For more than 35 years, battle rap has grown and evolved to become one of hip-hop's major elements. Now meet some of the faces carrying the movement into 2016. Words: Georgette Cline Editor’s Note: ...

This Saturday, June 27, is rap battle league King of the Dot’s Back 2 Basics 2 event, live on Internet pay-per-view, emanating from Los Angeles’ House of Gods. With a killer main event in Daylyt vs.

On Monday, the New York Times featured an Op-Ed entitled, "Rap Lyrics on Trial". As the title suggests, the issue at hand is whether rap lyrics can be used as evidence of a crime. We'll look at what ...

Doechii’s “Nissan Altima” emerged as one of 2025’s most discussed breakout rap tracks. Featuring stinging lyricism, dramatic ...