Imagine your favorite rappers ditching the labels, linking up and putting together teams to create mixtapes. Imagine the intrigue of Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole recruiting artists to their ...

Battle rap is an art form and a sport, as well as an industry that has been slowly growing over the last decade. While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter. By Ben ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Hasse is a cannabis and psychedelics reporter and book author. Tens of millions of social media followers. Thousands of ...

Fans gave their opinions on who they believe were the top characters in battle rap culture. It’s that time of the year when all kinds of “Best of Lists” are dropping and like last year, AllHipHop.com ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrea Bossi is a New York-based contributing reporter covering music. Jun 17, 2021, 12:50pm EDT This article is more than 4 years ...

It’s taken two years for director Joseph Kahn’s blistering battle-rap satire “Bodied” to make it to screens — a period of aggressive political and cultural upheaval in America that’s unexpectedly only ...

You have to be a very peculiar kind of creature to participate in a rap battle. You should be dedicated and fiercely loyal; most of the time, there’s no money involved. You need to have a pachyderm’s ...

It’s time to select your top contributors to the culture as we recognize those who helped advance the scene in 2021. 2021 was an incredible year for battle rap, with some of the most impactful cards ...