Rap City. The title alone evokes countless memories of tuning into the beloved BET series, where rappers across the country would make an appearance to talk about their music and, more importantly, ...

In the worldwide cultural juggernaut that is hip-hop, it's widely understood that the spontaneous lyrical improvisation of freestyle rap is the genre's purest form of creation. More often than not, ...

BET‘s now-defunct Rap City used to be my favorite show to watch after school. More than a program that enabled you to see a slew of videos from both underground and well-known rappers, it was an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether written in advance or delivered off the top of the dome, freestyling remains one of the rawest forms of Hip Hop expression ...

Before rap freestyles were readily accessible on YouTube, there was Rap City: Tha Basement. The studio-style show, hosted by hip-hop historian Big Tigger from 1999 through 2005, featured everything ...

For many rappers it’s been a way to earn instant street cred as they come up with rhymes delivered on the spot, often in complex word battles with other lyricists. Now a new documentary filled with a ...

A strategic but unforced shutdown of the conscious mind can put the mouth in overdrive and birth a potent rapper. (Credit: Getty Images) One day in the third-grade lunch room I somehow discovered I ...

Will Smith appears to take veiled shots at comedian Chris Rock, more than three years after their clash at the 2022 Oscars. The actor’s recent freestyle rap references being disrespected on stage.

One of the most unique and innovative Acts ever came up short in their bid to win America's Got Talent Season 20, but that doesn't mean what happened on the AGT stage will be forgotten anytime soon.

You could read the whole thing as a project against atomization. By the early 1990s, when the Los Angeles rap avant-garde coalesced around the Good Life Cafe on Crenshaw, distinctions were already ...

Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. It wasn’t always ...