Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good ...

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 ...

Drake is a man mired continuously in rap battles with a heart devoted to battle rap. In 2018, he explained, “I study rap battles for a living,” to LeBron James, taking the long way around while ...

The latest episode of Billboard Explains focuses on the evolution of rap battles over the course of decades, and how the art of the diss track gave way to the celebratory (and mega-successful) format… ...

Though they might not always be as heralded, women have played crucial roles in some of the most impactful rap battles in history. Now, in a debut book from veteran culture writer Brooklyn White-Grier ...

Nearly a decade ago the talented and creative minds of Lloyd Ahlquist and Peter Shukoff once had a great idea: to make famous faces from history face each other in verbal duels, Rap Battles. Nay, Epic ...

In this series, YouTube Icon, Entrepreneur speaks with the individuals behind popular YouTube channels to find out the secrets of their success. Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist met for the first time ...

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

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 ...