Rap battles reward confidence, but these pushed it to the edge. Each clip shows how fast control can slip when emotions take over. The energy in the room changes instantly, and everyone feels it.

21 Savage said he believed Drake came through his feud with Kendrick Lamar relatively unscathed, but still revealed he told the Toronto rapper not to throw himself into the infamous rap battle. Near ...

North West produces Lil Wayne’s son Lil Novi’s track "Justswagup" and fans are divided over its bold beat and explicit lyrics ...

Every year, we’re told that hip-hop is in crisis. But if you ask us, it feels like there’s too much heat to keep up with. What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the ...

Recently, in casual conversations, I’ve been asked for my opinion about the October report that “No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990” more so than my ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

Each one of the best battle royale games revolves around one core idea: lots of players go in, and only one can leave (or maybe a team, depending on the game). Battle royale is a violent, ...

What are the new Slap Battles codes? In this Roblox experience, the only thing that matters is getting the most slaps. For each one you get, you can work your way closer to having the most destructive ...

Rap and Christmas have been intertwined since the former began. Kurtis Blow’s “Christmas Rappin’,” a rhymed update of “A Visit From St. Nicholas” (better known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”) ...

Most Oscar Best Actor contenders don’t need to disprove rumors that they’re secretly a British rap artist. Timothée Chalamet, though, is full of surprises — and bars. The Marty Supreme star has just ...