Long before he became widely known as a superhero, Anthony Mackie was the menacing leader of the Free World gang — and the ...

The infamous rap battle in question took place in the 90s, when Jay reportedly wasn't signed.

Prosecutors love to cite rap as criminal evidence, but artists and advocates are waging an increasingly successful effort to ...

Battle rapper Dumbfoundead's memoir 'Spit' documents his rise from age 14 through the L.A. hip-hop underground, capturing the ...

Drake’s record label is seeking to have his lawsuit against it dismissed, arguing he “encouraged” his feud with Kendrick Lamar. This legal battle represents one of the most high-profile disputes in ...

Through years of shapeshifting musical structures, increasingly free associative writing and, punching in, and frankly, murder, the notion of truly high-stakes rap battles had been a dormant one. And, ...

Jaÿ-Z doesn't know if rap battles should be part of hip-hop anymore after seeing the fallout from the epic squabble between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. On Tuesday (March 24), GQ shared a new interview ...

CAMBRIDGE — As more than two dozen people circled around the first two rappers ready to battle in North Point Park, the group chanted in Portuguese, “Three, two, one, rhyme!” With the Boston skyline ...

Loaded Lux is stepping into a rare public disagreement with Jay-Z. This is totally unexpected. The legendary battle rapper recently reacted to comments Jay-Z made during a GQ interview where he ...