COVER STORY So Many Diamonds Hip-hop is bigger than the Bronx, NYC, or the U.S. for that matter. Need proof? Peep G-Unit’s intercontinental takeover. With their eyes on dominating ’06, what else could 50 Cent and his newly expanded crew have in store for us? FEATURES Ain’t Got Time For Gamez He’s certified platinum and helped make Houston hip-hop’s new hottest spot. Who? Mike Jones. What’s up next for the new rap star? What I Represent With a roller-coaster ride of a career, AZ has struggled to find his real place in rap history. Fortunately, it seems like he’s finally there. Throw It Back Superhead was the most famous ...

It’s close to midnight when Sean Paul Joseph, the 26-year-old half of the Atlanta-based Youngbloodz, pulls his black BMW 760 up to the AMF American ...

Wait a minute. Remy Ma’s supposed to be gangsta. And gangstas don’t dance. But here she is, in the rough cut of the video for ...

September 20, 2005. Club Breakers, a Houston pool hall, is packed with folks enjoying a much-needed night out on the town. Partygoers bop through the ...

COVER STORY Still Lives through It’s been four years since XXL did a cover story with Juvenile, and a lot has changed for New Orleans’ golden child. ...

At the Hypnotize Minds headquarters in downtown Memphis, security ain’t quite as tight as it is across the street at 201 Poplar, the city’s fenced-off ...

August IX, MMV. Fairton, N.J. A blanket of gray clouds hangs above a desolate country road as a 20-deep gathering of family, friends—including Dame Dash, ...

Miami’s a party town by nature; this much is no mystery. Sometimes, though, nature makes its feelings known about such things. On this particular weekend, ...

COVER STORY What the Game’s Been Missing One bid ended, another may begin soon. But for now Beanie Sigel is a free man ready to make sense ...