On Friday afternoon (August 7), Kanye West took to Ustream for the first time to talk to his fans and take their questions. During the ...

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It’s no mystery that hip-hop fans more partial to mainstream sounds aren’t completely up on Tech N9ne’s skills. There’s a chance that the Kansas City, ...

While different, Nicki Minaj’s martial arts-inspired “Your Love” video is nothing new for hip-hop. For years rappers have let their infatuation with Asian culture shine ...

Tonight’s the night. On primetime television, LeBron James will finally declare to the millions of people awaiting his choice for his new kingdom. Honestly, he ...

For more than a decade, The RZA has proven himself as an innovator. From his production style to last year’s philosophical manual, The Tao of Wu, ...

Kanye West has reportedly hired plenty of help for his untitled follow-up to 808s & Heartbreak. Everyone from Q-Tip to DJ Premier to Pete Rock ...

Like Eminem's Recovery, Kanye West's Good Ass Job, or whatever it's gonna be called, looks like it could be one of those things that seemed ...

Back in the days when I was just freelancing for XXL, I interviewed stic.man, one half of dead prez, about his book The Art of ...