Jay-Z recently sat down for a rare interview with comedian Kevin Hart where the rap icon opened up about retirement. "Nah, I tried [retirement]. I'm terrible at that," Jay said, referencing the time ...

Brooklyn’s own Special Ed is coming with facts, stats and tells his definitive story to AllHipHop. Special Ed was truly one of the first young rap stars and he knew it. His debut album, Youngest in ...

J. Cole has long held a reputation as one of his generation’s foremost rap lyricists. In a recent interview with Kevin Hart, he revealed some of the influences that he used to develop the style that ...

Issa Rae’s City Girls-inspired musical dramedy, Rap Sh!t, has returned for a second season of Miami-based indie rap shenanigans on Max. With its return comes another season soundtrack packed with the ...

It was the height of quarantine, and Issa Rae wanted — in Bay Area rapper Saweetie’s proverbial words — “Something fun, something for the summertime. Something for the girls to get ready and party to.

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. The beginning of BigXThaPlug’s rap career included a humble exercise in multitasking. Months removed from ...

After Ariana DeBose raised eyebrows over the BAFTA Film Awards thing, she did the explaining thing. In what marked her first interview on her now-viral rap about the nominated actresses, the Oscar ...