Every now and then music industry conferences offer programs where budding artists and execs will get insight from veterans in the field. However, the cost ...

Almost two decades later, Common is still celebrated for his personification of hip-hop on "I Used to Love H.E.R.," off of the Chicago rapper's 1994 ...

Khaled has the cameras rolling for this special cut off his King The Ring LP...

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Nardwuar gets up with legend DJ Premier and challenges his knowledge on James Brown, Frankie Beverly & Maze, Jaz-O, and others...

50 Cent has a history of collaborating mostly with his G-Unit brethren, so XXL offers up a wide range of other joint musical ventures for ...

While Gang Starr's musical catalog has come to a halt with the unfortunate passing of Guru in 2010, the legacy of the collective lives on. Today ...

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