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Although science has yet to chart the lunar moons of hip-hop, every so often the bling from 2Pac’s shiny-gold-bathtub era passes from behind the shade of Big L’s New York Yankees “fitted,” and the ...

Okayplayer chats with Alchemist about his new joint albums, Prodigy, Future and more. 10 hours ago Through years of shapeshifting musical structures, increasingly free associative writing and, ...

Be sure not to miss these MCs battling it out on the mic at The Root’s AT&T Nation’s Football Classic Rap Battle on Saturday, Sept. 10, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Young Phill (YP) from Morehouse College ...

Just over a year after lighting the globe ablaze with his massive word drop in what’s arguably the biggest battle in modern rap history, Kendrick Lamar graces the greater Phoenix area on the Grand ...

Rocky is one of the many figures in hip-hop to applaud the rap battle -- a fundamental and foundational element of hip-hop culture that showcases a rapper's creativity, stamina and lyrical muscle -- ...