Last night during game five of the NBA Finals, Jay-Z aired a three-minute video featuring him in the studio with producer Rick Rubin, as well as frequent collaborators Timbaland and Pharrell. Hov is discussing his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, which is dropping on July 4...
At this point in his career, Kanye West's personal and professional lives are pretty much open books to the public. With five albums in the can and a sixth titled Yeezus on the way, pretty much every listener knows the ins and outs of the Chicago rap star's story. Still, Yeezy'...
This week in the hip-hop Twittersphere, Kanye West teased new projection locations to promote his highly anticipated Yeezus, Amanda Bynes apologizes to her ex-beau Kid Cudi, and Royce Da 5'9" explains why there's half-empty bottles around his studio...
Yesterday, the world of music was rocked when news broke that Rihanna and Chris Brown had finally called it quits. It was surely a tragic day for the dozens - and that's a generous estimate - of people out there that genuinely care. But the news got XXL's staff thinking - isn't this something we really should've seen coming? We've al...
On this day, March 21st, in hip-hop history...
1966: DJ Premier celebrates his 47th birthday today. Born in Houston, TX, Premier is widely considered one of hip-hop's best and most prolific producers and DJs. His career began in 1989 alongside Boston-born emcee Guru in the group Gang Starr...
This week, Twitter played the battle ground for boxing buddies Joe Budden and Consequence and former friends Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame. Game took David Spade to task over his spotty post-Chris Farley career, while Joell Ortiz waxed eloquent about Modell's Sporting Goods. Even non...
Slaughterhouse discusses former New York Knicks coach Mike D' Antoni, Pau Gasol versus Amar'e Stoudemire, Jeremy Lin being weak and Derrick Rose getting no respect...