The art of the rap solo in contemporary pop has only come into its own over the last 20-odd years. Here, we pay tribute to the best rap performances by men in songs sung by women.

If you can do better than Susan the Providore or Bill the Alpaca Breeder, head over to CGUrap for the chance to win $20,000. And they insist rappin' grannies are more than welcome.

Rappers love similes like Joanie loves Chachi. In a bonus stupid question, we ask MCs Pressure, Bliss and Ozi Batla about their favourite rap similes.

His best friend was murdered, he remarried and divorced, he went through rehab. Yet over the last five years Eminem found the most platinum-coated inspiration from Christopher Reeve jokes.

Is Joaquin Phoenix's increasingly shambolic rapping odyssey a legitimate career change, an elaborate piss-take of Hollywood hobby bands, or a sign that heroin is a helluva drug?

GLOBAL EXCLUSIVE: Australia's hottest new rapper speaks to The Enthusiast about women, Westside life, and snapkicking every other cunt in Australian hip-hop.