Freestyling and battle rapping are among the longest standing traditions of hip-hop, but recently there’s been some debate in online circles about just what constitutes a freestyle in the first place.

Here at Exclaim!, we're standing at the crossroads, just trying to sell a guitar on Kijiji! This month's comics page includes a meeting with the Devil, aversion therapy, a borderline breakdown at ...

Today would have been Big L's 40th birthday. Though his time as an MC was cut short after he was fatally shot on February 15, 1999, the Harlem rapper made an impact in hip-hop that has endured through ...

When it comes to late New York rappers who truly had the potential to change the game, Big L and Big Pun are marquee names in The Big Apple's storied history. Both died before they could reach their ...