJ Alizay from Washington, D.C., representing the Angus Third Pounder.
DJ E-V from Cleveland, Ohio, representing the Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese.
DJ Risk One from San Francisco, California, representing the Big Mac.
The celebrity judge panel consisted of some of the most legendary DJ's in the industry: Spinderella, Miami’s own DJ Irie, DJ Skribble and Last year’s Flavor Battle winner DJ JayCeeOh.
Singer-songwriter, and actress, Teyana Taylor was the Twitter host for the evening. Tenyana stayed connected to the folks on Twitter, keeping them in-the-know with #FlavorBattle.
After three intense rounds of mix-ology, DJ Risk One took home the 2012 Flavor Battle Championship and the $10,000 grand prize! Congrats!
Guests enjoyed burgers by McDonald's and beverages by Coca-Cola and a special performance by Doug E. Fresh and Vicious!
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