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 ...

The Rock the Bells festival will be making its New York stop at Governor’s Island this Saturday, September 3 and XXLmag.com has two pairs of ...

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, ...

In this new video, Nas reflects on the making of Illmatic and speaks on Q-Tip, DJ Premier and more...

The Detroit emcee goes in depth about what he says is one of his favorite verses that he's ever penned, where he flipped a classic ...

The Yonkers, NY rapper tries his hip-hop knowledge by answering five nerdy rap questions. How well does he do? Watch and see...

Who dares remake a classic? Detroit hip-hop mainstay and former Slum Villager Elzhi, that’s who. The emcee's oft-delayed recreation of Illmatic, aptly titled Elmatic, has ...

XXL and Elzhi.com are proud to present Elzhi’s new mixtape, Elmatic, for free download tomorrow afternoon (May 10) at 1 p.m. EST, exclusively on XXLMag.com. The ...

The rhyme notebook may be going the way of the buffalo, but writing isn't lost on Nas. The Queens lyricist has a rich history of ...