That question purposely paraphrases the title of a classic hip-hop single, “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?” That song, ironically, never defined the term, but was wild popular nevertheless. The answer to ...

One of the enduring traits of artists within hip-hop, from generation to generation, is the freedom of self-expression. The very soul of hip-hop is based off the freestyle, coming up with lyrics and ...

Improvisation requires a very specific, felicitous skill set: humor, memory, flexibility, acute listening, openness, wit and wordplay. When you add in rhythm and rhyme, a human percussionist and two ...

Chris Sullivan, Wayne Brady, Anthony Veneziale, Aneesa Folds, and Kurt Crowley (on keyboard) in "Freestyle Love Supreme." (Courtesy Joan Marcus) At first, only the silhouettes of the "Freestyle Love ...

LL Cool J stopped by Sway’s Universe and delivered a freestyle sure to further add to his iconic musical resume. On Wednesday (Aug. 2), the Hip-Hop legend dropped in for an interview with Sway ...

Hip-hop gets a bad rap (pun intended) at least in part because its perception by the mainstream is either that of the thug-life, gangsta types who become movie stars and often end up dead, or the ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Anthony Veneziale, Chris Sullivan, Aneesa Folds, Ian Weinberger (on keyboard back), and Arthur Lewis (on keyboard) in "Freestyle Love Supreme." (Photo by Joan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 1990s, Freestyle Fellowship helped further the West Coast’s take on frantic, back-and-forth freestyling between rappers, ...

How much, honestly, does anybody like—as in, want to pay for and sit and listen to—freestyle rap? Even among rap fans (I’m one of them!), who’s taking the long way home on the odd chance of catching a ...

“Freestyle Love Supreme,” the hip-hop improv show that won a special Tony Award for its Broadway run, is different every night. Different guest stars. Different audience input. Different rap riffs.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- June 27 marks the anniversary of a landmark moment that music enthusiasts see as the day Houston's special brand of hip-hop was put on the world map. Legendary producer DJ ...