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Pharoahe Monch is staying on his grind. The veteran MC is putting out his fourth solo album P.T.S.D. (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) on Apr. 15. The concept project shows Monch tackling the topic of PTSD, where he narrates his struggles of an indie artist against the mainstream machine...

It's been a hell of a year for hip-hop, with the big dogs all dropping albums, the underground bubbling like never before and a crop of up-and-comers putting out some of the best music in years. But with so much great music floating around, hip-hop fans were bound to miss some things...

Award shows aren't generally designed for hip-hop fans. The biggest award shows like the Oscar's and the Emmy's seem to barely acknowledge the impact of the culture.  For hip-hop heads, the most consistently thrilling moment  in any award show around remains the BET Cyphers shown during the annual BET Hip-Hop Awards. The cyph...

On Friday, amateur twerking enthusiast Miley Cyrus released her fourth album, Bangerz. Miley has described her latest work as something approaching "dirty South hip-hop" as the album is a significant departure from the squeaky-clean country pop of her previous efforts. Over the l...

dead prez taps an all-star lineup of artists for their official remix to “Time Travel.” The track, which originally appeared on 2012’s Information Age, features Busta Rhymes, Bun B, Black Thought and Tr!x. You can listen to two versions of the remix above....

Black Thought of the Legendary Roots Crew goes in on Nas' classic.

Through his versatile delivery, humor and witty wordplay, Texas native Nick Pratt hopes to one day carry the torch for his hometown's newest crop of emerging MCs...

In light of Joe Frazier's death, XXL brings to life 10 lyrical references to the boxing great in hip-hop...

In celebration of the 5-year anniversary of the BET Hip Hop Awards, XXL ranks the best cypher verses in the show's history...

From Rick Ross to Common, DJ Drama rates the members of hip-hop's Beard Gang...

The Roots jammed with the Yo Gabba Gabba cast just last week...

XXL takes a look at 40 rappers who are still going strong in their late 30s and 40s...