In the worldwide cultural juggernaut that is hip-hop, it's widely understood that the spontaneous lyrical improvisation of freestyle rap is the genre's purest form of creation. More often than not, ...

Three 6 Mafia's influence on rap has been apparent throughout the 2010s. Their gritty and lo-fi aesthetic served as a blueprint for A$AP Rocky when he made his debut ...

Red Bull Batalla is the largest freestyle battle on Earth and the rappers are elite. Suddenly, Reverse went in for the kill. He had everyone in the audience throw various items on the floor, ranging ...

As the Recording Academy honors Fela Kuti posthumously, it reminds us that culture doesn’t wait for institutions to catch up. 10 minutes ago In an age of bouncy and slow trap-based rap music — where ...

For many rappers it’s been a way to earn instant street cred as they come up with rhymes delivered on the spot, often in complex word battles with other lyricists. Now a new documentary filled with a ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A woman from Denver is looking to make history (again) as she takes the stage for the Red Bull Batalla USA National Finals freestyle rap and Master of Ceremonies competition in New ...

Rap battles are serious business and K-pop idols know this very well. Whenever vocalists of K-pop groups decide to have their own little diss battles, we can’t help but get excited. Their freestyle ...

J. Cole dropped a surprise package of four freestyles in the aptly named project, Birthday Blizzard ’26, which arrived hours before the rapper turned 41. The mixtape is available on Cole’s website for ...

When you watch America’s Got Talent, you never know what you’ll get. This season, we’ve seen our fair share of incredible talents, but one woman may have just given us the song of the summer. Mama ...

Watsky is aiming for a massive achievement as he’s starting a 33-hour long freestyle rap challenge to get the Guinness World Record for Longest Continuous Rap Performance. The rapper is starting his ...