Kenny Beats’ video series “The Cave” features brief studio sessions between the prolific hip-hop producer and different rappers, who come in to freestyle over beats that are made on the spot. The ...

Childish Gambino stopped by "Sway In The Morning" and was given five different beats to go in over for this freestyle. At times, Donald trips over his words a little bit, but at other points during ...

Asked by the producer what he wanted to make, DeMarco replied: “We’re smoking cigars. I am 25 per cent Italian. People talk a lot about ‘gangster rap.’ A lot of Italian-Americans in the movies are ...

If you ever get a chance to hang out in a room with two or more rap producers, do that immediately. Do not hesitate. It’s amazing. They clown each other relentlessly, and then they get into arcane ...

The art of the freestyle will always have a place in hip-hop. This time around, it's Russ, making a stop at legendary Hot 97 DJ Funk Flex's show for a little lyrical exercise. Flex chose the beat from ...

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Brandy has delivered a rapid-fire freestyle over the Fergie-sampling beat for Jack Harlow‘s hit ‘First Class’, a fortnight after joking that she would “murk [Harlow] in rap”. Earlier this month, ...

While the rapper scores a new hit, her next release is already scheduled to arrive this Friday. By Trevor Anderson Cardi B is back in the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart as “Like What ...

Hip-hop gets a bad rap (pun intended) at least in part because its perception by the mainstream is either that of the thug-life, gangsta types who become movie stars and often end up dead, or the ...

Tory Lanez's biggest singles may feature the Canadian artist singing, but the "Luv" crooner can also rap with some of the best of them. The I Told You artist recently stopped by the Funkmaster Flex ...