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

Hip-hop pioneer Doreen Broadnax, known as Sparky D, dies at 61, leaving fans mourning her legacy as a battle rap icon and ...

To the casual observer battle rap might seem like an anachronism, until you realize that it's bigger than ever. Leagues like URL and King of the Dot have produced some of the most talked about events ...

Zohran Mamdani has claimed that he would not stand a chance against one specific rapper. The New York City mayor’s career as ...

For more than 35 years, battle rap has grown and evolved to become one of hip-hop's major elements. Now meet some of the faces carrying the movement into 2016. Drake Says He Would Love To Enter The ...

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 ...

A standout star and a true OG in the modern day battle rap scene. Words: Emmanuel C.M. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Murda ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani admits he would lose a rap battle to ASAP Rocky, highlighting a playful intersection of ...

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 ...