On Jan. 3, Double Entendre, a combination rap battle and comedy show, returns to Fathoms Bar near the University of Oregon ...

LOS ANGELES -- Turns out, not "making it" in Hollywood was the best thing that could have happened to Lloyd Ahlquist and Peter Shukoff. The two friends, who met doing improv in Chicago in the '90s, ...

When it comes to Epic Rap Battles of History, it sure feels like this latest installment is one that should have happened long ago. But better late than never, we say. After such wild battles between ...

Epic Rap Battles of History, created by Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist, imagines what would happen if some of the biggest historical, political and cultural names verbally sparred for supremacy.

Saturday Night Live loves a movie parody and that doesn't matter when the movie in question came out. Host Bad Bunny was serving double duty as both host and musical guest this week and went from an ...

It’s taken two years for director Joseph Kahn’s blistering battle-rap satire “Bodied” to make it to screens — a period of aggressive political and cultural upheaval in America that’s unexpectedly only ...

Chance The Rapper can spit with the best of them, but battling isn't exactly something he's known for. The Chicago MC, who was recently honored for his humanitarian efforts at the 2017 BET Awards, ...

For more than 35 years, battle rap has grown and evolved to become one of hip-hop's major elements. Now meet some of the faces carrying the movement into 2016. Words: Georgette Cline Editor’s Note: ...

For the first time in history, we’re is dropping our “Best of the Year” list. Come and celebrate some of the culture’s most notable talent from the fans’ (our favorite experts) perspective. Despite ...

“Hip-hop was set out in the dark / They used to do it out in the park.” — MC Shan “They Used To Do It Out In The Park” While the 1980s saw New York’s boroughs filled with street ballers looking to ...

The history of competitive insults goes back generations, and it's having a renaissance in the form of battle rap. Thanks to social media, rap battle leagues have popped up around the world recently.