NBA Battle Rap Superstars: Bleacher Report Joins Forces With Rap Off For NBA Animated Cypher
Some of battle rap’s nicest writers penned and voiced bars for LeBron, KD, Butler, Embiid and Jokić in the NBA superstars battle rap cypher.

50 Cent Features Battle Rapper DNA’s Song During “Power” Credits
Queens battle rapper DNA got the stamp of approval from 50 Cent, who featured one of his songs on the latest episode of Power. The track appears on the closing credits of episode 8 of Power Book IV: Force, titled “Dead Reckoning.” DNA took to social media over the weekend to celebrate the achievement. He shared a video of the song playing as the closing credits rolled. “JUST FINISHED WATCHING POWER ‘FORCE’ EPISODE 8 N GUESS WHO SONG PLAYS AT THE END OF SHOW,” he wrote alongside the video. DNA has also resurrected his Power recaps, returning with a breakdown of episode 8. DNA met up with 50 Cent earlier this year when The Final Lap tour rolled into Houston. The G-Unit boss was in town during the same weekend Ultimate Rap League hosted Summer Madness. 50 Cent and DNA joined URL co-founder Smack White in a video shout-out to promote the event. Meanwhile, DNA is gearing up to host Halloween Havoc later this week (October 28). He’s set to face his longtime friend and fellow battle rapper, Wild N’ Out star Charlie Clips, in a showdown using solely wrestling-themed bars.

Queens Battle Rap Legend DNA Announces New Single On Upcoming Street Fighter Soundtrack
Battle rapper DNA is as nice off-beat as he is dangerous a cappella, as Street Fighter fans will soon find out on the upcoming soundtrack.

Symba Credits Trio of Battle Rappers For Success Of Viral Freestyles: “That’s The Art Of Pure Raps”
Bay Area representative Symba said his freestyles would never have gone viral if not for battle rappers like Tsu Surf, Murda Mook and DNA.

Battle Rap Blogger Jimz Boycotted For History Of Racist Comments
Racially ambiguous rapper shows his true colors after tweets of him dissing Black people emerge.

Kevin Durant Gives Nu Jerzey Twork His Flowers: ”You Really The Best Ever”
Longtime battle rap fan and Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant showed love to Nu Jerzey Twork, praising his ring work and music.

URL Claim Eazy The Block Captain Lied About Being Signed
URL allege Eazy The Block Captain breached his contract and further accuse him of trying to poach their talent to bolster his event.

Jaz The Rapper Wins 2022 Woman of the Year, Sweeps Awards Categories
Let’s hear it for the girls!

Shotgun Suge Breaks Out Of Battle Rap: Debuts ‘What Ya Life Like’ Movie
Shotgun Suge has turned his gifted hand to filmmaking, debuting the What Ya Life Like movie at a purple carpet premiere this week.

URL’s Kings vs. Queens Epic Event Ends In Controversial Win For The Kings
Ten of the top battle rappers went head-to-head in Ultimate Rap League’s Kings vs. Queens 4, going down to the wire until the final clash.

PBS Drops Mini-Documentary On Battle Rap Called ‘Art Of The Diss: Battle Rap Then And Now’
Doc shared one misconception is that battlers can’t make musics.

Jin Makes Epic Return Against Illmac In Surpise Battle At Pat Stay Tribute Event After 17-Year Absence
King of the Dot hosted an epic fundraiser for Pat Stay full of surprises, including the return of BET “Freestyle Friday” champ Jin.

Black Compass Media Drops Top Battle Rap Lists
Check out how close their list is to the AllHipHop.com list that you all helped put together!

AllHipHop.com Presents Battle Rap Superlatives: The Best of 2022
Check out the winners of AllHipHop.com’s fan survey of the best in Battle Rap in 2022!

AllHipHop Presents Battle Rap Superlatives: The Best Of 2022
It’s time to select your top contributors to the culture as we recognize those who helped advance the scene in 2022.

Battle Rappers React To BET’s ‘50 Greatest Battle Rappers of All Time’ List
One thing absolutely guaranteed to cause controversy in battle rap is a list and BET’s Top. 50 G.O.A.T.s was no different.

Tsu Surf Breaks Silence, Finally Addresses RICO Rumors
Tsu Surf is preparing to live “Life without the lights,” confirming speculation that he is caught up in a federal RICO case.

Hitman Holla Battle Rap Reality TV Show Begins Filming: “A War Every Night”
Behind-the-scenes footage from Hitman Holla’s ‘Bag$ And Bodies’ competition shows the contestants are with all the smoke!

URL Announce Murda Mook vs. Geechi Gotti Battle In November
The battle rap legend Murda Mook makes his comeback against one of the brightest stars of his generation, Compton’s Geechi Gotti.

Eminem, Drake & Others Pay Tribute To Pat Stay As GoFundMe Raises Over $75k
Eminem declared “hiphop lost one of the best battlers of all time,” after Canadian titan Pat Stay was fatally stabbed on Sunday.