What do Team USA and rappers have in common? They need a hype man, a person who champions the main talent through their vibrancy. Flavor Flav, hype man extraordinaire, is doing what he does best at ...

Hip Hop’s storytelling style has always allowed for Black culture to take center stage, and sports are an important part of that culture. This is especially shown through how songs are written and ...

Isaac Freeman III, the award-winning rapper and hype man known professionally as Fatman Scoop, has died after suffering a medical emergency on stage. Freeman's death was confirmed on Saturday in a ...

This concept of using hype man to back up rappers on stage and even on soundtracks began as far back as the 80s. The hype man acts as an on stage support representative for a performing act. Rappers ...

For three decades, the sound of a rap battle has been defined by a digital button. You know the sound. It’s the "reggae horn"—that ...

Since breaking into the mainstream almost two years ago, rapper Odumodublvck has soared to commercial success to become one of Africa's biggest rappers On September 22, 2024, Odumodublvck headlined ...