Thank God it’s Friday. Not only does that signal the end of the school and work week, but, of course, it means another addition to ...

Kanye West didn’t invent the weekly viral hip-hop series, but he damn sure perfected it. When Crooked I spent 2007/2008 dropping freestyles with his “Hip-Hop Weekly” ...

More than ever, rappers are giving fans short, compact pieces of music, rather than full-lengths LPs. The format, formally known as an EP, or “extended ...

Published in the September 2010 issue, which is on newsstands now!!! For the past 13 years, XXL has always had a soft spot for rap’s ...

It’s no mystery that hip-hop fans more partial to mainstream sounds aren’t completely up on Tech N9ne’s skills. There’s a chance that the Kansas City, ...

I love teams in rap. There’s something about a team’s chemistry that makes me nod my head a little harder whenever I’m bumping their songs. ...

Slaughterhouse hasn’t officially signed with Shady Records yet, but that doesn’t mean the supergroup haven’t gone into the studio with label head Eminem. XXLMag.com just ...

A little over two years Joell Ortiz graced the cover of XXL along with nine other MCs dubbed the Leaders of the New School. Co-signed ...

March madness is in full swing. The 10 Freshmen for ’10 issue is on stands now, the DJ Whoo Kid-hosted mixtape is available ...