Brendan Varan

I'd also be smiling if I were Drake.

We reached out to one of the hottest in the DMV right now.

From Young Thug to Janelle Monáe and everything in between.

Cardi enters, but Drake cannot be stopped.

SEX and Uzi go way up.

Backed by a Thelonious Martin beat, the Jersey-born artist goes off.

Drake, Cardi, Saba—all the music you need this week.

Drake's reign continues.

Now signed to Ty Dolla $ign's THMVMNT label, the West Coast MC blesses the booth with a new freestyle.

The music you need this week, simplified.

The New York MC goes off top in a searing new freestyle.

The music you need this week, simplified.

The New Jersey MC rattles off bars in a new freestyle.

The music you need this week, simplified.

The Chinese-American MC blesses the booth with a melodic freestyle.

Whatever he is, the Wolf of Grape Street is uniquely himself.

Thousands of new songs hit streaming services every week, let's make this easier.

Fresh off the release of his collab project with DJ Mustard, 'The Ghetto,' the South Central MC delivers a melodic freestyle.

Thousands of new songs hit streaming services every week, let's make this easier.

Rae Sremmurd's more abrasive half turns in the best of three new singles from the duo.

Time to get UUGLY.

Thousands of new songs hit streaming services every week, let's make this easier.

Zombie Season is upon us, and it begins by putting your favorite rapper's name on a headstone.

The fast-rising Memphis rapper is the latest participant in our freestyle series.

Thousands of new songs hit streaming services every week, let's make this easier.

Dreamville is in the building.

The buzzing California upstart spits a melodic, laid-back freestyle.