Well before samplers and synthesizers became a part of hip-hop’s fundamental equation, most hip-hop artists recorded their music with live bands in the studio. In ...

Credit or blame the fact I’m closer to middle age than ever, but I’ve grown tired of attending nothing but hip hop shows and concerts ...

Of course this will be taken the wrong way by most of the readers here, but lately I’ve been quite apathetic towards rap. Sure there’s ...

When Brad “Scarface” Jordan announced that his last studio album (2009’s Emeritus) would be his final one, the claim was hard to believe. On one ...

Last night (May 20), XXLMag.com was given the chance to have an early listen to The Roots’ upcoming album, How I Got Over, at ...

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Ever since news that Wu-Tang vet Ghostface Killah would be sticking to his more soulful side on his new disc— an entirely R&B tinged effort titled ...

Welcome to Kanye Week at Negro Please... Maybe. "It's our responsibility as musicians to keep pushing each other... We will be the new Beatles, the new ...

Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am is expected to release "It's A New Day," a congratulatory song on Barack Obama's presidential election victory later today. ...