Being a rapper has a lot of moving parts. As an artist, they have to sharpen their ear for beats, figure out what they want to rap about, piece together hooks sometimes and, most importantly, find out ...

The hunt for the next hip-hop sensation is on — and currently streaming on a screen near you! Netflix’s first music competition show, Rhythm + Flow, debuted earlier this month to wide acclaim, as fans ...

When Flo Milli raps, delight materializes. The Alabama rapper’s Ho, Why Is You Here?, out since July, remains the year’s tightest mixtape, a master class in how to inflect syllables with ...

The rap competition show vied to find “the next rap superstar,” but instead gets lost in a borderline exploitative focus on its contestants' traumas. “This is something I’ve always wanted,” ...

Netflix’s rap competition series Rhythm + Flow featuring judges Cardi B, Chance The Rapper, and T.I. starts October 9 and ahead of its air date, the streaming service has announced the show’s ...

For as long as hip-hop has been around, female MCs have been on the front lines as tastemakers, trendsetters, and all-around heroes. It's been a thankless task, and it hasn't gotten any easier — not ...

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. Florida has long been one of the most inventive regions for rap music, with distinct scenes and sounds ...

If your flow has lost its get-up-and-go, you may need to call Jesse Kramer. The 24-year-old runs a website called Rap Rebirth, where, for a fee, he offers custom rap lyrics in any style you chose, ...

DaBaby has something to say about the continuous narrative that he has a singular flow. The North Carolina rapper has heard from critics for a while that he only has one rap style. On Saturday morning ...

Ed Gordon talks with Terrence Howard, the star of Hustle & Flow, a new drama about a pimp trying to break into hip-hop music. The film, opening this weekend, prompted a record bidding war at this year ...

Rhythm + Flow is currently streaming on Netflix — and will be crowning a winner this week Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...