Joell Ortiz & Novel Defying the Predictable Beats: L Lyrics: XL Originality: XL Outside of his work with the hip-hop collective Slaughterhouse, Joell Ortiz has also spent much ...

It’s day eight of XXL’s look back on our decade of dominance as we reflect on all the covers we’ve done over the past 10 ...

It’s hilarious that Joe Budden is acting like an asshole while defending himself against public perception he believes unfairly paints him as… well… an asshole. We’ve ...

Damn, it’s hard to believe that’s it’s been almost 10 years since Christopher “Big Pun” Rios passed away. Yesterday (November 10) was the big guy’s ...

The Madd Rapper is back. In a recent interview with XXLMag.com, former Bad Boy producer Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie revealed that he has plans to drop ...

On the heels of their reunion concert in Atlanta last month, the original members of Goodie Mob are hitting the road together for the first ...

With Manhattan sitting stage right, illuminated in the nighttime sky, the ThisIs50 fest proved to be a thoroughly New York affair this past Saturday (October ...

SLAUGHTERHOUSE Slaughterhouse (E1 Music) As a group, Slaughterhouse is greater than the sum of its parts. Its members, while respected, consist of a pair of weathered industry journeymen ...

For our 12th Anniversary issue, XXL came up with a 12 Step Program for rappers to improve their chances in this ailing music industry. Steps ...