There is power in a well-written verse and potential in a skillfully crafted freestyle, yet some rappers don't do both. They know where their specialty lies. Some of hip-hop's favorite rappers speak ...

Growing up in the Oakland public school system, MC Hyim began freestyling when he was 8 years old. Today, he performs and produces conscious hip-hop, encouraging listeners to do tikkun olam — take the ...

Hate him or love him one thing that Ebro does not do is bite his tongue. One of his most memorable interviews apparently caused an artist to have self doubt. Naturally all eyes soon turned to Ebro’s ...

Ray Anthony Barrett, “Porchmonkey Pawns For Manicured Lawns Jockey For Position Without Inquisition (Battle Chess), (from Porch Monkeys) (2014l) (all images courtesy of the artist and Diane Rosenstein ...

With all that success, it's easy to forget that the Wesleyan University alum, 45, got his start as a freestyle rapper. Newly released footage of Miranda and the Hamilton cast visiting Late Night with ...

“To us, freestyling and battling was about proving you were the best right then and right there,” he recalled in a 2015 interview. “You basically had to show up somewhere, size up who your guy was, ...

With every other tween-to-millennial finessing the latest TikTok routine and international dance studios garnering cult Instagram followings, hip-hop is having a real moment. Bite-sized choreography ...

This show is a completely improvised, freestyling hip hop experience from start to finish; featuring a revolving mix of MC's, musicians, and beatboxers who showcase their impressive abilities while ...

If public speaking is a fear for some, try doing it under a spotlight on stage, in rhyming couplets, with cogent ideas and narrative, and the threat of being booed off the stage if you’re not ...

Returning to his musical roots, Wiz Khalifa has recently released the long-awaited sequel to his iconic Kush & Orange Juice mixtape. The original dropped fifteen years ago and helped define the Blog ...