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For many rappers it’s been a way to earn instant street cred as they come up with rhymes delivered on the spot, often in complex word battles with other lyricists. Now a new documentary filled with a ...

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A strategic but unforced shutdown of the conscious mind can put the mouth in overdrive and birth a potent rapper. (Credit: Getty Images) One day in the third-grade lunch room I somehow discovered I ...

The actor raps about his Missy Elliott tattoos, Dr. Dre and calls himself the Einstein of rhyming. In case you didn’t know Shia LaBeouf can rap. No, it’s true. The “American Honey” actor surprised ...

Rap City. The title alone evokes countless memories of tuning into the beloved BET series, where rappers across the country would make an appearance to talk about their music and, more importantly, ...

Drake has once again captured the music world’s attention with his new freestyle “FIGHTING IRISH,” produced by the acclaimed Conductor Williams. In this raw and deeply personal track, Drake offers ...

Four years, two teams and a championship later, Shaquille O'Neal is still ripping Kobe Bryant. Video on TMZ.com shows the Phoenix Suns center doing a freestyle rap in a nightclub on Sunday night in ...