More than ever, rappers are giving fans short, compact pieces of music, rather than full-lengths LPs. The format, formally known as an EP, or “extended ...

Heading into this past weekend, the last thing on my mind was Greek mythology. But then Kanye West’s video/portrait/teaser/I-don’t-know-what for “Power” premiered, changing the game ...

When it comes to hip-hop, I’m a simple man, really. I require little more than production that infests itself in my ears, incubates for weeks ...

Ice Cube, Raekwon, Tha Dogg Pound and Jay Electronica are among the acts on the bill for the 5th Annual Pad Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival. Scheduled ...

It’s full on white rapper week over here at XXLMag.com if you haven’t noticed. (Make sure to peep our I Know Rap People [The White ...

In celebration of XXL’s "I Know Rap People" (peep it on Thursday, May 7 baby – Matt Barone and I do our ...

The lineup for the 2009 Rock the Bells tour was announced today (April 8), featuring old-school legends, independent superstars and artists on the come-up. Headlining the ...