For over 15 years, Funkmaster Flex’s Hot 97 freestyle segment has and continues to be a hip hop tradition. Sometimes used as a proving ground for new artists or as a platform to air grievance, but ...

You can debate all day about who has the best pen or greatest verse, but when it comes to freestyles, one of the most respected proving grounds is still Funkmaster Flex’s HOT 97 show. Especially when ...

Grammy-nominated rapper GloRilla is one of the most charismatic new artists to burst onto the scene. As her debut major label EP, Anyways, Life’s Great, continues to gain steam online, the Memphis ...

Burgeoning Bay Area rapper Symba is having a bit of a moment right now as his profile climbs in the wake of his signing to Atlantic Records. After sharing the tracklist and release date of his ...

Kendrick Lamar kicking some flows over the Notorious B.I.G.’s classic “Who Shot Ya?” instrumental. More please. The former K. Dot is in NYC and stopped by Hot 97 to kick it with Funkmaster Flexand ...

Conway The Machine criticized Funkmaster Flex for being a gatekeeper when the two exchanged insults on social media. Conway the Machine and Funkmaster Flex connected for a new freestyle to put an end ...

Freestyles aren’t known for being bastions of vulnerability. Traditionally, the form is a mixture of technical skill, improvisation, showmanship, and hyperbolic boasts. In July, Tyler, The Creator’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether written in advance or delivered off the top of the dome, freestyling remains one of the rawest forms of Hip Hop expression ...

Rowdy Rebel stopped by Hot 97 on Wednesday to drop a freestyle for Funkmaster Flex, beginning with some bars over Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia track “You, Me, Him and Her.” First off in the ...

Even when Funkmaster Flex freestyles are bad, they're still pretty good. It's just fun to watch rappers doing their best while Flex, the New York rap-radio legend, sits next to them and makes ...

The radio freestyle is an artform that can also be a chore. It’s easy for most rappers to drift up to the Funkmaster Flex show and deliver a verse on autopilot, but G Herbo refuses to do anything ...

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