XXL Originals

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) Tink is one of the 10 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Earlier this week, we kic...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) GoldLink is one of the 10 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Earlier this week, we kic...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) Raury is one of the 10 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Earlier this week, we kic...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) Vince Staples is one of the 10 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Earlier this week, we kic...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) DeJ Loaf is one of the 10 Freshmen on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’ve been providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Yesterday (June 15), we k...

Directed by Travis Satten (@travissatten) Produced by ApK (@weareapk) Fetty Wap is one of the 10 MCs on XXL‘s 2015 Freshman list revealed Wed., June 3. All this month we’re providing you with a behind-the-scenes look at the selection process, the photo shoot and the work it takes to pull it all together. Today (June 15), we kick ...

First we brought you Christmas carols with Rich Homie Quan's renditions of “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer," “Silent Night" and “Jingle Bells." Now, XXL is teaming up with the rapper yet again to wish our readers a happy Memorial Day Weekend. As the holiday s...

Young Dolph is a rapper that literally started from the bottom, growing his brand bit by bit in the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. He released his first mixtape, Welcome To Dolph World, in 2009 and by the next year, literally flooded the city with the project, so that everyone was familiar with his craft...

While fans anxiously await Gucci Mane's release from prison, even though there's been no shortage of new releases from the rapper, XXL thought why not gives our readers a little dose of the man also known as La Flare. Reverting back to 2007, while on a promo run for his then unreleased fourth studio album, Back To The Trap House, XXL caught up with Gucci not only to get the deets on the project, b

Last night, NYC erupted with protests in support of the Baltimore rallys, which broke out as a result of the death of Freddie Gray. The 25-year-old passed on April 19, due to a lethal injury to his neck and head, after being chased down then tackled by authorities...

Meek Mill and Rick Ross cover the Spring 2015 issue of XXL. In March, the XXL crew headed down to Atlanta for the cover shoot of our latest release, in which Meek opens up about his legal drama and confirms his relationship with Nicki Minaj, while Rick Ross breaks down his new health kick and explains why this year will be the biggest year for his empire yet...

XXL presents 'Run This Town' with Marshawn Lynch, E-40 and Mistah F.A.B. We traveled 2,576 miles across the country to the San Francisco Bay, touching down in Oakland, Calif., one of the major port cities in the U.S. The transportation hub is also home to Seattle Seahawks running back, Marshawn Lynch, rapper-songwriter, Mistah F.A.B....