Black Thought

Black Thought continues to prove he's a lyrical beast with his latest track, 'Making a Murderer' featuring Styles P.

The Roots are usually not caught up in legal issues, but the legendary group have found themselves being sued by a former band member.

The act of rapping is practiced by many, yet mastered by few, but Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs and Black Thought make it look easy in the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher Tuesday night (Oct. 13).

The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher lineup include rising rap stars Tink and Vince Staples to veterans rhymers like Redman, Doug E. Fresh and Black Thought.

Black Thought "ain't no joke." A studied MC in the tradition of crowd-movers like Rakim before him, Thought took to our 16 Bars LIVE stage to show amateurs how it's done.

Watch Tariq Trotter rip through his performance of 'The Imperial' at our 16 Bars LIVE event a few months back.

We already told you a little about our 16 Bars Live event a few weeks back and now we've got video of some the night's best moments to share with you.

For the first 16 Bars LIVE event, we enlisted Black Thought of the legendary Roots crew. Renown as one of the best technical MCs ever, Thought got a chance to show off his virtuosity with a high-energy set inspired by the music of James Brown.

The Boombox's 16 Bars Live event in NYC featured The Roots' Black Thought and four tenacious battle rappers from across the country.

More bars than the East Village.