Before the official release of his “WYFL” freestyle started making noise, Cory Gunz reminded the culture exactly where his ...

Over the last 17 years, XXL has proudly and confidently worked to predict the next rap stars to take over hip-hop. New artists burst onto the scene daily with the makings of the next J. Cole, Kendrick ...

Freestyle rap isn’t just raw talent—it’s a skill you can train like any other. From mastering breath control to building rhyme chains, consistent practice is the key. Whether you’re rocking a cypher ...

In foundational hip-hop films such as “Juice,” “8 Mile” or “Brown Sugar,” freestyle rap is often depicted in the context of a battle where a rowdy throng gathers around two MCs preparing for verbal ...

It's not often we see cyphers amongst rappers these days, but the veterans are still more than prepared to step up. Black Thought and Method Man stop by Sway in the Morning on Shade 45, where they ...

It might be 95 degrees on this sultry summer evening in East Point, but here in the CreateATL outdoor space, much of the heat the crowd is feeling comes from the rapid-fire lyrical craftsmanship that ...

This can be said about a lot of things, but this might be the worst thing ever made and released in the history of the internet. On Monday, Clemson’s athletic department decided to tune in with the ...

It’s around 9:00 on a Tuesday evening in East Quad’s Abeng Multicultural Lounge. A few students sit in comfy armchairs listening to hip-hop beats, reciting poems to each other and discussing a mixtape ...