Rakim

A few days after putting out his collaboration with 16-year-old phenom Bishop Nehru, legendary B-more producer Aaron LaCrate lets loose of his new Milkcrate Athletics mixtape. The tape finds LaCrate handling production duties, and features guest appearances from Bun B, ScHoolboy Q, The Cool Kids, Jim Jones, Mobb Deep and Rakim, among others. Listen t...

Toronto producer Marco Polo scores a hat-trick with this third leak off his upcoming Newport Authority 2 mixtape. After linking with Rakim and Big Daddy Kane, Marco joins forces with New Jersey duo The Artifacts for this booming cut "Back To Work...

Marco Polo and Rakim see plenty of things wrong in the world today, and bite their tongues for no one on the new track, "What's Wrong."

Pusha T’s new mixtape Wrath of Caine has been getting plenty of chatter in the rap blogosphere. During an interview with MTV News, the G.O.O.D. Music rhymer revealed the inspiration behind the tape. He remembers coming to a realization that Big Daddy Kane was better than Rakim. It h...

The Long Island native is celebrating his 45th year.

Rakim Allah constructed the foundation...

The legendary MC is expected to receive the prestigious award at the BET Hip Hop Awards...

After 25 years since its release, XXL looks back at the creation of Paid In Full...

The 18th Letter announces plans for a re-release of Paid in Full...

The Art of Rap features commentary from the likes of Arika Bambaataa, Rakim, Snoop Dogg, MC Lyte, Nas, Eminem and more...

50 Cent has a history of collaborating mostly with his G-Unit brethren, so XXL offers up a wide range of other joint musical ventures for the New York native...