Bonnie Godiva put a beat on and savagely ran through the ups and downs in the battle rap community over the last 12 months. End-of-year rap ups have become an annual tradition in Hip-Hop, thanks to ...

Hailing from an 18,000 person town outside the North Carolina capital city of Raleigh comes one of the most talked about rising stars in battle rap. During his run in the ring, T-Top has taken out ...

Major forces behind the rap battle resurgence. Words: Emmanuel C.M. Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of of XXL Magazine, on stands now. If anyone knows about ...

Battle rap is an art form and a sport, as well as an industry that has been slowly growing over the last decade. While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter. By Ben ...

Montgomery native Moeskii is in for a major battle this weekend in Atlanta. The weapon of choice: Words. "It's a gritty sport," said Moeskii, describing the world of battle rap. "The terminology for ...

The history of competitive insults goes back generations, and it's having a renaissance in the form of battle rap. Thanks to social media, rap battle leagues have popped up around the world recently.

Explore the rich history of battle rap and the birth of the Ultimate Rap League (URL). Explore the rich history of battle rap and the birth of the Ultimate Rap League (URL). Smack White, the founder ...

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 ...