Throwbacks

Whether he is a free man or incarcerated, Gucci Mane is the most respected rapper coming out of Atlanta. He also must live in the studio, as indicated in his recent announcement of releasing three mixtapes at once on August 13. Big Guwop, who manages to always surprise us, gave an in-depth look of his journey back in 2008...

Jay-Z is not a businessman; he’s a business, man. After giving away one million downloads of Magna Carta Holy Grail through a Samsung promotion, Hov managed to sell an additional 527,000 copies in the first week. Some detractors still doubt his management of big business deals, but let’s not forget Hov has always been pretty savvy at it. With that ...

Before "The Bash."

Hip-hop has its share of self-made success stories. Sometimes, the indie hustle is much more respected than securing a big major label deal. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are the latest triumph, but there have been other artists in hip-hop that have stuck to this model for years. In...

Hip-hop has its share of self-made success stories. Sometimes, the indie hustle is much more respected than securing a big major label deal. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are the latest triumph, but there have been other entities in hip-hop that have stuck to this model for years. In...

Hip-hop has its share of self-made success stories. Sometimes, the indie hustle is much more respected than securing a big major label deal. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are the latest triumph, but there have been other entities in hip-hop that have stuck to this model for years. In...

On June 24, Fat Joe was sentenced to prison for tax evasion. The Bronx rapper faces four months and a $15,000 for failure to file income tax returns on approximately $3.3 million in earnings. Initially, he was charged on failure to file tax returns from 2007 to 2010, but the charges were reduced after he agreed to a plea bargain...

Super Tuesday is officially over. On June 18, four big hip-hop albums—Yeezus, Born Sinner, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, Extended Play—impacted retailers and online outlets everywhere. The sales race is officially on, with projections predicting West is leading the pack. We interac...

Lil Wayne has grown into a household name since releasing his monumental album Tha Carter III in 2008. On Monday, the album turned five and we gathered Wayne’s collaborators to tell us compelling stories on how certain tracks came together. It’s...

Over the past few weeks, rumors have been circulating that the almighty Wu-Tang Clan is set to make a return to hip-hop with a new album, A Better Tomorrow. While nothing has been officially confirmed—Raekwon recently told XXL that the Clan's members are still trying to sort out the business end of the process—fans have gotten to hear one new track from troupe, "Execution In Autumn." In

Over the past few weeks, Jay-Z's been steadily popping up in more and more Instagram images with other rappers. While nothing's been officially confirm, it does lead one to suspect that Jay may be hitting the studio and recording as of late...

Over the past two weeks, rumors have been swirling that Kanye West is preparing the release of his highly anticipated sixth solo album. Although the album's release has yet to be confirmed, Yeezy has been regularly teasing new music at live shows and even hosted a hush-hush listening session, which points to the fact that there's definitely something going on in Ye's camp...