Timbaland

Rappers used Twitter to express their anger over the execution of Troy Davis last night...

Kanye West reigns supreme as Jay-Z's best go-to producer. Find out why...

"Big Pimpin" and "Dirt Off Your Shoulders" land Timbaland the No.3 slot as Jay-Z best go-to producer. See XXL's breakdown...

The lawsuit claims that Jay and Timb failed to receive proper sample clearances or pay the proper royalties on the tune...

With a few tracks from Timbaland and Pharrell's former group, Surrounded By Idiots, leaking over the weekend, XXL took a listen and observed a few things...

Though both Timbaland and Pharrell are well-known hitmakers today, back in 1991 when these songs came out, they were just some local Virginia cats making music...

Fat Joe's not the only rapper to have significantly slimmed down over the years. XXL takes a look at other MCs who have dropped pounds...

The Cali-based dance-happy crew return with a new DJ Kay Slay hosted mixtape just weeks after the death of member M-Bone. Like with their hit "Teach Me How To Dougie," the fellas are having fun without pushing the boundary too much on this new release...

This femcee from Chicago has already licensed her music to MTV and VH1 for use in shows and films, and is ready to prove that there's room for another successful Nikki in the rap game...

Uncle Luke, Lil Jon, Juvenile, Big Boi, Three 6 Mafia and Ludacris are just some of the artists that participated in the making of the 272-page tome about the roots of rap's "Third Coast"...

XXL takes a look at the countless MCs who have rocked Jesus pieces over the years...

The Virginia duo are back in the studio together...