In a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z revealed that he nearly escaped death as a youth, during a shootout. The rap superstar sat down for a highly publicized conversation with Oprah in Brooklyn's Marcy Projects last month. During the intimate ...
Read More
Queen Latifah Fails to E.N.D. Black Eyed Peas’s Reign on the Charts
Queen Latifah may have made her hip-hop return, but fails to top the Billboard 200 in her debut week. Latifah’s seventh LP, Persona, took no. 25 on the charts this week. Anchored by Cool & Dre’s production, the album sold 18,400 ...
Read MoreXXL VIDEO: Cory Gunz, Graduation
Cory talks about his debut album...
Read MoreO Magazine: Books That Made a Difference to Jay-Z
Update: Fatal Amount of OxyContin Found in DJ AM’s Stomach
Five days after DJ AM was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, authorities investigating the case have revealed that the celebrity spinmaster was found with an excessive amount of undigested painkillers in his stomach. According to People magazine, AM, born Adam ...
Read MoreNew York Daily News: DJ Star’s Lawsuit Against Clear Channel Thrown Out by Judge
BLOG: Part Deux
Those of you who follow Termanology probably know that he's readying to drop the sixth installment of his Hood Politics mixtape series. That's a little excessive if you ask me. I actually interviewed Term last week and asked him why ...
Read MoreOJ’s Chillin’
Aye! Aye! Aye! I’m chillin today! Got up around 3pm, as usual. First thing was to catch up with my A&R. We had to cancel the studio session today cuz I’m booked for an early flight in ...
Read MoreGrandGood: Monie Love to Host Dana Dane’s Bday Ball
New Music
- Listen To Statik Selektah Featuring Styles P, Bun B, & Hit-Boy “Funeral Season”
- Watch Action Bronson Do Cartwheels In His “Strictly 4 My Jeeps” Video
- Listen To Young Scooter’s Recorded Jail Phone Track “I Wonder”
Hip-Hop News
- Are Jay-Z & DJ Khaled Working On Music Together?
- Here’s What Kanye West Sampled For “New Slaves”
- 17 Rappers Who Became Reality TV Stars
Today in Hip-Hop
- Today In Hip-Hop: Busta Rhymes Celebrates 41st Birthday
- Today In Hip-Hop: Ace Hood Celebrates 25th Birthday
- Today In Hip-Hop: Ghostface Killah Celebrates His 43rd Birthday
Sneakers
- Here’s A Look At Filling Pieces’ 2013 Spring/Summer Collection
- Ewing Athletics Set To Re-Release ‘Ewing Focus’ This Summer
- Play Cloths x Saucony Shadow 5000 “Cotton Candy Pack”
Lists
- The Best Work Bags Available Under $200
- Behind The Scenes: 20 Awesome Rapper Vlogs
- Can’t Hold Us: Independent Rapper Success Stories
Hip-Hop Fashion
- XXL‘s Memorial Day Weekend Survival Kit
- Marcelo Burlon’s County of Milan Moon T-Shirt
- Amber Rose Introduces Baby Taylor Merch?
Show & Prove
- A$AP Ferg to Release “Trap Lord” Mixtape in Late February or Early March
- Hit-Boy Announces Diddy, Waka Flocka Flame & Lil Wayne for "Scream and Shout (Remix)"
- Lil Reese ft. Young Jeezy & Twista "Traffic (Remix)"
Rap Videos
- Illogic And Blockhead Release The Video For “Atlantis Depth”
- Video Premiere: Lil Twist “Understand Me”
- Video Premiere: Krizz Kaliko, Futuristic, Black Pegasus, and Jeff Turner [TeamBackpack Cypher]
Kings Of The Game by Reebok Classic
300 x 100 (No. 1)
300 x 100 (No. 2)
-
- XXL‘s Memorial Day Weekend Survival Kit
- Thirty-Four On-Stage Photos of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis At Lafayette College
- Nothin’ But Shorts: The Coolest Shorts to Cop Right Now
- Spring Patterns: Five Patterned Button-Ups You Should Buy this Season
- Peep Game: Celebrities Wearing Air Jordan V ‘Grape’
- Thrift Shoppin’: Macklemore’s Raddest Outfits
- Obsessed: Nicki Minaj Nip Slips & Related Areola Activity
- The 30 Oddest Photos of Odd Future
- Christina Milian Brings up the Temperature
- KR3W Collection: Dope Items Available Now
- Roc Nation Gifts Rihanna a Brand New Porsche [Photos]
- XXL Presents… The Best Album Covers of 2012
- Quentin Tarantino Still Has Love for Wu-Wear [Photos]
- Kanye West, LeBron James, Pusha T and More Attend Just Don x UNKNWN Miami Art Basel Event [Photos]
- 15 Awesome Acoustic Covers of Rap Songs