What’s in a name? Most people who share the same name are usually named after a family member. Total chance is the other common reason. ...

Really, BET? We’re going to go out on a limb and say Nicki Minaj will win the 2011 Best Female Hip-Hop Artist award by a ...

Yesterday (May 3), Tech N9ne came up to the XXL offices to premiere his lightning-fast posse cut, “Worldwide Choppers,” featuring the some of rap’s most ...

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 ...

Happy born day to Master P! The New Orleans-native turns 42 today (April 29). Since his debut back in 1991 with Get Away Clean, the No ...

We’ve had our eye on Lisa Raye’s many talents since Players Club, so we jumped at the chance to talk to the beautiful actress and ...

Yesterday on Hot 97, Lil Wayne sat down with Angie Martinez to talk about his jail time, Nicki Minaj and Drake's success,  Jersey Shore and ...

Being in the rap game for more than two decades would leave some satisfied. Not E-40, though. The Ambassador of the Bay consistently builds upon ...

This month marks the 20-year anniversary of Master P's No Limit Records.  P’s 1991 debut album Get Clean Away was the catalyst to a generation ...