Today’s the day. Pastor Troy will be the next guest on Channel Live, XXL’s weekly interview series on Ustream at 4 p.m. EST this afternoon. The ...

Five years ago today, the world was properly introduced to Jay “Young Jeezy” Jenkins. Though he had created a unprecedented buzz on the streets thanks ...

Images Kenneth Cappello It’s an all-white affair at the Metropolitan Business and Arts District in southwest Atlanta. The industrial loft complex is the locale for XXL’s ...

When I was about 12, my aunt told me there is no problem that cannot be fixed with $5 worth of gas and a book ...

The brain behind the brawn, the men (and women) behind the stars; it’s easy to argue that for any MC to truly be great he ...

No matter how hot the rapper on the mic or how dope of a beat the producer laid out, it wouldn’t mean a thing if ...

It isn’t just the rappers that make Georgia hot. Much of the state’s musical dominance is due to the producers who craft the sound. Thick ...

Over the weekend amazon.com changed the release date of T.I.’s upcoming album, King Uncaged, from August 17 to September 28. Yet it looks like the ...

Images by F. Scott Schafer Echo Recording Studios is not an easy place to find. The unmarked building is lodged in a cluster of industrial structures ...