Jean Grae

Last night, on episode 7 of The Walking Dead titled "Dead Weight," fans witnessed the psychotic side of The Governor in all its glory. With this season proving to be as entertaining as ever, XXL hopped on the phone with Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae, two huge fans of the series, for an extended discussion about this episode, The Governor and how we figured out who raided the camp. —Emman

Last night, on episode 6 of The Walking Dead titled "Live Bait," fans discovered the long journey the Governor had after he disappeared in season three. With this season proving to be as entertaining as ever, XXL hopped on the phone with Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae, two huge fans of the series, for an extended discussion about how this episode, the return of the governor and the absolu

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This week in the hip-hop Twittersphere, Kanye West teased new projection locations to promote his highly anticipated Yeezus, Amanda Bynes apologizes to her ex-beau Kid Cudi, and Royce Da 5'9" explains why there's half-empty bottles around his studio...

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This week in the Twittershpere finds Riff Raff breaking down his favorite post-performance chill spots, Joell Ortiz telling the musical "Cats" how he really feels and Jean Grae thinking morbid things about snack items. Also, Amanda Bynes is thirsting for Drizzy...

Check out some tracks that were recorded between 2004 and 2010...

Check out some tracks that were recorded between 2004 and 2010...

XXL attended the panel at 2012 New York Comic Con, which found parallel grounds between comic books and hip-hop...