Dan Buyanovsky
Recap Of ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ Reunion Part 1
The fact that Love & Hip Hop Atlanta's second season has come to an end is either a reality relief or an epic disappointment, depending on your threshold for pure and utter ratchetness. Still, one thing everyone can probably agree on is that, whether you find the show to be entertaining or a train wreck, it’s an addictive phenomenon to many, with over 4 million viewers to be exact.
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Check Out The Six Best Video Games Of Fall 2013
With Fall right around the corner, most of us will be spending a lot more of our days indoors, with tons of extra time on our hands. What better way to fill that time than by picking up the sticks and playing some video games? In anticipation of a busy Fall season, XXL compiled a list of hit games that you’re sure to spend way too much time playing later this year.—Writ...
Donald Glover Working On New Comedy For FX
Not long after announcing that he would be stepping back from acting and comedy, it seems like Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) is heading back to his roots with a new series for FX. According to Deadline, Glover is set to "write, executive produce and play the lead in a half-hour comedy" called Atlanta, which is currently in development. The...
Drake On Kanye: “Maybe We’ll Do Music Now, Like We Were Supposed To”
Drake shocked the world last night when he brought out Kanye West for a guest set during the fourth annual OVO Fest in Toronto. The two have a bit of a history, with Kanye being one of Drake's first cosigners (he even directed his video for "Best I Ever Had") and Drake admitting that his vocal style was heavily influenced by Kanye's 808's & Heartbreak. Th...
Big Sean Brings Afterschool Music Education To Detroit’s Students
Ever since bursting on the scene with his Finally Famous mixtape series, Big Sean has always been a vocal advocate for his hometown of Detroit, often calling for improvements to the impoverished city's school system. Now, Sean (real name Sean Anderson) is taking his advocacy a step further with his Sean Anderson Foundation, a Michigan-based non-profit that focuses on charitable and educational ef
Don Cannon Reunites With DJ Drama, Starts A New DJ Crew
A few weeks ago, legendary producer and mixtape host DJ Cannon made a big leap in the music industry when he was named Vice President of A&R for Def Jam Records. Despite the cushy corporate gig, Cannon is staying busy with a new DJ collective he's starting up with his longtime collaborator DJ Drama.
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Drake & Co. Shut Down Toronto With 2013 OVO Fest
Drake & Co. Shut Down Toronto With 2013 OVO Fest
‘GIG-IT’ Launches, With Help From Some Of Hip-Hop’s Biggest Names
There's really no way to create a context for GIG-IT, the newest interactive social media game that allows Facebook users to play concert promoter with some of the biggest names and artists across all genres of music. The game, which launched exactly two weeks ago to Facebook's app Center, currently has over 10,000 users, and it can be difficult to frame its importance because it really is the fir
In The Cut: Drake & Rick Ross Made XXL’s Top Songs Of The Week
There's no sense in fighting it any longer—Drake has, is and will continue to dominate rap, and we're going to have to openly accept it. And as he showed us earlier this week with his 2 Chainz- and Big Sean-assisted new single, his peers have accepted it too, as their verses on Drake's single got them more attention than anything they've put out as of late (no shots at "Feds Watching").
Director Of Jay Z’s “Picasso Baby” Video Speaks On Working With Jay: “He’s An Icon Of Our Era”
With the short film/music video for Jay Z's "Picasso Baby" premiering tonight on HBO, the video's director, Mark Romanek, has been on a bit of a press run to help promote his collab with Jay. In an interview with Indiewire, Romanek—who also shot the trailers that led to the release of Jay's recent Magna Carta ... Ho...
Drumma Boy Featuring Future & Young Dolph “Get That Money”
Memphis-bred producer Drumma Boy continues to embrace his rapping alter-ego D-Boy Fresh with a new tune called "Get That Money," featuring Young Dolph and Future. It's a Southern-tinged money-making anthem, and is expected to be featured on D-Boy's forthcoming Welcome To My City 3 mixtape. Lis...
What To Expect From Kanye West And Bret Easton Ellis’ Movie
In anticipation of the release of his sixth studio album Yeezus, Kanye West teamed up with famed screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis (who penned American Psycho and The Rules Of Attraction) for a parody trailer, which took a lot of cues from American Psycho. In ...