Fresh off of the release of his Def Jam, debut, Live from the Underground, Big K.R.I.T. breaks down his 10 favorite underground albums...

With Big K.R.I.T.'s debut album, Live From The Underground, due out next month, XXL helps listeners get ready with his 25 Most Essential Songs...

Tastemakers and industry elites were in for a real treat last night (May 15).  That’s because, Mississippi MC, Big K.R.I.T. held a private listening party ...

Standout: "Who Want What/Break A Bitch Down (Freestyle)" Also Check Out: "Mac & Me" featuring Mac Miller And: "Comin Dyne Clean" Name: Nick Pratt Age: 24 Reppin’: “Funkytown” Fort Worth, ...

Big K.R.I.T. has put himself in a tough, if enviable, position. His breakout release, May 2010’s K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, had many anointing him as the ...

Breakout: "Rabbits" Also Check: "Roll Tide" featuring Yelawolf Name: David Williams. a.k.a Yung Clova and ST 2Lettaz Age: 27 and 26 Reppin’: Athens, Alabama and Huntsville, AL Our style ...

Breakout: "Light It Up" Also Check: "I Feel Like" And: "Smile 4 Me" featuring Baby Booda Name: Big T Age: 27 Reppin’: Port Gibson, MS / (DMV)VA My style and/or skills ...

Journalist Ben Westhoff’s book about the rise of hip-hop music below the Mason-Dixon line, Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers ...

The South got somethin' to say, and a new book is hoping to be an added voice. Dirty South: Outkast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the ...