XXL Mag

Tyler, The Creator’s career has firm roots in shock value. His third studio album Cherry Bomb fell right in step this month, with a surprise early release on April 12. His Coachella performance the same weekend served to hype the project, which was already tangibly buzzing thanks in part to the Kanye West, Lil Wayne, ScHoolboy Q and Pharrell features. The ...

Fetty Wap keeps the momentum rolling with a new loosie called "Show You." While it lacks the catchiness of "Trap Queen" and the punch of "Promises," Fetty still shows his hook game is strong. The autotuned-aided singer once again shows his softer side with lyrics dedicated to a woman he has a thing for ...

Today (April 17), Dej Loaf dropped the video for "Me U & Hennessy," the muted cut from her breakthrough 2014 mixtape, Sell Sole. The stark clip features a solitary Dej throughout, whisking up and down docks and beaches and bedsheets as she ruminates on the subject of the song. The son...

Inspired by the rise of the luminary, DOPE's second delivery of spring 2015 offers a fresh and innovative take on fine art, cult film, 90’s hip-hop, and medieval nobility. Collections like DOPE BOYZ and Affiliated represent the rise to greatness while the Beheaded, Guillotine, and Shattered tees illustrate the fall that historically follows. Brin...

Already dropping exclusive music and videos via Tidal, Jay Z is taking another step towards making the streaming service a success by personally calling users to say thank you for signing up. According to a report from Business Insider, musicians (stakeholders) involved in Tidal are given accounts on the site to check who is listening to their music and can keep tabs on how their albums are perfo

It’s no secret that some of the most iconic basketball sneakers to date were born in the '90s. The Reebok Kamikaze I, which made its debut during the ‘94-‘95 season. Off the court, the mashup of fluorescent blue, green, orange, pink, and yellow colors became a signature “90s” style that remains synonymous with the era to this day. In a fresh iteration o...

Remy Banks dropped a new single, "N1Go." The track is produced by Black Noi$e and will be featured on Rem's newly announced mixtape, higher. On the slow head bopper, Banks shows off his rhyming skills, spitting about living the good life. "Sm...

Last month, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago announced that they would be awarding Kanye West an honorary doctoral degree at the Class of 2015's commencement ceremony. Since the news broke, people have responded differently, some praising 'Ye, while others deny his contribution to the arts...

Drake will have Beyoncé  on his upcoming album, Views from the 6. During the first weekend of Coachella, Four Pins hung out with the Toronto native. Drizzy shared the news that he's only recorded two songs so far for the upcoming LP, one of which is a collaboration with Queen Bey. Views from the 6 was announced last...

It looks like Chris Brown is really enjoying fatherhood. The X singer took to Instagram to share the most adorable pictures of him and his nine-month-old baby girl Royalty (see pics below). God has blessed me with my twin. #ROYALTY A photo posted by @chrisbrownofficial on Apr 16, 2015 at 7:46pm PDT  

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