Jay-Z has explained why he dislikes rap battles. Corrie: Vicky Myers and Alison King reflect on 'Swarla' ahead of groundbreaking wedding State leader left red-faced after inmate was mistakenly ...

Jaÿ-Z doesn't know if rap battles should be part of hip-hop anymore after seeing the fallout from the epic squabble between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. On Tuesday (March 24), GQ shared a new interview ...

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A$AP Rocky weighed in on Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s explosive 2024 rap battle, calling the feud between the two musicians “healthy” for hip-hop culture. “It ...

CAMBRIDGE — As more than two dozen people circled around the first two rappers ready to battle in North Point Park, the group chanted in Portuguese, “Three, two, one, rhyme!” With the Boston skyline ...

It’s not every day you see something truly stunning happen at a battle rap competition. But that’s exactly what happened when rappers T-Rex and Geechi Gotti came face to face and believe us when we ...

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The star-studded lineup also includes Floetry, Benny The Butcher, Musiq Soulchild and a host of others. 2 hours ago Through years of shapeshifting musical structures, increasingly free associative ...

Though they might not always be as heralded, women have played crucial roles in some of the most impactful rap battles in history. Now, in a debut book from veteran culture writer Brooklyn White-Grier ...

Anthony Mackie revealed on “The Pivot Podcast” Tuesday that his life story was used by Eminem as inspiration for their infamous rap battle at the end of “8 Mile.” “We’re on set one day, and he’s like, ...

Few artists can say they have stayed true to themselves in an industry that often demands reinvention, compromise and sacrifice. But Roxanne Shanté, the battle rap phenom who carved out her place in ...