Another month in the books. Can you believe the summer is almost over? I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun. I mean, for me, this month brought me stellar music from Kanye West; 50 Cent going crazy on Twitter; and a short-lived mildly entertaining subliminal altercation between Rick Ross and Young Jeezy. Of course the month was not without the crazy shit that embarrasses the human race. Like, rap songs from Brian Pumper, Kat Stacks catching a new vic, Soulja Boy, and a new hit song from Antonie Dodson. Personally, I enjoy ignorant shit as much as ...

There was a lot of things I didn't get to comment on last week, while I was out working on a comparative analysis of various ...

The relationship between rappers and females has been tumultuous to say the least. In the wake of Kat Stacks’ latest episodes—first with Soulja Boy and ...

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Way back in like '06, when I questioned which type of Islam Lupe Fiasco belongs to, prison Islam or terrorist Islam, the likes of TPAR ...

So let me get this straight: for the right price, Drake will make your R&B aspirations see reality? Don’t get me wrong, the guy has a ...

Outtakes from XXL's Sept 2010 editorial, which is on stands now. In XXL's September 2010 editorial letter, cover subject Shyne flipped the script, played reporter and ...

Who’s to say what “real” means these days? Is Shyne as real as he proclaims? He did do nine years behind bars for staying true ...

9th closes out his weeklong series with the song that wraps up Remo's LP perfectly...