The Red Bull Music Academy announced this week their Five Out of Five concert series, which will see acts like Slick Rick, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb ...

Taking a page from Rock the Bells, the Red Bull Music Academy will be celebrating the iconic album releases from New York City hip-hop giants, ...

Watch everyone from Tori Amos to Jared Leto's 30 Seconds to Mars cover rap songs...

Every year, SummerStage, a sprawling festival set in New York City's idyllic park spaces, pays tribute to hip-hop new and old with a series of ...

The legendary rapper speaks on whose storytelling skills he appreciates, why storytelling is still prevalent in hip-hop today and the current state of rap...

Feeling nostalgic? Each week XXL's staffers bring you a throwback playlist to help you get through the week. See what we're bumping around the office... "Pac ...

Slick Rick has already made the hip-hop history books, but tonight he’ll be making his way into New York City’s American Museum of Natural History. ...

Through the years hip-hop has seen many of its favorite artists locked up behind bars. Slick Rick’s five-year prison sentence was one of the earliest ...

The first Monday in September is a time to reflect on the strength of American labor, but for most folks Labor Day symbolizes the end ...