We first told you about the Detroit-based rap-tech startup Rapt.fm a year ago. Since then, the online platform for freestyle rap battles has amassed a private but growing, loyal community of battlers ...

Red Bull Batalla is the largest freestyle battle on Earth and the rappers are elite. Suddenly, Reverse went in for the kill. He had everyone in the audience throw various items on the floor, ranging ...

A hilarious video of a high school student challenging his gym teacher to a freestyle rap battle is circling the Internet. “I rap a little different, just be ready for it,” the teacher informs his ...

DETROIT The winner of a national freestyle rap battle competition held in Detroit and hosted by Eminem is from where else Detroit. Eighteen-year-old Saffal FowL Tall won the Red Bull EmSee title ...

If you ever wanted to see Common and Black Thought in a rap battle here’s your chance. On Friday’s episode (Feb. 10) of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Com was a guest and he was invited to ...

It looks like Hopsin isn't the only one who wants smoke with Joyner Lucas. After Tory Lanez claimed Joyner wasn't on his level in a recent Instagram Live session, the ADHD rapper challenged him to a ...

Rap battles are serious business and K-pop idols know this very well. Whenever vocalists of K-pop groups decide to have their own little diss battles, we can’t help but get excited. Their freestyle ...

“The Late Show” audience was howling with laughter after Stephen Colbert fired back at Nicki Minaj during a battle rap segment. Nicki Minaj is on a whirlwind press tour to promote her Pink Friday 2 ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X On a recent Friday night in West Baltimore, T. McGuinness steps into the ring, ready for battle.

Rapt.fm is still in private alpha for now, so it’s impossible to say how sustainable rap battles are for business. Then again, there’s good reason to be skeptical about the viability of a site that ...