While mean-mugging is expected of most rappers, MCs don't sport a grin too often. XXL put together a gallery of some of the most gangsta ...

Birdman's impressive roster has allowed the mogul to stay relevant. XXL takes an historical look at Cash Money's artists over the years...

Two o’clock in the morning, on a warm spring night, Bryan “Baby” Williams pulls his blood-red Bugatti Veyron into the parking lot of the Hit ...

The old hip-hop saying has been flipped over and over. XXL counts down its favorite references...

Journalist Ben Westhoff’s book about the rise of hip-hop music below the Mason-Dixon line, Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers ...

Juvie teams with the Galactic and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band from HBO's popular show...

Juvenile found himself back in handcuffs over the weekend for drug charges. According to the Associated Press, the New Orleans rap vet was picked up on ...

Originally published in the November 2005 issue of XXL In the early morning hours of Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast ...

Juvenile has pleaded guilty to marijuana possession charges. As previously reported, Juve was arrested for misdemeanor possession at his New Orleans recording studio last February and on ...