Photos courtesy of Daniel Edwards It's rare to have this much hip-hop in one place. After West Coast stops earlier this summer in Los Angeles and San ...

It seems like the dynamic duo of Nas and AZ are back at it. The two recently reunited and have been performing Nas’s seminal album, ...

XXL takes a look at several of this week’s best tweets…...

Several rappers have come together since the release of Jay-Z and Kanye West's Watch the Throne last week, but XXL has a few other dynamic ...

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This year’s Rock the Bells lineup has just been announced, and the roster is looking stacked. Headlining the annual hip-hop festival will be Ms. Lauryn Hill, ...

Elzhi isn't the first MC to pay homage to a classic, but he's sure upped the ante for tributes. Elmatic, a 10-track mixtape that revisits Nas' ...

WORDS BEN DETRICK **THIS STORY ORIGINALLY APPEARS IN THE MAY 2011 ISSUE OF XXL ON SALE NOW** Last summer, when Kanye West was in the throes of ...

The way we consume music is constantly changing. We've gone from vinyl to digital, from buying to downloading. With that, plenty has changed, from the ...