In conjunction with the 4th of July, XXL salutes the top independent artists in hip-hop...

This year’s Rock the Bells lineup has just been announced, and the roster is looking stacked. Headlining the annual hip-hop festival will be Ms. Lauryn Hill, ...

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Earlier this morning (March 16) news broke that legendary rap crooner Nate Dogg passed away at the young age of 41. Known for his signature smooth ...

Up-and-coming West Coast MC Kendrick Lamar, treated fans at his sold-out show in Hollywood's Key Club last night (February 10) to a seemingly ...

Sports video games have often shown love to rappers by including them on game soundtracks, and Fight Night Champion is carrying on the tradition. The EA ...

A memorial for deceased underground rapper Michael “Eyedea” Larsen has been set for next week. Fans of the 28-year-old MC can pay their respects at a ...

Earlier this week, Waka Flocka Flame sent out a tweet that read: “N the studio working on gucci flocka album,” complete with a twitpic ...

There’s something undeniably pure about a one-rapper/one-producer album. Flash back to the days of Gang Starr and Pete Rock & CL Smooth, when cohesion was ...