Elzhi

One of Detroit's finest.

Since there's been so much heat dropping over the last six months, XXL highlights the best albums of the year so far.

An intimate conversation with the Detroit MC.

Blu, Elzhi and MED team up on the new single "Caddy Music" produced by Bombay.

Elzhi gets in his own head for this Bombay-track.

Elzhi offers up the new single "Alienated" as the release date for his new album 'Lead Poison' quickly approaches.

Detroit rapper Elzhi tries to erase his memories of heartache in the new video for "February".

If you've been sleeping on the albums and mixtapes dropping in 2016 so far, here's the releases to wake up and check for in March.

Ghostface has teamed up with Canadian jazz trio BADBADNOTGOOD to record and release Sour Soul, a new 12-track album that is available for streaming today (Feb. 20). The set sports features from old-guard underground stalwarts DOOM and Elzhi, critical darling Danny Brown and Chicago newcomer Tree...

J Dilla tragically passed in 2006 at the age of 32 but his music and legacy continue to live on thanks to events like the first annual J Dilla Day L.A. Scheduled for Feb. 13 at L.A.'s The Regent Theater, the celebration will feature Elzhi, Bishop Lamont, J Rocc, Guilty Simpson and will be hosted by Dilla's longtime friend, Dave NY ...

Ghostface stepped out of the box by collaborating with Adrian Younge for their awesome 2013 release 12 Reasons To Die and is now following it up with another experimental project. Toronto jazz/hip-hop trio BADBADNOTGOOD has teamed up with Ghostdini for the upcoming album Sour Soul, due out February 17th via Lex Records ...

After several delays, Diamond D releases his latest solo offering, The Diam Piece. Originally set for the summer, Diamond D gathered a plethora of hip-hop heavyweights like Pete Rock, Talib Kweli, Skyzoo, Rapsody, Hi-Tek, A.G., Fat Joe, Alchemist, Pharaohe Monch, Kurupt and many more...