Eminem

Whenever there is new Em, the day is automatically good. Eminem drops a new verse from the cut titled “Symphony In H” off Touch’s upcoming Piecemaker 3: Return Of The 50 MC’s project which hit stores July 9th. Man this record will give you chills ...

It looks like Ice-T has another documentary film gig lined up—this time, as a narrator. The West Coast legend has apparently signed on to narrate the upcoming documentary film Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire. The film—which is set for a June 20 release—analyzes the issue of gun control in America and the arguments against banning high capacity magazines and assault weapons. This isn't Ic... Rea

Today XXL honors the most important men in hip-hop...the fathers...

On this day, June 14, in hip-hop history… 2011: With the exception of Dr. Dre, Eminem’s landmark debut, The Slim Shady LP (1999), featured just one guest appearance – Em’s fellow Detroit wordsmith, Royce da 5’9". On the album’s penultimate tr...

Big Sean has come a long way. Now that he is finally famous the Detroit rapper is out to prove that he belongs among rap’s elite. Currently working hard on his second studio LP, Hall of Fame, Sean recently chopped it up with MTV about the outcome of his April studio session with Em. “...

This was bound to happen. Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Porter, Jay Rock, Eminem, Royce da 5' 9", Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q are photographed in the studio. One can only assume that they are working on new music for any one of their upcoming albums. For any rap fan, we just have to cross our fingers that their records get released sooner than later...

A few weeks ago, XXL sat down with Freshmen Class of 2013 alum Trinidad Jame$ to discuss the impact of his music, during which he assessed that conscious hip-hop is no longer viable option in the music business. Although Jame$'s comments are geared towards his music's influence on rap's growing "Molly" subculture, the statement got XXL's editorial staff thinking: is conscious, political

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

Eminem is looking to hit the road overseas in the summer. According to his official website, Em will be touring internationally in Europe at a few cities in August. Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf, EarlWolf (Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt) and Kendrick Lamar are expected to join the rap superstar...

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. ...

Nobody likes it when their baby pictures are shown to the their family and friends—it's usually an embarrassing experience to have people cloying over images of your infancy. Unfortunately the for rap world, privacy is a rarity afforded to few, and with the Internet becoming a hub for all things visual, that means a lot of embarrassing pictures are floating around in the digital aether. Now, X...

Eminem’s song publisher, Eight Mile Style, LLC, is not too happy with Facebook’s choice of music in their new ad. On Monday, the company filed a lawsuit against the social network company for copyright allegations. In a post by the Hollywood Reporter, Mark Zuckerberg is accused of using a song similar to Eminem’s “Under The Influence” for the April launch of his new application titled Facebook Ho