XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Feb. 11, 1997: Legendary Hot 97 radio personality Funkmaster Flex aka Funk Flex took the mixtape game to a new level by making mixtapes a ...

Conway The Machine criticized Funkmaster Flex for being a gatekeeper when the two exchanged insults on social media. Conway the Machine and Funkmaster Flex connected for a new freestyle to put an end ...

Given the single-hungry, compilation-friendly, attention-span-impaired climate of popular music, it's not surprising that mix-tape-style compilations from notable DJs are bigger and more popular than ...

Memphis MC Moneybagg Yo steps into the Hot 97 studio to be entry No. 64 in Flex's freestyle series and the CMG rapper holds it down. With Drake's "Free Smoke" beat turned down lower than on a typical ...

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 ...