Hip-Hop is mourning Sparky D, the pioneering MC whose fearless battle rhymes during the Roxanne Wars helped reshape the role ...

Sparky D, a well-known battle rapper from the mid-1980s, had struggled with drug addiction for years and was a survivor of ...

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 ...

In an infamous battle that went wrong, newcomer Dose got a bit too close to Math Hoffa’s face. The result was a right hook that sent Dose’s hat and crew flying. Serius Jones felt that same right hook ...

The Philippines is an unlikely location for the world’s most popular rap battle league, but Fliptop Battles has been steadily growing since its inception in 2010. As of today, their YouTube channel ...

SMACK/URLTV continues to drive the ascension of battle rap to the next level with a 4-man battle tournament confirmed for this year’s 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards ceremony featuring DNA, Geechi Gotti, ...

ATLANTA – Rasheeda Frost’s decades-long relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She was a curious, energetic kindergartener — eager to touch and explore anything put in front of her. Rasheeda ...

“Supermutant Magic Academy,” the upcoming series from Cartoon Network Studios based on the Eisner Award-winning 2015 comic by artist and writer Jillian Tamaki, debuted first footage at a panel ...

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 ...

The JOAT Festival battles take place across four nights at Club Soda, featuring Breaking, Hip Hop, Popping, and KidzBattle competitions. International judges including Mr Wiggles and Acky will select ...