Dan Buyanovsky
SUPRA Announces Maurizio Molin Women’s Footwear Collection
SUPRA x Maurizio Molin Skytop
Just a week after announcing the debut of their collaborative SPECTRE line with Lil Wayne, SUPRA announces the release of the Maurizio Molin Women's Footwear Collection. The series, which consists of three styles—the Vaider, Skytop and Wrap—features classic SUPRA footwear designs "emblazoned with the art of Maurizio Molin."
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Raheem DeVaughn Featuring Styles P “Trigga Man” #ATRAYVONMARTINSONG
Just two days after the verdict was announced in the landmark Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case, D.C. crooner Raheem DeVaughn releases a tribute song to the 17-year-old Martin in "Trigga Man," appropriately hashtagged #ATRAYVONMARTINSONG. Whi...
Lil Wayne Apologizes To Emmett Till’s Family Mid-Performance
As Lil Wayne continues on his America's Most Wanted Music Festival tour, he made a stop last night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. During the performance, Wayne performed his verse from Future's "Karate Chop (Remix)"—a verse that originally got in him in some trouble over an uncouth lyric about Emmett Till—and changed up the lyrics to honor the memory of the Chicago native.
In The Cut: Azealia Banks And Curren$y Made XXL’s Top Songs Of The Week
Yes, we know. Jay-Z over everything and J. Cole is the new God. We know, we know. What we also know is that you've most likely been listening to a very limited number of songs in these past few weeks, so we've taken it upon ourselves as curators of this hip-hop culture to make sure you're not missing out on the new tunes you might've overlooked in your hunt for the Yeezy Red Octobers MCHG...
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ScHoolboy Q Speaks On Meeting Eminem
Nearly a month ago, we posted a candid photo of the Black Hippy crew hanging out in the studio with legendary Detroit MC Eminem. At the time, it wasn't clear if the group who shares a mutual connection (Dr. Dre) was working on new music or just hanging out in the studio, MTV caught up with Hippy's ScHoolboy Q and asked him about kicking it with Em. He remem...
Avatar Darko “Kalashnikov Pt. 2″ (Video)
When we included Avatar Darko in our list of Seattle rappers you need to know, it was partially because of his great music, and partially because of dude's story. He's an Estonian-born half-Ukrainanian/half-Russian kid who transplanted to Seattle and became a rapper. Eve...
Azealia Banks Featuring Pharrell “#ATMJAM”
After premiering her new single "#ATMJAM" during a performance Glastonbury Festival a few days ago, the always-stylish and fast-rapping Azealia Banks premiered the jawn via Hot 97 this morning. It's a hypnotizing and all-over-the-place banger that features rapid-fire bars from Azealia alongside an obviously catchy hook from Pharrell...
A$AP Ferg Teases New A$AP Mob Album
As die-hard fans of A$AP Ferg—the A$AP Mob's wiliest and wittiest member—the XXL staff was overjoyed to see the young Harlemite in our offices this morning. Luckily, Ferg, who flew in to NYC after a pair of shows in London (he's headed back there this weekend for the Yahoo! Wireless Festival), ...
W Hotels Presents “W Gangs Of New York” Featuring Grandmaster Flash
Just a few weeks after their collaboration with Cope2 and A'mare Stoudemire for a launch party celebrating a line of custom skateboards, W Hotels continues to take over the summer with a new event series called W Gangs Of New York. The summer concert series is inspired by the classic cult film The Warriors, and will reportedly feature "the city’s finest and most credible record labels"
Jay-Z Awarded A Platinum Plaque For ‘MCHG’
On the day of its official wide release, Jay-Z—the official #NewRules broker of hip-hop—has been awarded a platinum plaque for his Magna Carta Holy Grail. Though the album is projected to hit No. 1 on Billboard and its retail numbers remain to be seen, Jay sold a million records to Samsung in an unprecedented deal that forced the Recording Industry Association of America to re-write their own rul
Nick Cannon Discusses Bringing Back ‘Wild ‘N Out’
Following the lead of hip-hop’s warm embrace of comedy—from rappers’ enthusiastic references of bits from comics like Eddie Murphy, Katt Williams and Kevin Hart, to hip-hop/comedy fusion shows like Def Comedy Jam—Nick Cannon capitalized on the early 2000s with his hilarious live battle show Wild ‘N Out. The show, which ran from 2005-200...