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Azriel Clary, former live-in girlfriend of R. Kelly, may have managed to escape the emotional grips of a man many have called an outright monster, but it’s those trolls she still has to conquer. Since moving out of Kelly’s luxurious highrise condo in Chicago, the aspiring singer and rapper has recreated her life through therapy…

Photo credit: Jordan Wayne Saylor Philip Watson, a gospel music rapper, tells us why his battle raps uplift his opponents. Read on to find out more about him and what he thinks of contemporary music. Who is Philip Watson? I’m a man who loves Jesus. I have a passion to express Jesus through the arts in…

Drake has proven to us multiple times he doesn’t mind beefing in his music. Just when we thought he’s been relaxing, it turns out the rapper has some new pressure to address on his latest freestyle, “Duppy.” Apparently, he and G.O.O.D music artists, Pusha-T and Kanye West have some differences to settle. The big question…

Check out this new freestyle from Kusdem as he makes old-school references over an old-school hip-hop beat. Video credit: @Kusdem on Instagram

Nick Grant hails from South Carolina, but he’s getting his footing in Atlanta largely due to his lyrical abilities. Just recently, he spit arguably one of the hottest freestyles of 2015 on “Sway in the Morning.” He spoke with rolling out about some of experiences in music, teaming up with Grand Hustle’s Jason Geter, and…

Check out this crazy freestlye from Atlanta-based rapper Kusdem as he gets creative with his punchlines. Source: Instagram @Kusdem

Willow Smith’s popular 2010 single,”Whip My Hair,” had tweens from coast to coasting bobbing their heads. The song had a catchy hook and was very kid (and adult) friendly. Well, Willow has cranked things up a notch, musically speaking. On Oct. 31, the young star will be celebrating her 14th birthday, but the lyrics from…

New details have emereged about the three wanna-be rappers who set fire to a woman after losing a freestyle rap battle. Rolling out magazine contacted the prosecuting attorney for Muscogee County near Columbus, Georgia, where the crime took place. According to prosecutor Sandra Daily, “The victim is still recovering but is no longer in the hospital.…

Joey Betrail Garron, 28, Robert Carl Johnson, 23 and Ketorie Glover, 23, Three miserable rappers in Atlanta have also shown themselves to be miserable human beings. Joey Garron, 28, Robert Johnson, 23 and Ketorie Glover, 23, apparently thought they had mad skills when it came to freestyle rap. However, over the weekend at a house…

You may have forgotten Jay Electronica was an artist on Jay Z’s Roc Nation label. You may have forgotten Jay Electronica was at one time, the most highly-anticipated new rhymer in hip-hop. You may have even forgotten that Jay Z, when motivated, when flip words better than almost anyone who’s ever picked up a microphone. This morning, Jay & Jay offered a little reminder.

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Joey Bada$$ finally steps up to the plate to deliver one of the most highly anticipated “XXL Freshman” freestyles this year. Check it out, and let us know if it was all that you expected.

Check out G.O.O.D. Music/Grand Hustle artist, Travis Scott as he spits his “2013 XXL Freshman” freestyle. Are you feeling it?

Chris Brown is now back in the radio hot seat! Currently promoting his upcoming album X, Breezy lays down a freestyles on Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex show. How convenient of Flex to put on Drake’s “Started From the Bottom.” Check it out!

2013 XXL Freshman, Joey Bada$$, joins his Pro Era crew in a freestyle cypher on BET’s “The Backroom.” Take a look, and you’ll see why Joey made the coveted list.