Joell Ortiz

It's the biggest concert in hip hop and some of the biggest names in the biz — many of them New Yorkers — will be there to storm the stage. Read More

**THIS STORY APPEARS IN THE JUNE 2012 ISSUE OF XXL. Read More

Leading off the crew, group member Crooked I admitted his love for hip-hop classics ranging from the East to West Coast. Read More

In his first lead role, Michael K. Williams will not be returning to the 36 chambers entirely when he plays the late Ol' Dirty Bastard in the biopic, Dirty White Boy. "There was a lot of things that us, in the public eye, us as his fan base, we didn't know what he was going through right there in front of our face," Williams recently told New York City's Power 105 radio dial. Read More

Latinos have been present since Hip Hop's inception but have they always been fully respected? Read More

Joe Budden is in there because he's got emotions with his music. Read More

Slum Village, Balance, and Large Professor appear in this week's compilation of new material. Read More

According to Ortiz, a past car accident forced him to avoid driving for a while. Read More

It is impossible to sum up the life and career of Adam Yauch in 140 characters, but when the hip-hop community learned of MCA's death on Friday (May 4), rap figures from all over sent their love via Twitter. Read More

In recent Hip Hop history, super groups have become a sort of mythological figure. Read More