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 ...

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 ...

Jay-Z’s podcast with Rap Radar streams exclusively on TIDAL and the internet loves it. If this is the type of content the streaming service is going to continue to consistently deliver, then TIDAL may ...

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 ...

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.

Drake did not take Christmas off. On Christmas Eve, Aubrey Graham came out with his fake-British-accent UK drill track "War." And yesterday, Drake took up way too much time on people's holiday with a ...

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 ...