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When news broke that Spike Lee will remake Korean director Park Chan-wook’s 2003 film, Oldboy, the pressure was on. Well, Lee delivers a knockout with his reinterpretation of the cult classic. Lee's version is a grisly, blood-filled thriller of revenge and regret that ditches some details and reshapes some components from the original, while keeping intact the essential framework of the dark road-

Last night, on episode 7 of The Walking Dead titled "Dead Weight," fans witnessed the psychotic side of The Governor in all its glory. With this season proving to be as entertaining as ever, XXL hopped on the phone with Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae, two huge fans of the series, for an extended discussion about this episode, The Governor and how we figured out who raided the camp. —Emman

This week’s episode was all about Jim Jones’ family business. After agreeing to give Chrissy full control of the Lady Vamp clothing line, Jim watched as Chrissy step up to the plate, while Mama Jones finds a new hustle of her own. Even Jim’s...

On this week’s episode of The Real Husbands of Hollywood, Kevin Hart goes the extra mile to win over Selita Ebanks, who has repeatedly turned him down. But as always, Kev encounters some bumps along the way. Additionally, Bobby Brown is still determined to make his grand return as the King of R&B, only he appears to be letting it all get to his head. Take a l...

Sean "Diddy" Combs just keeps on winning. CIROC Ultra Premium Vodka and the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a multiyear marketing agreement today. The campaign will be called "The Toast of the NBA." Led by Sean Combs, CIROC will lead the charge on responsible drinking with NBA fans nationwide. This ann...

On this week’s episode of Love & Hip-Hop (New York), Tara and Tahiry get fed up with their former men, Peter Gunz and Joe Budden, Saigon gets the results of his paternity test and Erica and Rich Dollaz consummate their threesome...sort of. Che...

Last night, on episode 6 of The Walking Dead titled "Live Bait," fans discovered the long journey the Governor had after he disappeared in season three. With this season proving to be as entertaining as ever, XXL hopped on the phone with Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae, two huge fans of the series, for an extended discussion about how this episode, the return of the governor and the absolu

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 years since the release of the popular movie The Best Man. The tale of friendship, love and betrayal became an instant classic, so much so that no one could have expected a sequel. Still, director and screenwriter Malcolm D. Lee brings...

Hip-hop heads can’t seem to keep their penises in their pants, at least according to this week’s episode of Love & Hip-Hop. Peter Gunz and apparently Joe Budden’s dirt were exposed, with Gunz’s in particular coming to blows—literally. Meanwhile Rich Dollaz learns tha...

They say behind every great man is a great woman, but behind every rapper is an even stronger woman, who has to put up with the hiccups that come along with the music industry. For Chrissy Lampkin, the fiancé of Jim Jones, that could not be any further from true. Her relati...

On the latest episode of BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood, Chris Rock makes a guest appearance to let it be known that he is still the most famous Black comedian alive. “Everything Kevin Hart has done, I’ve done it before,” he points out. Kev brings out fellow co...

On this week’s episode of VH1’s Chrissy & Mr. Jones, Jim Jones celebrates his birthday for an entire week, and receives some questionable gifts along the way. Also, Mama Jones has a photo shoot for the cover of her new sex book, and things get a little interesting. Check out this...