8Ball & MJG

With Big K.R.I.T.'s debut album, Live From The Underground, due out next month, XXL helps listeners get ready with his 25 Most Essential Songs...

The Mississippi MC tells XXLMag.com about the artists he worked with on the new LP, including the legendary B.B. King...

Through his versatile delivery, humor and witty wordplay, Texas native Nick Pratt hopes to one day carry the torch for his hometown's newest crop of emerging MCs...

Just months away from the release of his Def Jam debut, Live From The Underground, Big K.R.I.T. returns with another album-quality free body of work with 4Eva N A Day...

Huntsville, Alabama duo G-Side are on their independent grind, recently dropping a new project and currently on a tour, bringing their country roots across the nations...

A rapper and radio personality, Big T wants to spread his distinct southern brand across the country through his SouthernBoi Ent, where he's CEO...

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"...

The book dissects the roots of how Southern artists and labels have changed hip-hop and it's haters...

Krizzle is getting ready to drop a follow up to May's acclaimed K.R.I.T. Wuz Here...

Bobby Ray slides down 12 spots on the charts in week 2...

Imagine if VH1's Hip-Honors Dirty South edition included all the legends...

The Suave House founder has a few bones to pick with this year's Hip-Hop Honors...