C. Vernon Coleman II Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and ...

1996 marked a turning point in hip-hop production. The boom-bap that dominated early ’90s New York started fragmenting into ...

For over 15 years, Big Sean has built a career off of scintillating punchlines and scene-stealing features. From trading bars with rap heavyweights like Drake, Jay-Z and Ye to gliding effortlessly ...

Rapper and record producer Pimp C, whose real name was Chad Lamont Butler, passed away on December 4, 2007. He was 33. He was found unresponsive lying on his bed in a hotel room in the Mondrian Hotel ...

Here's what we know. When does Apple Music Replay come out? Apple (and Apple Music) by proxy kept quiet about details of the 2025 release date – but it dropped Tuesday, Dec. 2 for Apple Music ...

As DEI battles and funding shifts roil campuses, music programs from UCLA to Juilliard continue to grow. THR ranks the 20 schools shaping the next generation of composers. By Jeff Bond Conservatories ...

Texas-bred hip-hop duo UGK glared confidently into the camera atop stallions in the music video for their fan-favorite song "Wood Wheel." The visuals reflected the expertise of the legendary ...

UGK 4 life - and that includes today. The legendary hip-hop duo reunites on "Everywhere We Go," a new single from Bun B. The song features a hook from the late Pimp C alongside verses from Juicy J and ...

UGK 4 life — and that includes today. The legendary hip-hop duo reunites on "Everywhere We Go," a new single from Bun B. The song features a hook from the late Pimp C alongside verses from Juicy J and ...

A Texas megamansion owned by music promoter James Prince, founder of Rap-A-Lot Records, has hit the market for $4.4 million. The French-inspired home, located in Heath, Texas, about 25 miles east of ...