I was born and raised in Queens. You know what that makes me, the big homie? A native New Yorker. And as such, you root for the Knicks. The Knickerbockers. That’s the rule! Doesn’t matter who’s on the team or who’s the coach. It was fun in the 90’s.The battles with MJ. The slugfests with The Heat. But nowadays thanks to that punk Isiah, New York sports fans like myself are in pain and misery. When I started making industry baller dough I fulfilled my dream and got season tickets for the Mets and The Knicks but then I was always ...

50 Cent clearly the biggest rapper at the time was the guest editor of XXL’s 50th issue. Might not have been my most ethical move ...

“Learn the words, you might sing this.”—Chuck D Ok it’s Jadakiss time. The jaded worker. Damn dude almost got a pass but I’m only a third ...

It was the biggest story of the year. And for the first time, in his career, Curtis took an L. So what has he done ...

Dear Bow Wow, Let me preface this by saying, I actually like you and even some of your music. I also predict that when it’s all ...

A triumvirate of dudes that the rap world wouldn’t piss on if they were on fire. Rick Ross “Hustlin’” is a classic. Undisputed. The production on Port ...

So we all know Lil Wayne’s only real relationship is with his white Styrofoam cup (Sorry LL—Lauren London). But what if all that alleged sizzurp ...

Besides the time I let the Aziatic One know that Pieces of a Man was a piece of crap, here are a few times I ...

The other day in one of XXL’s creative meetings, the homie Brian “B. Dot” Miller smh-d in shame when talk of DMX came up in ...