Common enlisted so many well-known peers for his second annual benefit concert at the L.A.’s Hollywood Paladium last Saturday (September 26) that the show had ...

Brooklyn representatives Talib Kweli and DJ Premier will be headlining “A Labor Day Weekend Explosion” next month in BK and upstart media company lumeefly.com will be ...

As Rock the Bells hit Boston on Saturday (July 18), the star-studded line up led fans in a day dedicated to hip-hop’s past, present, and ...

Anytime something ridiculous happens in hip-hop, I always say, “I wish Dave Chappelle was around to make fun of this.” That’s how crucial his show ...

With hopes of having senior-citizen rap on lock, original moonwalker Buzz Aldrin - second only to Neil Armstrong in accomplishing the lunar feat - enlisted ...

With Wale's new mixtape Back To The Feature set for release tomorrow (June 19), XXLMag.com chopped it up with the DC MC about the delay, as well as ...

Photography Matt SalacuseReadying the fourth album of his enigmatic career, reclusive rapper-cum-actor Mos Def has things to say that people need to hear. But you gotta ...

The 8th light shone bright as a reunited Black Star took to the stage for two shows Saturday night (May 30) in Times Square. Mos and ...

[Editor's Note: These are outtakes from the edited discography that appears in the June 2009 issue of XXL. In the outtakes, Talib Kweli, Bun B ...