Hip-hop has always prided itself on its oral traditions—rappers, at their core, are street griots who provide corner reportage on varied topics: ghetto tales, politics, ...

Published in the September 2010 issue, which is on newsstands now!!! For the past 13 years, XXL has always had a soft spot for rap’s ...

Why can't we all just get along? It's a simple question with an intricate answer. Even the closest of friends sometimes get in fights, but they ...

Jay-Z is gearing up to finally release his long-awaited memoir. According to Rolling Stone, the book will be called Decoded and is due out on November ...

It's that time again. G-Unit rider Tony Yayo will be stopping by the XXL offices today (July 21) at 4 p.m. EST, where he will ...

It was only a matter of time. To be honest, it surely started before this, but I just missed it: rappers making reference to the ...

GGGGGGG-Unit! Tony Yayo will be the next guest on Channel Live, XXL’s new real-time interview series on Ustream. Scheduled for Wednesday, July 21 at 4 p.m. ...

Yesterday (July 14), Styles P came by the XXL offices as the fourth guest on our weekly Channel Live Ustream series, rounding out the series' ...

Clear your afternoon schedules. D-Block soldier Styles P will be marching into the XXL offices today (July 14) at 4 p.m. EST, where he will ...