Originally printed in the September 2002 issue of XXL “By age 25 Scott ‘La Rock’ Sterling had ...

"Realness" is overrated. It's a statement that hip-hop as a community should've been saying a long time ago. Rick Ross got busted. So? He wasn't ...

Class is in session. Some of you rap heads might not know, but today (Aug. 20) the legendary KRS-One celebrates his 45th birthday. In honor ...

Joell Ortiz’s life will be coming to the big screen later today at the 11th annual HBO New York International Latino Film Festival. XXLMag.com recently ...

It’s no mystery that hip-hop fans more partial to mainstream sounds aren’t completely up on Tech N9ne’s skills. There’s a chance that the Kansas City, ...

There was a time when Talib Kweli was the sober, preachy voice of reason in hip-hop, and that time was... ugh, a while ago. Kweli has ...

Throughout the years independent record labels have continued to evolve. Today independent is a term used to define any record label not owned or operated ...

Yesterday (June 8), it was revealed that A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, and DJ Premier would be added to this summer’s Rock the Bells ...

The very first concert I ever attended was 92.3 The Beat’s (for all my Los Angeles heads) Summer Jam concert maybe 10 years ago (I ...