XXL Mag

Things aren't all G.O.O.D. in CyHi The Prince's world and the rapper gets militant on his diss record, "Elephant In The Room." Throwing shots at Kanye West, Teyana Taylor, Pusha T and Big Sean, CyHi threatens to take out everyone then run up in the Def Jam offices and unload a clip ...

The infamous Gunplay, aka Don Logan, has finally released his long-awaited Def Jam debut, Living Legend.

Philly street rapper, AR-AB, has found himself in the middle of the Drake vs. Meek Mill beef after Drizzy name dropped the self-proclaimed top goon in Philly ("I waited four days, nigga, where y'all at?/I drove here in the Wraith playin' AR-AB") in "Back 2 Back (Freestyle) ...

Rapper and star of MTV's Ridiculousness, Chanel West Coast, was arrested last night outside of 1 OAK nightclub in Los Angeles. According to reports from TMZ and New York Daily News, Chanel was allegedly involved in a fight inside the club and once kicked out of the venue, she allegedly attacked security. A citizen's arrest was ...

Considered one of the pioneers of Southern hip-hop, Pimp C's legacy continues to live on thanks to people like Julia Beverly, publisher and editor-in-chief of Ozone Magazine, who has penned the late and great UGK member's new biography, Sweet Jones: Pimp C's Trill Life Story...

Today, adidas and Damian Lillard unveiled a Portland inspired edition of the D Lillard 1 basketball shoe. The D Lillard 1 Forestry Edition pays homage to the city that was built from tree stumps to the metropolitan center of the Northwest...

The Based God and Chance the Rapper go off the top on their collaborative project, Free. Featuring legitimate freestyles, Chance and B trade bar after bar and spend a good seven minutes on one song shouting out just about every person each rapper has ever met. Cha ...

Been Trill introduces their latest collection for PacSun - the Ace Collection. Catering to the young hip-hop generation, the word ‘Ace’ represents a “winner” or “champion” and captures the collegiate feel of the collection. Consisting of a wide range of ...

Macklemore dedicates "Growing Up (Sloane's Song)" to his new born daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty. Over a simple break beat, Macklemore gives life lessons to his child, recommends books for her to read and lets her know that as she gets older, he'll still be growing up with her ...

The major label industrial rap complex continues to mine Chicago, but you can't buy Lil Herb. There are no radio singles or secret signings or for-free albums on iTunes that costs hundreds of thousands. The vitriolic MC, who dropped two mixtapes last year, is back with another one, and it finally has a release date...

Back in April, Meek Mill was sued by a Beverly Hills landlord for trashing his rented home during Grammy weekend. Instead of settling with the property owner, TMZ reports that Meek is fighting the lawsuit and attendees Justin Bieber, Khloe Kardashian, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown and French Montana have been added to the suit. The pros...