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 ...

No matter how you feel about his music or image, Drake owned the 2010s and emerged as the artist of the decade. In a wide-ranging interview, Drizzy gets candid and talks about his beef with Pusha T ...

From the heart of hyphy comes Alexander Spit, a rapper and producer who marries the odyssey of a mushroom trip with beats that hit hard enough to inspire the likes of Alchemist and E-40 to rap over ...

Special Ed was truly one of the first young rap stars and he knew it. His debut album, Youngest in Charge, was released in 1989 when he was only 17. It was recorded when he was even younger and ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands in December. XXL: Why did you want to be a part of Latto’s cypher? Monaleo: I love Latto. I think she’s really ...

Peter Shukoff (aka Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (aka EpicLLOYD) are setting records with their YouTube series, “Epic Rap Battles of History,” in which the two comedians parody historical figures and ...

Ice-T doesn't get why rappers bring their beef online. There's been plenty of talk about rap beef this year, and recently, Ice-T shared his take on how it's changed over time. According to him, it's ...

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 ...