In 2009, Mitchell switched gears and created the Ultimate Rap League (URL) pitting battle rappers against each other with purses ranging from $4,000 to $20,000. This past August, the URL’s Summer ...

Smack White breaks down the origins of his trailblazing battle rap league URL, how the brand partnered with a Drake and Caffeine, and what to expect during NOME X. All one has to hear is his trademark ...

“I remember when URL was S.M.A.C.K. DVDs and it started hitting the streets back in the early 2000s. You used to [have to] pull up on 125th, and grab a copy or someone would hit you with it backstage ...

Learn about the “Godfather of Battle Rap” and the first commercial Hip-Hop film. Smack White, whose name is an acronym for Streets, Music, Arts, Culture, and Knowledge, is the essence of Hip-Hop. He ...

Even after blessing us with a batch of new tracks last week with the release of his third studio album While the World Was Burning, SAINt JHN is giving his fans just a little bit more with some minor ...

The best battlers rappers around returned to the Ultimate Rap League’s Summer Madness at an overflowing Webster Hall in New York City on August 19 to see whose bars reign supreme. The mega event also ...