XXL Mag

Instagram was crammed with chatter regarding the arrest of Migos' Quavo, Offset and Takeoff.The trio was arrested last night at their concert at Georgia Southern University and are currently being held in Georgia’s Bulloch County Jail. Afte...

Nearly a third of the way into the year, Future is responsible for two of 2015's finest projects. One would more accurately be credited to DJ Esco--56 Nights, which borrows its name from the musician's stint in a Dubai jail, is technically only hosted by Future Hendrix...

Glasses Malone links up with Kendrick Lamar for "Thuggin." The song is a banger. While being a hard street record"Thuggin" is thought provoking and calls out a lot of things that are happening in not only hip-hop but in media. Tupac is once again the inspiration behind another West Coas rapper's new music. The...

Today, in honor of the stoners holiday, we sat down with the one and only Waka Flocka Flame to find out about his favorite songs, movies and munchies while getting high. The Queens native made sure to include in his small playlist of songs to smoke to, records by some of the biggest weed heads in the game such as Wiz Khalifa, Snoop Dogg, Redman and Method Man...

Fresh off of touring with Usher as a principal dancer and starring in Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” video, Kaelynn “KK” Harris releases her debut single titled “Do That.” The Slikk Muzik-produced single written by T-Dot, is a sample for her upcoming debut EP coming out in July. She also plans to drop her debut album i...

Check out which rappers and hip-hop moguls have been named to the Time 100 Influential People list.

Funk Volume artist Dizzy Wright has announced that his new album, The Growing Process, will be released next month, on May 26. The album is preceded by singles "Train Your Mind" and "Floyd Money Mayweather," the latter of which pays tribute to the champion boxer who represents Wright's native Las Vegas. Thi...

The Young Thug and Lil Wayne beef continues to heat up. Just days before the release of Barter 6, Wayne voiced his displeasure with Thugger at a show by telling the crowd, "Stop listening to songs of niggas who pose naked on their muthafuckin' album covers ...

After his wife broke the Internet with her scantily-clad cover for the same publication, Kanye West has taken to Paper magazine to deliver a candid, first-person take on what it means to be a famous musician in 2015. From an epiphany born in a dentist office's nitrous gas ("I guess that's my version of Steve Jobs and his LSD trip") to stories of his childhood time in China (" used

Related: Bobby Shmurda Featuring Mavado, Junior Reid, Popcaan, And Jah X “Hot Nigga (Reggae Remix)” Reggae Artist Assassin Breaks Down Kendrick Lamar’s “The Blacker The Berry” Nicki Minaj Performs With Mavado At Hot 97?s ‘On Da Reggae Tip’ Concert Push...

Following the announcement that he would be returning to the production world--albeit for a limited time and only with a carefully picked group of rappers--Diddy has dropped another bombshell. The Bad Boy founder announced on his Instagram that Kanye West has joined The Hitmen, his longtime production team that was responsible for the bulk of work by Bad Boy stars like Mase and The Notorious B...

Troy Ave displayed his crossover appeal with last summer's "Your Style" and, more recently, the radio-friendly "Doo Doo" but takes it back to the streets with "Real N$gga." While "All About The Money" banged in cars and clubs through the summer and fall, "Real N$gga" is for those who hustle by nature ...