The Neptunes

Waka tells XXL about losing Nicki Minaj to Young Money, how "No Hands" put Wale on the comeback trail and listening to Young Jeezy's music...

A triple threat (rapper, producer and songwriter), 28-year-old 4th Pyramid is focused on changing the game with sheer force. Already securing credits for the likes of MF Doom, Pete Rock, members of Wu-Tang and more, along with dropping his recently released album, The Pyramid Scheme the TO native looks ready to shake up the competition...

After a few delays, Tyga's Young Money debut Careless World: Rise of the Last King, proving he's got more in his rep than "Rack City"...

No I.D. dared Kanye West to produce "Otis" by himself because he didn't like the Grammy-nominated, Watch the Throne...

David Dallas recently release his project The Rose Tint through Duck Down and is putting New Zealand and Samoa on the hip-hop map with his music...

Chicago native and former Odd Future member brandUn DeShay has been making his name with solo releases and producing for artists like Mac Miller, Dom Kennedy and Curren$y...

At just 18-years-old, Compton native Buddy is signed to Pharrell's I Am Other, and here's the debut video from the young rhymer, "Awesome Awesome," produced by The Neptunes...

Mississippi native Kevin Kartier is working towards being the next third coast representer to make noise in hip-hop...

Club bangers like "I Just Wanna Love You" and "Change Clothes" put The Neptunes in the position spot as Jay-Z's go-to producers. Find out why...

Which beatmaker brings the best out of Jay-Z? XXL does the math and lists Hov's illest go-to producers...

XXL learns that the Odd Future leader will not be joining Pharrell Williams's new label, as reported...

With a few tracks from Timbaland and Pharrell's former group, Surrounded By Idiots, leaking over the weekend, XXL took a listen and observed a few things...