In the early 2000s, Karrine Steffans was one of the most recognizable faces in hip-hop music videos, appearing in Jay-Z’s ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Winter 2024 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. His aggressive vocals, cloaked in chaos and the sounds of ...

The 1990s is often referred to as the golden age of hip-hop. During that era, rap music gained more attention from mainstream audiences, regional music such as East Coast vs. West Coast was ...