Over the past few weeks, Jay-Z's been steadily popping up in more and more Instagram images with other rappers. While nothing's been officially confirm, it does lead one to suspect that Jay may be hitting the studio and recording as of late. Whether that's the case or not, XXL wanted to take a moment and look back at our December 2007 cover story with Jay, as he was gering up to release his acclaimed effort American Gangster. Just when you thought it was safe, just when you thought the world’s greatest mc had left the streets behind to put his feet up on ...

Over the past two weeks, rumors have been swirling that Kanye West is preparing the release of his highly anticipated sixth solo album. Although the ...

Last week, Killer Mike and El-P unleashed the first collaboration "Get It" off their upcoming collaborative project Run The Jewels. Although this isn't the first ...

This past week in hip-hop has tumultuous for a number of different artists. On the business end fo the industry, PepsiCo dropped two rappers - ...

With today being 4-20, XXL decided to look back to out April 2008 story with the biggest smoke of them all, Snoop Dogg. It’s two days ...

Earlier this week, Jay-Z proved that he really is bigger than hip-hop on "Open Letter." After garnering criticism from members of Congress for his recent ...

Whether it's fighting with Waka Flocka Flame or getting arrested for assault, Gucci Mane has been making headlines as of late. But despite the near-constant ...

Back in 1994, Craig Mack blessed us with the classic “Flava In Ya Ear”—a song that received a memorable remix by the hottest New York ...

Yes, back in the day, we’d used to host a fun game called I Know Rap People. In this clip, former Music Editor Rob Markman ...