Pete Rock

Pete Rock Juggles Influences Old And New With '80 Blocks' Sequel

The way she was looking at this year's BET Awards, we were thinking of making a song named after "Meagan Good" too. Pete Rock & Camp Lo beat us to the punch. The OG producer and Bronx duo grab Mac Miller for the first release from their upcoming joint LP, 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s Pt. II. ...

This week in the world of Twitter, Kanye West announced the project of his newest visuals across the globe, Diddy trolled the world with Downton Diddy, Lil Wayne discussed his daughter's graduation, French Montana announced Coke Boys South and more. Als...

Last night, the world of hip-hop suffered another tragedy when news broke that Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the iconic duo Kris Kross was found dead in his Atlanta home. For many fans, Kris Kross was an early introduction to the hip-hop genre, but for those who watched the Atlanta teens grow up in the world of music took the news especially hard...

Tragedy struck early this week when two men bombed the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring over 140. Although the suspects in the bombing have been brought to justice, with the younger of the two now in custody, the people of Boston are still reeling from the tragedy that took place throughout the week...

On an upcoming episode of its famed Crate Diggers web series, Fuse will explore the sampling history of the late great J Dilla. Using interviews with Talib Kweli, J. Rocc, DJ Spinna, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey and others, the episode will cover the Detroit producer's legendary works with the likes of Busta Rhymes, The Roots, Erykah Badu and many more...

Joey Bada$$ wants to work with every legendary producer in the game. After getting Premo to cut him a record, Joey is adding another name to his production credit resume. Cinematic TV provides us with footage of the young BK spitter and Pete Rock vibing out at Ecko Studios...

Nottz teams up with the legendary Pete Rock on his track, “Turn It Up.” The visuals, directed by Shomi Patwary, create some nostalgic scenes for us like it is the 1990s again. Soul Brother #1 also doesn’t show any signs of slowing down, as he still sounds slick behind the mic. Watch the video ...

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

Slum Village tests their knowledge on Detroit...

With Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's debut LP celebrating 20 years, the Chocolate Boy Wonder tells XXL all about creating the classic...

Since the release of his '90s themed When We Were Kings mixtape, 26-year-old Anthm has been carving out his spot in the race of becoming recognized as the great lyricist...