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Freestyle Fellowship rapper P.E.A.C.E. has died. The West Coast hip-hop group confirmed the rapper’s death in a post to ...

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, ...

The GoFundMe campaign has raised over $5,000 toward a $55,000 goal to help cover "immediate and unexpected end-of-life ...

Rapper Posta Boy, known from BET’s 106 & Park “Freestyle Friday,” has reportedly died, fellow artist Mickey Factz confirmed.

J. Cole has divided fans by mentioning Bill Cosby during a freestyle rap. The 36-year-old musician – born Jermaine Lamarr Cole – recently appeared on "LA Leakers" to promote his new album, "The ...

For Jay-Z, it appears that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, especially when you consider that you can hear Blue Ivy freestyle rap at the tender age of five on a snippet that surfaced online ...

The heavily discussed musician shows what happens when a generation terrified of being cringe gets the spotlight ...

What makes a battle rapper stand out among all their opponents as the head that wears the crown? Is it lyrical flow, quick wit, or something entirely less tangible that transforms an ordinary emcee ...

Three 6 Mafia's influence on rap has been apparent throughout the 2010s. Their gritty and lo-fi aesthetic served as a blueprint for A$AP Rocky when he made his debut ...

A few years ago at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the effortlessly cool Bozoma Saint John, then running marketing efforts for Apple Music, tried to get the audience to first clap in time to ...

The rap superstar held nothing back in criticizing the president on Tuesday. — -- Eminem, in typical fashion, held nothing back in a blistering freestyle rap attack on President Donald Trump ...