Celebrating 25 Years of J Dilla's 'Welcome 2 Detroit' On 'Welcome 2 Detroit,' the legendary rapper/producer did more than just announce himself, he painted a picture of his city using a palette from ...

For the past year or so, the great rap producer Kenny Beats has been inviting rappers into his studio for a YouTube series called The Cave. The premise is simple: The rapper tells Kenny what kind of ...

Big Sean rapped for almost nine minutes over Jay-Z, Drake, Kanye West and Nardo Wick beats in his first L.A. Leakers freestyle in a decade. Big Sean stopped by Los Angeles radio station Power 106 and ...

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 ...

Joyner Lucas paid a visit to Hot 97 this week to drop an impressive freestyle for Funk Flex. The session was inspired by Joyner’s 2015 track “Backwords,” which featured the Worcester, Massachusetts ...

One of the enduring traits of artists within hip-hop, from generation to generation, is the freedom of self-expression. The very soul of hip-hop is based off the freestyle, coming up with lyrics and ...

Machine Gun Kelly is dropping his daily new music on fans and today he’s drawing inspiration from a surprising source in Canadian pop idol Shawn Mendes. The rapper uses a sample of Mendes’ vocals for ...