**THIS STORY ORIGINALLY APPEARS IN THE JUNE 2011 ISSUE OF XXL, ON STANDS NOW** In an era when music is predominantly downloadable (and free), hitting the road ...

At the Science Of Speech concert with Rakim, De La Soul and Blackstar in London, Talib Kweli & Mos Def brought out Jay El...

De La Soul’s seminal debut album, 3 Feet High and Rising, has been selected by the Library of Congress as an addition to the 2010 National ...

Big Boi, Slaughterhouse, De La Soul, Curren$y and of course hometown heroes Atmosphere, have all signed on to hit the stage at Rhymesayer’s 4th annual ...

Perhaps we should start this list off by saying, technically, no one J Dilla song is better than the other. When we think about our ...

I’ve talked about all kinds of unnecessary shit all week. Well, not unnecessary, but the point has been to tell you something about me you ...

The first Monday in September is a time to reflect on the strength of American labor, but for most folks Labor Day symbolizes the end ...

Class is in session. Some of you rap heads might not know, but today (Aug. 20) the legendary KRS-One celebrates his 45th birthday. In honor ...

I’m actually pretty mad at myself. I’d known that one of my favorite albums ever was released in early August many years ago, but, for ...