Killer Mike

Killer Mike and El-P have announced that they've completed their second collaborative project. El-Producto took to Twitter to announce that his and Mike Bigga's Run The Jewels side project has been complete and will be released for free sometime in June...

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...

Run The Jewels a.k.a El-P and Killer Mike is the perfect team, reminiscing of the glory days in WWE with tag teams such as Jeff And Matt Hardy, The Dudley Boys, and Edge and Christian. It's just perfect symmetry between them. Today, they released a new track called "36" Chain" that should get you that more excited for their upcoming Run The Jewels album that should drop at the end

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

This week in the hip-hop Twittersphere, friends and collaborators reacted to the death of Andre 3000's mother, Ab-Soul and Waka Flocka Flame reached out to Amanda Bynes, and Gucci Mane and Freddie Gibbs teased their new albums. At the same time,  Wiz Khalifa gets confused for an impostor and Tyler, the Creator talks about Mac Miller's sophomore album. And...

Man, this track is crazy. We have Run The Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) with Big Boi, comepletely slaughtering this record. "Banana Clipper" has the trio all on one track, lock in and go off, displaying masterful wordplay and astounding teamwork, making a super aggressive track that's filled with lyrical gems...

Killer Mike recently went on Twitter to announce his tour partner Big Boi injured his knee while performing. Guys Big Boi hurt his knee.Surgery today n 6weeks rest. Shows will be moved to Sept. I'm told.Dre3ks Mom passed n Its best we all home — Killer Mike (@KillerMikeGTO) May 29, 2013 Killer Mike and Big Boi are currently on the Shoes For Running Tour that kicked off its 45-city stops in April.

This week on the Twittersphere, Gucci Mane announces Chief Keef joining his Brick Squad clique, Rihanna and Rick Ross tease new music, Glasses Malone sounds-off on rap-run labels, and Iggy Azalea discusses her Dorito-heavy dietary habits...

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...

Killer Mike: "Hip-Hop Is Supposed To Shock & Surprise"

Last week, Killer Mike and El-P unleashed the first collaboration "Get It" off their upcoming collaborative project Run The Jewels. Although this isn't the first time that the two MCs have linked up - that would be last year's stellar R.A.P....