The rapper is known to drop thoughts about happenings in battle rap. We wonder if he'll have words about Phoenix's 'Alien.' ...

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.

Both art forms encourage us, the listeners, to react, reflect and ultimately select with which speaker to side.

"Drake is the face of the hip-hop scene as it is," says Margs, a London rapper who hosts rap battles on his channel Pen Game. The Canadian is a huge commercial success - the most streamed artist ...

Joey Bada$$, Ray Vaughn, and more have been setting the internet ablaze this year, particularly over the last week, with their regionalism-motivated rap battle. Dee-1 recently took to social media to ...

The Chrome 23 event served as more than just another battle rap showcase. Within the electrified atmosphere of the venue, the personal merged with the professional as Eazy The Block Captain faced ...

“It was the biggest battle in the Midwest and one of the biggest rap battles in the country. And a lot of famous rappers, DJs and breakdancers came out of Scribble Jam.” In the actual ...

The label says followers of the rap battle understand that Kendrick Lamar was exaggerating in the song accusing Drake of pedophilia. By Winston Cho In “Family Matters,” Drake‘s penultimate ...

He's said he sees rap as a sport - and battle raps were his inspiration for the back-and-forth with Drake. These face-offs - as seen in the Eminem film 8Mile - are where artists compete live ...

Personal issues aside, Margs says Drake also represents the changing face of the hip-hop scene "Drake is the face of the hip-hop scene as it is," says Margs, a London rapper who hosts rap battles ...