Much like the old school Rap City did with its use of "The Booth," BET's 106 & Park will now be featuring a freestyle rap segment for famous and/or up and coming aspiring rappers in their new installment, "The BackRoom."  This new addition to 106 & Park will allow all sorts of rappers the opportunity to freestyle or spit already written verses over a wide variety of exclusive beats.  

The president of music programming and specials for BET Networks, Stephen Hill, commented on the new installment of "The BackRoom."

"The BackRoom is the place where freestyle will reign.  Truth is, we've missed having a place like 'Rap City's' 'The Booth' and now we've got it. In The Backroom, it doesn't matter if you're famous or not. You just have to be a skilled emcee."

"The BackRoom" will launch this Friday, May 18th on 106 & Park, and its first featured rapper to step up to the mic, will be the growing fan favorite, 2 Chainz.

Source: allhiphop.com