Long before the hyphen was dropped, Jay Z used to bless his fans with radio freestyles. This one, for the Funkmaster Flex show on Hot 97, features Mr. Carter referencing some of the same things he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether written in advance or delivered off the top of the dome, freestyling remains one of the rawest forms of Hip Hop expression ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty/Johnny Nunez Funkmaster Flex reminisced on the beginnings of Hot 97 during his last 7 p.m. to midnight slot on Monday night.

Sitting in a waiting room between a signed, billboard-sized photo of Jay-Z posted up on the Williamsburg Bridge and piles of Funk Flex memorabilia, I hear a snort laugh, followed by a high-pitched ...

Funkmaster Flex reminisced on the beginnings of Hot 97 during his last 7 p.m. to midnight slot on Monday night. Funk has been with the venerated radio station since its inception in 1992, which is ...