After dominating female battle rap for more than a decade, the Making Da Band vet is back breaking boundaries in hip hop. Set to change the face of battle rap once again, rapper Babs Bunny presents her inaugural “Prom Night” event. The only formal affair of its kind, this event will celebrate the presence and progress […]
Overnight Drake announced the world’s largest-ever battle rap event to be held in conjunction with culture leader SMACK/URLTV via streaming platform Caffeine, set to go down in three weeks on Saturday 30 October. The star-studded event titled “Til Death Do Us Part” features fourteen of battle rap culture’s biggest names across seven matchups on a […]
This past Saturday, Philadelphia’s premier battle league, Battle Academy did what many thought might be the impossible in this current climate of the culture: They produced a non-violent but quite aggressive Dot Mobb vs. Cave Gang card, Respect the Shooter.
Method Man let Knowledge from Hip-Hop Is Real know who he considers are the top battle rappers (this current generation) right now.
When Cassidy lost to Goodz (clearly), he went on a rampage… working hard to convince the rest of the Hip-Hop community that his perfect battle record remained unchallenged. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information He tried it. And he tried it in the most incredible way. He produced a song called “5002-0,” basically blasting Goodz and […]
The rap world was spun on its head in disbelief last week when emerging artists and The Source Magazine‘s most recent Unsigned Hype inductee, Tsu Surf has arrested again on weapon related charges. More unbelievable is that the hit happened exactly a year to date from the day an attempted assassination on him life was […]
Halfway through their most successful year since their formation almost a decade ago, battle rap’s world leader SMACK/URLTV have announced their flagship event for 2019. This year combining two tentpole events into one: “Summer Madness” with “Double Impact.” This move creates a 2-on-2 themed card called, “Summer Impact” double stacked with those considered the best […]
URL does it again by shifting the culture with a new franchise to tickle the fancy of battle rap enthusiasts. Combining two of their marque events, Summer Madness and Double Impact, the world’s most respected stage in battle rap promises to bring the star power in double doses. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Summer Madness […]
Tech N9ne took to social media to fans know that he is alive and gave his condolences to the battle rapper, Tech 9. Celebs also chimed in.
Earlier this year it was announced that English Sony Music recording artist Shotty Horroh will make his long-awaited return to battle rap against a then mystery opponent. Speculations swirled amongst fans with names such as Loaded Lux and Murda Mook leading the prediction and the opponent has now been revealed as URL’s top gunner Tay […]
BullPen Battle League continues to start 2019 with a bang with their stacked “Superbowl” card going down this afternoon in Atlanta, showing and proving why it is widely regarded as the number one rap battle league in the South. Featuring the likes of a renewed Tay Roc, the BullPen Killer aka K-Shine in career-best form, […]
Ultimate Rap League has announced the third battle for their first event to be held overseas, in Summer Madness 8 in London. The tried and test veteran that is New York’s Iron Solomon who has a very strong year will face off against the relative underdog T-Top on Saturday 10 November. In a battle that […]
Canada’s talented and imposing yet hilarious Pat Stay is set to battle URL’s top gunner, Tay Roc on SMACK/ URL’s Summer Madness 8. This card will be the league’s first ever abroad event held in London on Saturday, November 10th. Since the Don’t Flop (UK’s most dominant battle rap platform) hit a low a couple […]
Battle rap fans are looking forward to October 13, 2018. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The world renowned URL is returning to their east coast roots. The strike is officially over. A dozen battle rappers are getting back to work. Early-bird special pay-per-view purchase reminders have been sent. Watch Battle Live subscribers have the chance to buy the […]
In case you missed the war of words which unfolded on Twitter last night, Murda Mook and Tay Roc have animosity brewing between them. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As two of Dot Mob’s most potent members, they collectively carried the flag which positioned the mob as one battle rap’s top tier factions. Both men […]
The battle rap world can collectively breathe a sign of relief as news about URL superstar, Tsu Surf recovery from his recent shooting trickles in. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Sources say that he is doing better and recuperating; adding that he is need of much rest. Surf is currently receiving only close friends and […]
The recently announced SMACK / URLTV Summer Madness 7 is taking place on Saturday 11 August in Las Vegas. The massive battle, promising to be the battle event of the year, line up includes; Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hitman Holla vs. Tay Roc T-Rex vs. Reed Dollaz Advertisement Tsu Surf vs. Iron Solomon DNA […]
For the first time ever, SMACK/URLTV heads down to Texas for the action-packed card containing six battles for NOME 8 – one of battle rap’s biggest nights for the year in this historical event. It all goes down next Saturday (June 23) at The Ballroom at Warehouse Live, with only “General Admission/ Standing Room Only” […]
SMACK/URL veteran battle rapper and recording artists Tay Roc of Baltimore, MD has established himself as one of the premiere battle rappers in the world at the moment and the battle emcee to match up with on SMACK/URL. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recording music and battling for well over a decade, the Gun Bar […]
At the top of the year, The Source received a great deal of push back from the battle rap world, when we released our Top 20 Battle Rappers of 2017. While many argued that the list did not include any women, that it was too URL-centric and that it had an unfair share of old school vets, […]
