During the past two decades or so, as owning and managing your own business has become a realistic and easily attainable goal, many musicians and ...

In this podcast, XXL Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Satten & Lifestyle Editor Ralph Bristout talk XXL Freshmen, Smokers' Club and go behind the rap game with insiders ...

Joey opens up to Sway about the the loss of Pro Era member, Capital STEEZ...

New York native Joey Bada$$ earned a name for himself earlier this year thanks to his debut mixtape, 1999. Now, the Cinematic Music Group signee ...

Big K.R.I.T. both epitomizes and stands out from today’s crop of young MCs. Since 2010, he’s used the Web to release three free projects, but ...

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...

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 ...

Last week, it was announced that Big K.R.I.T.'s debut album, Live From The Underground, wouldn't be released on September 27 as initially scheduled. Instead, the ...

It looks like September 27 won't be a day filled with former XXL Freshmen releasing their debut albums, after all. Though J. Cole's Cole World: The ...