The line up for the annual Paid Dues Festival has been announced, and Black Star, E-40 and Murs, and Slaughterhouse will headline the three stages ...

Hard to believe Alicia Keys turns 30 today. The Hell’s Kitchen born songstress has been a major part of the hip-hop/soul game for a decade ...

Trick Daddy allegedly owes the feds over $157,000 in back taxes according to the Detroit News. The government has placed several liens against the Miami ...

Yesterday (December 8), Talib Kweli came up to the XXLMag.com office for our weekly UStream show, Spotlight. During the conversation, Kweli talked about his upcoming ...

Yesterday Talib Kweli came through the office for our weekly Spotlight Ustream show, and along with giving a dope interview (props to all parties involved), ...

When we realized Jay-Z's 41st born day is this Saturday, finding the right words to pay him homage was a struggle. So instead, we found ...

Last week professional skateboarder Terry Kennedy saw his new reality show Being Terry Kennedy debut on BET. The show follows the exploits of the Long ...

Kanye West didn’t invent the weekly viral hip-hop series, but he damn sure perfected it. When Crooked I spent 2007/2008 dropping freestyles with his “Hip-Hop Weekly” ...

It must be easier than ever to assemble a label with a huge roster of artists, along the lines of the early '00s-era Roc-a-fella, if ...