"I've been a rap fan my whole life and always try to learn the words of rap songs because that increased my enjoyment of the music," Shaver tells XXL. "I just thought it would be fun to do it for ...

Since hip-hop began, MCs have been out to one-up their rivals, so it's no surprise that the quest to be the world's fastest rapper is hard-fought. Quickest doesn't necessarily mean best – there ...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE NEXT MOVEMENT") BLACK THOUGHT: (Rapping) Word up, the formation of words to fit - that's what I usually disturb you with. A lot of rappers never heard of this, or know ...

André 3000, half of the beloved rap duo Outkast and obscure flute aficionado ... s “Party”) or barely-there snippets (the two words he sings on Kanye West’s “30 Hours”) to hear the ...