Lupe Fiasco

Trae Tha Truth breaks down how and why he got Big K.R.I.T., Jadakiss, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, B.o.B, Tyga, Gudda Gudda, Bun B and Mark Morrison on one track, the impressive "I'm On 2.0"...

While attending the 54th Grammy Awards last night, J. Cole and Lupe Fiasco brought along their mothers for music's biggest night. Here the gang gets interviewed on the red carpet by FUSE's Touré...

XXLMag.com looks back at some of the most inflammatory comments made by rappers. See who made the cut...

New Jersey native Honors English recently teamed up with producer Needlz, and the two cooked up some new music that will be released on The State of the Art on February 22...

With the end of the year approaching, XXL takes a look back at the Top 100 songs of 2011...

From Nas to Run-D.M.C., XXL remembers the important albums that celebrated anniversaries this year...

After listing the year's best guest spots, XXL salutes the MCs who've put in work on their own songs. See who made the cut for best verses of 2011...

From rappers to eye candy, here's your chance to picture everything you missed...

Coming from Raleigh, North Carolina, 21-year-old King Mez released an EP with producer Khrysis earlier this year, and is relying on his lyricism to steadily grow his fanbase...

Hip-hop reigned supreme last night (November 30) at the Grammy Nominees concert when LL Cool J, Common, and Lupe Fiasco joined Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five on the stage to perform "The Message"...

Following up his album Lasers and 2009's Thanksgiving mixtape Enemy of the State, Lupe Fiasco returns with the musically varied and lyrically masterful tape Friend of the People...

Rick Ross, Common, Lupe Fiasco and LL Cool J will join Furious Five members Melle Mel and Scorpio for a special performance of "The Message"...