16 Bars

Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller's strong legion of fans didn't just blossom overnight. The rappers built their following organically, which inspired Logic to do the same. The rapper discusses the art of branding in The Boombox's '16 Bars' series, citing Frank Sinatra as a "debonair" man who influenced his career.

Logic is only one album deep in the game, yet he comes off as remarkably self-assured. The rapper, who debuted 'Under Pressure' in October, sat down with The Boombox for a new episode of '16 Bars' to speak about his "f--- everybody" mindset.

Ab-Soul sits down for our '16 Bars' video series to explain why he believes he's "the best rapper on Earth."

We all know that T.I. is a well-versed MC but how does he stay on top of his game -- lyrically and creatively? Simple. He practices.

For this latest installment of The Boombox's '16 Bars' series, T.I. talks about his new album, 'Paperwork,' how he makes great rap songs and his "killer-ant-with-a-sledgehammer mentality."

Common talks about the concept behind his critically-acclaimed album, 'Nobody's Smiling,' for our '16 Bars' video series.

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.

When it comes to lyrical fitness, Lecrae spends his time working out with two rappers who challenge him: Propaganda and Swoope.

Lecrae opens up about his chart-topping 'Anomaly' album, the influence Lauryn Hill and OutKast have on his career and freestyling for '16 Bars.'