Several months ago DJ Tyrone Miller, better known as DJ Bizzon, decided to take his Takeover platform to the stage in the form of an emcee battle that called all lyric-spitting rappers to test their ...

Red Bull Batalla is the largest Spanish-language freestyle competition in the world, and 16 MCs will bring their respective talents to the Magic City of Miami, Fla. Judging the festivities will be ...

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It's no secret that Black Thought is at an elite level when it comes to freestyling, but he met his match when he battled against Black Panther actress Letitia Wright on The Tonight Show last night ...

Chad Ochocinco proved he is with the smoke, pulling up to Ultimate Rap League’s Volume XI for an impromptu freestyle battle. Chad Ochocinco just cut his battle rap teeth against two of the culture’s ...

Rap battles are no longer just for the streets or the clubs–now you can freestyle online in real time. Rapt.fm is still in private alpha for now, so it’s impossible to say how sustainable rap battles ...

Rap music has certainly evolved over the decades to become a pretty mainstream thing, but the act of rapping itself is not exactly seen as a commonplace hobby. But Detroit-based entrepreneur Erik ...

PORT ORANGE — The 5-Star Conference meet turned into a Viktor Toth and Taylor Harberson battle Saturday at the Port Orange YMCA. Seabreeze's Toth and Spruce Creek's Harberson were less than a tenth of ...

Common and the Roots‘ Black Thought faced off in a “Wheel of Freestyle” rap battle on Friday’s Tonight Show, with the two hip-hop veterans forced to craft songs out of three completely random words.

PARIS, France — Breakdancing -- professionally known as breaking -- is set to take center stage in the final days of the Paris 2024 Olympics. It's the first time a medal will be up for grabs for the ...

Ahmed plays Bodhi Rook in the latest Star Wars installment. — -- As "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hits theaters, actor Riz Ahmed said it's "pretty surreal" to be a part of the franchise.