XXL Mag

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Last month, Wale took to Instagram and teased a collaboration he had in works by simply posting an image of his logo alongside the Villa retailer logo. Over the weekend, Wale teased the collaboration even more by posting the back heel of the shoe and because of that image, sneakerheads and fans of the D...

N.W.A (sans Dr. Dre) will reunite in Los Angeles on June 27 for the BET Experience concert. Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella--three of the five original members of the pioneering crew--will hit the stage to perform some of the group's countless classic records and promises a few special guests. "It ...

Summer Jam 2015 is in the books, but that doesn't mean you can't relive all the action once again. The 22nd edition of Hot 97′s Summer Jam got underway at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, June 7, and the parking lot to the arena was jam packed with hip-hop elite. As t...

Last year, Vic Mensa was riding high off the success of his Innanetape project and his spot on the 2014 XXL Freshman cover. What a difference a year makes. While he works on his followup project, his upcoming album Traffic due out this summer, Vic has been dropping a series of excellent singles and touring around the world. But in Februa...

One of the advantages rapper have over other songwriters boils down to word count. Hip-hop affords creative people the ability to create and control narratives in a unique way--look at Big Sean, who parlayed what we can only assume was a painful breakup into the biggest hit of his career. But...

Childish Gambino was originally scheduled to perform at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert yesterday (June 7), but the Atlanta MC was not there. Reports said the Community actor-turned-rap star was absent, which was confirmed by Hot 97. Reps from Hot...

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Jordan Brand is gearing up to release another stellar pack. The upcoming "Celebration" collection will focus on the Air Jordan 7 silhouette and will pay tribute to Michael Jordan's 2nd championship win against the Portland Trail Blazers...

Wale keeps the ball rolling into the summer with the video for "Matrimony" from his most recent project, The Album About Nothing. The video finds a contemplative Wale thinking on relationships past and present while he considers married life and everything it entails...

Travi$ Scott finally drops his single, "3500," with Future and 2 Chainz. The Texas native keeps it trill on his latest cut. The production on "3500" also goes hard, with Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, Mike Dean, Mano and Allen Ritter. all working togeth...

Apple Music is aggressively pursuing Kanye West to lock in some exclusive content for their streaming services platform. Apple will unveil its new streaming music service at its annual WWDC conference today. It was rumored that they would  be announcing an exclusive on Kanye West’s next album but according to BuzzFeed that rumor is false. Instead, Beats Electronics co...