Klein is caught in a lie. On a weekday afternoon in New York, she asks me to meet her at a gallery on Canal Street for our interview, but she brought along her uncle—an incredibly tall Nigerian man in ...

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 ...

The rap king and Roc Nation chief opens up about anger, reputation, his daughter's talents and why today’s hip-hop battles go ...

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 ...

Note: This story contains spoilers from "DTF St. Louis" Episode 4. From the very beginning, "DTF St. Louis" has been willing to take big swings. It proved that in its first episode when it revealed ...

Jay-Z is officially over the rap battle era. In a rare moment of candor during his GQ interview, the Hip-Hop legend weighed ...

Jay-Z has given a rare interview as he prepares to return to the stage this summer. The wide-ranging sit-down with GQ ...

Near the end of fashion week, and a day before the VMAs, New York is even more bustling than usual. At Manhattan’s Sei Less, Detroit rapper Babyface Ray and I got a glimpse of just how popular he — ...

Complex: Everyone knows you're from Atlanta, what part do you hail from? Pill: I'm from the West Side of Atlanta. But Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 1, Thomasville—I still got my Thomasville I.D. if you wanna ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...