Bursting on the scene with jazzy vocals and impeccable style, Erykah Badu found her first #1 R&B hit with “On & On.” Power mixed this debut single that launched Badu into stardom. He refined the ...

A mix of music is the way to describe the 2026 season at The Sound Amphitheater. Hip hop icon Ice Cube is the latest show ...

At first many dismissed it as a fad when it exploded out of the Bronx after a dance party in the summer of 1973 where Dj Kool Herc used two turntables to switch back and forth between two records to ...

2024 was a crazy year, but it was actually a really good year for Hip-Hop. Check out some of the best albums of the year, but we left space for you to tell us YOUR favorite! 2024 was an insane year ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Aug 9, 2024 at 8:47 am August 9, 2024 at 9:51 am ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2023 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. Hip-hop has been the cornerstone of New York City's culture since its evolution in the Bronx in the 1970s.

As the 50th anniversary of hip-hop has been celebrated this year, many props have been paid to the pioneers who launched the Bronx-born culture in the ‘70s and ’80s. And rightly so. However, one ’90s ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, we celebrate the birth of a man who loved asses more than most without shame, Six Mix-a-Lot. Although some may only know him for his timeless crossover mega-hit, “Baby ...