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Over the past few years, autobiographies have become a staple in hip-hop side-hustles. Everyone from J-Zone to Jay-Z have penned memoirs, many of which went on to earn acclaim from critics and fans alike. Despite the bevy of autobiographical works available, there's a whole host of artists and industry figures sit down and pen their life stories for the fans...

There have been a lot cliché trends in rap—New Jack Swing, the Shiny suit, "Molly" rap—and fortunately, most have died off as quickly as they became popular. But one thing that's remained constant throughout hip-hop history is most rappers' inability to strike a normal pose on camera. Whether it's a mu...

News broke yesterday that Chief Keef was arrested for driving 110mph in a 55 mph zone. While speeding tickets are pretty common occurrence, the incident marks the second time in two weeks in which Keef found himself behind bars. If last week's marijuana arrest is any indication of how he handled his legal woes, it's likely that will see the GBE rapper laugh his arrest off with another mugshot Twee

Last night, the San Antonio Spurs put a swift end to the Memphis Grizzlies's NBA playoff dreams when the Spurs swept the Grizzlies in the fourth and final game of the Western Conference Finals. At the same time, the Indiana Pacers are looking to re-gain momentum against the dominant Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, as the Heat lead two games to one...

Earlier this week, Tony Touch blessed the Internet with a previously unreleased clip of Busta Rhymes and Ol' Dirty Bastard rapping together. Although the clip wasn't a rap battle, it got XXL thinking about some of the more legendary battles that we've watch from that era and even the previous era of the genre. ...

The ability to make a successful career out of doing what you love is a dream everybody strives for, and the thing that Philly native Eve loved was making music. The head-strong and beautiful rapper, real name Eve Jeffers, was first introduced to the world as Ruff Ryders' First Lady, and has since (despite some ups and downs) worked hard to remain an important female force in the game... Read Mor

Earlier this week, the world of hip-hop was shocked when new broke that legendary DJ and Hot 97 personality Mister Cee was arrested after reportedly trying to solicit a male prostitute who was an undercover NYPD officer. Yet this isn't the first time that Mister Cee has found himself in this position...

Rappers have a strange relationship with the cinematic arts. While a few truly talented MCs have parlayed their musical fame into successful and rewarding cinematic careers, a greater number of others have dived head-first into the world of film and royally bombed...

Earlier this week, news broke that Chicago up-and-comer Lil Reese was arrested in his hometown while snoozing in his car. Although it turned out that the car aspect of the story was incidental to the actual arrest—Reese was actually knocked for battery and trespassing charges—the news got us thinking about how automobiles have factored into other artists' arrests. Now, XXL h...

The Oprah Winfrey Network done started something. DMX is reportedly upset over the airing of the recent episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life, where the rapper looks out of it while going into detail about his bouts with drug use. Now, Dark Man X wants the footage taken down all together, according to a report by, TMZ...

As we roll out our annual Top Ten Freshman List for 2013, XXL decided to take a look back 15 years to weigh in on who would have been the members of the Freshman Class in the year 1998. All decisions were based on our current Freshman guidelines, meaning entire groups and artists who had released their debut albums prior to the list date were excluded...