RZA

At this point in his career, Kanye West's personal and professional lives are pretty much open books to the public. With five albums in the can and a sixth titled Yeezus on the way, pretty much every listener knows the ins and outs of the Chicago rap star's story. Still, Yeezy'...

The RZA, Earl Sweatshirt, Schoolboy Q, Solange, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Chad Hugo of the Neptunes are taking part in Bonnaroo's Friday night Superjam this year, the festival confirmed today. The all-star collective will be backed by New York City-based funk collective Lettuce...

There have been a lot cliché trends in rap—New Jack Swing, the Shiny suit, "Molly" rap—and fortunately, most have died off as quickly as they became popular. But one thing that's remained constant throughout hip-hop history is most rappers' inability to strike a normal pose on camera. Whether it's a mu...

If there was any doubt that the Wu-Tang Clan is preparing for a reunion, this latest single should take care of that. Earlier this morning, Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg debuted a new cut from the Clan titled "Family Reunion." Although it's unclear whether the song comes from the group's rumored reunion album A Better Tomorrow, Ebro Darden—Program Director at Hot 97—said that the leak came

Hard hitting, aggressive, in your face, this track is all of that and more. With an all-star line up, we have Tony Touch featuring Raekwon, JD Era, Ghostface Killah and Rza for "Unorthodox." This is a cut off Tony's The Piece Maker 3... Return of the 50 MCs, which is in stores July 9t...

Over the past few weeks, rumors have been circulating that the almighty Wu-Tang Clan is set to make a return to hip-hop with a new album, A Better Tomorrow. While nothing has been officially confirmed—Raekwon recently told XXL that the Clan's members are still trying to sort out the business end of the process—fans have gotten to hear one new track from troupe, "Execution In Autumn." In

Rappers have a strange relationship with the cinematic arts. While a few truly talented MCs have parlayed their musical fame into successful and rewarding cinematic careers, a greater number of others have dived head-first into the world of film and royally bombed...

Earlier this month, news broke that the Wu-Tang Clan had settled on the title A Better Tomorrow for their upcoming 20th anniversary album. Now, Wu-gambino Raekwon speaks on the news. According to Rae, he wasn't aware of the album title until the news initially broke earlier this month. Alt...

James Blake made hip-hop headlines a few weeks ago when he mentioned an interest in working with Compton's Kendrick Lamar, then releasing a collaboration with the legendary RZA. Fittingly, at the second weekend of Coachella - where RZA and the rest of the Wu-Tang were also playing - The Abbott joined Blake onstage to perform their "Take A Fall For Me...

Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge’s “Rise of the Ghostface Killah” video looks like something straight out of a 1970s horror film. Directed by David Wong, the video features RZA and a masked-up Ghostface doing damage inside a church. There’s a sense ...

The Making of "Twelve Reasons to Die"

It's been a pretty slow week at the XXL headquarters. Sure, we've kept busy with the announcement of our annual Freshman issue, but now that we've told you about Fictional Freshmen, Past Freshmen, and even showed you videos of the Freshmen shoot, we figured you're probably all Freshman'd out...