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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(AllHipHop News) You have to give it to him, Lil Yachty is not afraid to step into the lion’s den. On February 28, the Lil Boat 2 creator found himself in the cross-hairs of Funkmaster Flex. The ...

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 ...

Following the release of his latest album, The Course of the Inevitable 2, former G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks stopped by Funkmaster Flex’s studio for a new freestyle. “For the heaters for whatever it’s ...

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 ...

As one of the most talented MCs in the game right now, new releases by J.Cole are followed closely. His latest freestyle that he dropped during Funkmaster Flex’s show on Hot 97 last night is no ...

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 ...

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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 ...