Eminem

In case you've forgotten, Mother's Day 2013 is upon us. Mothers play a huge role in all of our lives, and for our favorite rappers, their influence frequently comes through via their rhymes. It's no surprise that rappers love their moms, sharing personal moments that we all can relate to...

On 2005's "Old School Rules" by Danger Doom, Talib Kweli raps that, "I might be buggin but it seem to me/That cartoons be realer than reality TV." While we could easily enumerate a number of reasons why Kweli's lyric is a bold hyperbole to make - namely because they're cartoons - it definitely speaks to hip-hop's longstanding history with the animated arts. Whe...

Yesterday, the world of music was rocked when news broke that Rihanna and Chris Brown had finally called it quits. It was surely a tragic day for the dozens - and that's a generous estimate - of people out there that genuinely care. But the news got XXL's staff thinking - isn't this something we really should've seen coming? We've al...

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...

There's a lot of things fans are accustomed to seeing their favorite MCs featuring in their pictures and videos - fancy cars, gold chains, beautiful women - the list goes on ad infinitum. However, there is one thing that most wouldn't expect to see in a flick with a successful rapper: a puppet...

What an amazing video this is. Machine Gun Kelly pays homage to Eminem and does a cover of his classic last verse to "Lose Yourself" in Detroit on the steps of St. Andrews Hall. MGK is surrounded by a bunch of fans that rhyme along with the MC...

Currently on the road touring, Big Sean stopped by DC radio station 93.9 WKYS and kept mum when asked about the likelihood of Eminem appearing on his forthcoming sophomore set, Hall Of Fame. Though he didn't confirm nor deny the appearance, the Detroit rhymeslinger did leave room for speculation...

R.I.P. to a Detroit rap veteran.

During the past two decades or so, as owning and managing your own business has become a realistic and easily attainable goal, many musicians and managers have decided to start their own boutique record labels and explore their artists' creativity, instead of it being stifled by the major label system...

Earlier this week, XXL got an exclusive look at the comic book that accompany Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge's upcoming album 12 Reasons To Die. While the folks at Black Mask Studios look like they've perfect captured the spirit of Ghost and Younge's giallo horror-meets-crime narrative, the Wu-Tang emcee isn't the first to get the comic book treatment...

Even without a name or release date, Eminem’s next studio album has got high expectations. Recently, we placed Em’s project at number five on our 35 most anticipated albums list of 2013. According to a recent interview by Dr. Dre, it so...