The 2017 BET Hip-Hop Awards went down tonight. While awards were distributed, word to Cardi B, the talk of the Internets is the BET Cypher freestyle that Eminem kicked. No beat, just slanderous bars ...

It’s around 9:00 on a Tuesday evening in East Quad’s Abeng Multicultural Lounge. A few students sit in comfy armchairs listening to hip-hop beats, reciting poems to each other and discussing a mixtape ...

The 2016 XXL Freshman rollout is underway. From the cover to Desiigner's "Timmy Timmy Turner" freestyle that went viral to the electrifying New York City Freshman show, the 2016 class has been holding ...

Over the last 17 years, XXL has proudly and confidently worked to predict the next rap stars to take over hip-hop. New artists burst onto the scene daily with the makings of the next J. Cole, Kendrick ...

For the past few weeks, XXL has been slowly rolling out interviews and freestyles from this year’s Freshman class. While producers continue to upload their own remixes and edits of Desiigner’s ...

It might be 95 degrees on this sultry summer evening in East Point, but here in the CreateATL outdoor space, much of the heat the crowd is feeling comes from the rapid-fire lyrical craftsmanship that ...

A cypher is a gathering of rappers who come together to make music together and freestyle lyrics over music. It’s a chance for them to feed off each other’s energy and showcase their creativity and ...