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 ...

From Clipse to Metro Boomin and Cardi B, the year was full of memorable rap songs that expanded and experimented with the ...

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 ...