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News Travi$ Scott Explains Why His BET Cypher Freestyle Was "Ass" Travi$ Scott elaborates on why his BET Cypher freestyle was less than stellar. By Trevor Smith October 16, 2013

News Rapper Skillz Goes In on BET Cypher Participants & Tyler The Creator

In his new interview with AllHipHop, Virgina based Rapper Skillz speaks candidly on how he felt about the 2011 BET Cypher participants as well as Rap upcomer Tyler the Creator. Below are some excerpts and the full 2 page interview.

“I lost so much respect for so many rappers today…” -Skillz

By Rose Lilah October 07, 2011

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Music Childish Gambino Believes Rap Isn't Growing Like It Used To "You get washed and old when s**t just sounds the same to you because you've heard so much," the multi-hyphenate remarked. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 06, 2023

Sneakers The New Jordan Triangle Set To Release In Vibrant "Hyper Punch" The Jordan Triangle "Hyper Punch" is set to release on July 2, bringing a vibrant colorway to one of Jordan's newer silhouettes. By Ben Atkinson June 07, 2026

Music Redman Passionately Defends Eminem's BET Cypher Redman has nothing but respect for Eminem's cypher. By Mitch Findlay October 20, 2017

Music Vic Mensa Apologized To XXXTentacion's Mother After BET Awards Diss Vic Mensa speaks about the backlash he faced after his BET cypher on "The Breakfast Club." By Alex Zidel December 10, 2018

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Sneakers Air Jordan 4 GS “Hyper Violet” Gets Official Images 2 more weeks until this eye-catching sneaker drops. By Ben Atkinson April 12, 2024

Music Shady 2.0 Cypher: Ranking Each Verse From Worst To Best Today, we are revisiting one of hip hop's most iconic cyphers, showcasing a roster of elite lyricists. By Wyatt Westlake March 01, 2024

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Gram Saweetie Credits Cher For Album Delay: "After I Met Her, I Had An Epiphany" The rapper's debut studio album "Pretty B*tch Music" was supposed to arrive last week, but Saweetie decided to hold off. By Erika Marie June 29, 2021

Streetwear Thierry Mugler Dead At 73, Legendary French Fashion Designer Mourned By Many Mugler was best known for his sculpted, hyper-feminine couture pieces. By Hayley Hynes January 24, 2022

Original Content Eminem's BET Cypher: 7 Scathing Donald Trump Bashing Bars Eminem's Donald Trump diss was full of memorable lyrics. By Mitch Findlay October 11, 2017

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Music Blueface Thinks DDG Washed Coi Leray, Morray, & Lakeyah In Their XXL Cypher According to Blueface, DDG had the best verse of his XXL Freshman cypher. By Joshua Robinson July 14, 2021

TV Bow Wow Joins Cast Of "CSI: Cyber" Bow Wow (AKA Shad Moss) is set to play a hacker in CSI spinoff "CSI: Cyber." By Patrick Lyons August 19, 2014

Pop Culture Amber Rose's Ex AE Edwards Seen Getting Flirty With Cher It was all in good fun, and it's said that AE and Tyga ran into Cher at a celebrity hot spot. By Da Vida Gayden November 03, 2022

Sports Randy Moss Fan Gets Insane Hyper-Realistic Tattoo: Watch Talk about taking your fandom to new heights. By Alexander Cole October 15, 2019

Beef Papoose Thinks Kendrick's BET Cypher Verse Was Aimed At Him Papoose believes that Kendrick Lamar's recent BET cypher verse was aimed at him, and that K.Dot will never match him lyrically. By Trevor Smith October 04, 2013

Music Videos Watch 2016 BET Hip-Hop Award Cyphers Check out all the cyphers from Tuesday night's airing of the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards. By Kevin Goddard October 04, 2016

News 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers Check out all the cyphers from Tuesday night's airing of the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards. By Kevin Goddard October 15, 2014

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Music 2 Chainz Explains How He Ended Up On 2011 BET Cypher 2 Chainz reflects on how he stayed ready for the 2011 BET Awards Cypher. By Lavender Alexandria July 05, 2023

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Sneakers Air Jordan 14 Golf Gets A Clean "Hyper Royal" Refresh The Air Jordan 14 Golf “Hyper Royal” gets a fresh update with official images, blending MJ’s on-court legacy with his passion for golf.

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TV BET Hip Hop Awards Is Gone: The Cyphers, Chaos, & Culture A generation of Hip Hop fans grew up on moments the BET Hip Hop Awards made possible, & its absence leaves a gap the culture can’t easily fill. By Erika Marie August 08, 2025

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Music Watch The 2018 BET Hip Hop Award Cyphers Watch all the cyphers from Tuesday night's BET Hip Hop Awards, including Vic Mensa, G Herbo, Nick Grant, Blocboy JB & more. By Kevin Goddard October 16, 2018

Music Coi Leray Believes She Has Best "XXL" Freestyle & Cypher She says that she and Lakeyah had the best freestyles, regardless of the criticism Leray has received from Hip Hop fans. By Erika Marie July 13, 2021

Original Content Joey Bada$$ Talks About His Love/Hate Relationship With Twitter, TDE's BET Cypher Joey Bada$$ comments on Twitter, the BET cyphers and more in our exclusive interview with the rapper. By Rose Lilah October 23, 2013

Music Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Captain Cypher Teams At 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards Swizz Beatz and Timbaland both hosted teams for the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher. By Cole Blake October 11, 2023

Sneakers Nike Air Foamposite One “Metallic Copper” Gets Official Images A big re-release for sneakerheads. By Ben Atkinson August 24, 2024

News BET Hip Hop Awards 2015 Cypher To Feature Vince Staples, Redman, & More Vince Staples, Redman, Black Thought, Casey Veggies, and more... By Danny Schwartz October 12, 2015

News DJ Premier Bans Justin Bieber From Entering BET Cypher With Ghostwritten Verse

Bieber tried to get on the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher using a verse penned by Ludacris, only to be denied by DJ Premier.

The annual BET Hip Hop Awards has become known for showcasing various emcees in its various freestyle cyphers. DJ Premier has become somewhat of a curator in the cypher sessions, along with executives at BET. During a recent interview, DJ Premier spoke on how emcees get selected to participate and explained why he had to deny Justin Bieber from entering the cypher.

By Rose Lilah October 18, 2011