50 Cent has officially hit a career low. The G-Unit General landed on The Billboard 200 this week at the no. 5 spot—his lowest debut since ...

In celebration of the release of his first studio album in a decade, Rakim took to the stage last night (November 19) to a packed ...

I’m a hip-hop head, but first and foremost I’m a music dude. Always have been, always will be. It’s part of my DNA. And as ...

I opened for Rakim! Enough said. I don’t know if this type shit matters to anyone besides me, Whoo Kid, and the packed ...

Hip-hop was alive and kicking in the East Atlanta Village this weekend for the 5th annual A3C Festival. Over 200 artists, producers and DJs ...

Rappers and R&B singers weren't always requisite bedfellows. While singers like Bobby Brown faced little to no backlash when sprinkling bars between notes, rap listeners ...

[Editor’s Note: These are the outtakes to the edited White Noise article that appears in the June 2009 issue of XXL. In the outtakes, Alchemist, ...

Rakim vs. G.Rap vs. Kane, let the at work debates begin!!!...

As much as I'd like to think that I'm "in-the-streets" the fact of the matter is that my post here at XXL makes me more ...