Fat Joe

After spending the last four months in prison, Fat Joe is ready to embark on new endeavors. Recently speaking on his post prison plans and gearing up for 2014, it seems as though Joey Crack is using the down time wisely and has a bunch of things up his sleeve...

Thanksgiving was yesterday and many rappers decided to give thanks in a variety of different ways. XXL Presents: "What Went Down On Thanksgiving."

Earlier this year, Fat Joe was sentenced to four months in prison for federal tax evasion charges. In the original report, it stated that “Joe failed to pay taxes on some $3 million in income for years 2007 through 2010, an estimated tax loss to the government of $718,038.” ...

Tomorrow is a day of indulgence... Thanksgiving might be an occasion to reflect on the many blessings in your life but  it also a day to eat until your stomach implodes from within. On this Day of Days, Americans temporarily forget about their diets, loosen up their belts a notch and cram enough gravy-soaked food product to devolve in a gelatinous brown liquid. ...

As November 26th also marks DJ Khaled's 38th birthday, XXL thought it appropriate to briefly reflect over the career of the hip-hop heavyweight. As Khaled has offered an array of hits to the hip-hop community, now hitting a point of successful euphoria, one has always wondered what steps he took to reach his present musical oasis, therefore XXL presents, "DJ Khlaed's Journey To Success... Re

Fat Joe's camp continues to flood the streets with that Crack despite the rapper's absence. Today, we get the Eif Rivera directed video for the track, "Pain." This song appears on the BX rapper's last project, Darkside III. Also, check out the previously released video for, "MGM Grand...

It's no secret that talk show host Chelsea Handler has a big appreciation for rappers. She made that clear yesterday during her interview with Pusha T when she said, "I have chemistry with rappers...cause I think black guys get me more than white guys...

When Action Bronson first arrived on the scene, nobody knew what to do. The Queens red beard carried foodie references and an uncanny cadence to Ghostface Killah, coupled with bars and bars for days. Bronsolino arrived just in the nick of time when hip-hop needed a new sound and new aesthetic to push the culture further...

What's beef? It's somewhat of a cliché to say that the truest essence of hip-hop is in the battle but after 40-years of hip-hop, there is bound to be some long-lasting ill-will amongst a group of people as competitive as rappers. Some ...

The big news of the day is Kendrick Lamar's "diss" of Drake in K. Dot's BET Cypher freestyle at the upcoming 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards. After naming Drake in his acclaimed verse on Big Sean's "Control," Kendrick Lamar took it a step further by taking a direct jab at Drake when he rapped, "Yeah… and nothing’s been the same since they dropped “Control”/And tucked a sensitive

Ja Rule is finally out of jail, and we’re finally getting some new releases from him. In addition to releasing new tracks like "Eerrthang," Ja Rule recently made headlines with Irv Gotti by talking about resurrecting the Murder Inc. name...

On September 16, Young Money president and rapper Mack Maine—real name Jermaine Preyan—was formally charged with sexual battery charges, stemming from an August 22 incident in Oklahoma City while on tour with Lil Wayne's America's Most Wanted festival. According ...