The Lonely Island

Though mixtapes reigned supreme in 2009, these LPs delivered just as much.

The Lonely Island team up with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots for a new rendition of "I'm on a Boat."

"When you see my material and when I present myself in public...I just want all of you to know that I’m dedicated till I die to light and love.”

This year’s biggest hip-hop releases—from Drake’s Nothing Was The Same to Jay Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail—were driven by a desire to capitalize on today’s social media-centered zeitgeist. This is a necessary tactic when you’re trying to make a case as a central voice in media and pop culture, and both those albums succeeded in their goals to varying degrees. What makes...

Things get weird in The Lonely Island's newest release "Go Kindergarten". Off The Wack Album, which is out today,"Go Kindergarten" sees Diddy and Paul Rudd lose their inhibitions when they enter a nightclub under the spell of the wacky trio...

Last week, XXL caught up with comedy troupe/hip-hop trio The Lonely Island for a roundtable interview about their forthcoming LP, The Wack Album, which boasts appearances from new and old rap icons like Kendrick Lamar and Too $hort. In the interview, the guys talked about their marketing strategy for the album, in which they've released new music and videos weekly via their Wack Wednesdays series.

The Lonely Island Is Wacker Than Ever

At one point in time, hip-hop music wasn't the major musical force that it is today; it was a fad relegated to the South Bronx, where DJs cut between drum breaks for a young crop of dancers to spin on their head to in the park. Flash forward 40 years, and hip-hop has become one of the most recognized forms of popular music...

Beastie Boys, Lonely Island, and Tinie Tempah come out on top...

The Odd Future leader stage dives into the No. 5 seat on the charts...

The Odd Future talent's sales projections are in...

Hip-hop inspired trio recruits superproducers for sophomore effort...