At its core, hip-hop is a competitive sport. Hit records are nice, but the greatest MCs are often defined by their wordplay. Judging from fan reaction across Twitter, the highlight of Tuesday's 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards were the nine different rhyme cipher segments, which showcased a total of 41 MCs all vying for rap supremacy. Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, B.o.B, Machine Gun Kelly, Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group and Eminem and his Shady 2.0 crew all contributed lethal bars to the program. Read more...

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Last night’s (October 11) pre-taped airing of the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2011 was accented by what has become a growing tradition at the gathering of ...

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