Pitchfork writer Alphonse Pierre’s rap column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, Instagram freestyles, memes, weird tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. Rap’s megastars ...

The Beastie Boys and Eminem showed the world that white guys can, in fact, rap without looking like complete and total buffoons. I am not one of those guys, but Friday night, I plan to rap anyway. And ...

For his part, Bada$ has more than held his own against attacks from the West. He even launched a TDEast website and is now baiting Kendrick Lamar to come for him, as well. And Joey hasn’t been ...

Battle rap is an art form and a sport, as well as an industry that has been slowly growing over the last decade. While there are proving grounds all over the country, New York is its epicenter. By Ben ...