Ray Anthony Barrett, “Porchmonkey Pawns For Manicured Lawns Jockey For Position Without Inquisition (Battle Chess), (from Porch Monkeys) (2014l) (all images courtesy of the artist and Diane Rosenstein ...

Whether written in advance or delivered off the top of the dome, freestyling remains one of the rawest forms of Hip Hop expression. In addition to crafting infectious cuts for their fans, the art form ...

For more than 25 years, his strong voice, pop-culture-literate rhymes and rapid-fire delivery have been part of Wilmington's ...

For many rappers it’s been a way to earn instant street cred as they come up with rhymes delivered on the spot, often in complex word battles with other lyricists. Now a new documentary filled with a ...

Pity Supernatural. There is never a good time to market a freestyle rap album, if only because the market for it doesn’t exist. Even in the arty world of Mr. Lif and Jean Grae, freestyling is seen as ...