Update (June 1):  On Monday evening (June 1), Virgil responded to the severe criticism he received regarding the statement he made in defense of sneaker […]

What's in a name, you ask? Well, plenty, in hip-hop. The power and significance in a rapper's name holds nearly as much weight as the actual music, […]

Update (June 1):  Following the backlash she faced after mocking George Floyd's death, Tokyo Jetz has issued an apology. Her statement follows an Instagram story […]

Gunna has earned his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. On Sunday (May 31), Billboard released the top 10 of the latest […]

UPDATE (June 1): A rep for Jay-Z has provided a statement from the mogul to XXL regarding his conversation with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz about the […]

Members of the hip-hop community are not taking the recent killing of George Floyd lightly. In fact, some of them are taking physical action amid […]

Protestors of the killing of George Floyd have been getting arrested left and right during clashes with police, and hip-hop is doing its part to […]

UPDATE (May 31): Hours after being taken down due to a copyright claim, the music video for 6ix9ine's "Gooba" single is back streaming on YouTube. […]

Nick Cannon has joined the fight to get justice for George Floyd. On Friday (May 29), Cannon showed up to protest at ground zero in […]

J. Cole is a man of the people. On Saturday (May 30), the North Carolina native joined demonstrators in his hometown of Fayetteville, N.C. to […]