If I had a dollar for every Stan that has sworn the Clipse are their favorite hip-hop act out, I would’ve saved up enough dough to retire from XXL a long time ago. Apparently it’s only cool to say you love the Clipse, but it must not be cool to actually buy their album. Well, actually, let me correct that it was cool for 31,500 of y’all to support. Give yourselves a round of applause (myself included). I’ll admit I wasn’t the biggest Clipse fan (translation: I didn’t worship the ground that the Brothers Thornton walked on), but I’ve always had a ...

Obie Trice Special Reserve Moss Appeal Music Beats: XL Lyrics: XL Originality: L Obie Trice’s new album, Special Reserve, his first official release since leaving Eminem’s Shady Records in 2008, ...

I think the general rap Stan opinion (emphasis on the word “general”) places Dr. Dre and DJ Premier as the top hip-hop producers of all-time. ...

Lil Scrappy The Grustle (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam) Beats: XL Lyrics: L Originality:L Lil Scrappy has switched his hip-hop allegiance quite a few times in his young career. After first ...

When 5-0 killed that bum CD peddler in Times Square the other day, they found in his wallet a cryptic message scribbled on the back ...

Last Friday, Houston rapper Chamillionaire performed in Fort Hood, Texas as part of a free concert to honor the victims of the tragic army base ...

I grew more and more confused with each passing moment after seeing footage of Kid Cudi going Ron Artest on some fan at a Vancouver ...

Last Tuesday was a big week for hip-hop as record stores saw five major albums drop from Snoop Dogg, Clipse, B.G., Gucci Mane and Timbaland. ...

Welcome to the homestretch. After taking you guys through 2000-2002 in part one, 2003 to 2005 in part two, and 2006-2007 in part three, it’s ...