XXL Mag

Singer, songwriter, producer and general creative guru The-Dream has teamed up with Genius to give insight on songs on which he worked with major artists like Jay Z, Kanye West, Beyonce and Rihanna. This is part of a large initiative by the iconoclastic tech start-up to broaden its readership and become a hub for straight-from-the-artist anecdotes about the making of and meaning behind their most

YOU GOTTA BE COURAGEOUS TO DANCE #KANYESDANCE A video posted by Sean Diddy Combs (@iamdiddy) on Mar 16, 2015 at 5:28pm PDT Earlier this month, Kanye took a break during one of his shows following Paris Fashion Week to show off some unexpectedly lithe dance moves...

Drake announced the line-up for the 2015 OVO Fest. J. Cole plus his Dreamville artists Bass, Cozz and Omen will be joined by Big Sean, YG and Jeremih as performers. Drake tweeted out the weekend's full lineup of the two day concert, which features a extra day that includes Kevin Hart (presumably a new stop on Hart's comedy tour). On the l...

The maxim says that no press is bad press, but Drake and his team evidently disagree. With a film called Drake's Homecoming: The Lost Footage scheduled to hit theaters this Thursday (March 19) for a one-night limited engagement, the Canadian rapper and his OVO team--to say nothing of his legal counsel--are trying to distance themselves from the project...

When Kendrick Lamar released his sophomore LP To Pimp A Butterfly Sunday night a week before its scheduled March 23 release date, the hip-hop world collectively lost its mind sifting through the LP to attempt to uncover its secrets. Wit...

Trinidad Jame$ was Don Lemon's most recent guest on CNN Tonight last night (March 16) and spoke on the use of the n-word in pop culture and its affect on society overall.  Lemon kicks off the conversation by mentioning the video of Sigma Alpha Epsilon's house mother saying the N-word as she recites lyrics to James' banger "All Gold Everything." The Tri...

Casio G-Shock and BMX athlete, Nigel Sylvester team up once again to release their newest digital project - a short clip celebrating the recently released Heathered series. The series featured in the clip comes in a range of Heathered color ways - black, blue, green, red, white, grey and yellow...

Tiny Doo, a rapper who was facing life in prison over his rap lyrics, get his charges dropped. NBC San Diego reports a judge dropped the charges yesterday (March 16) and Doo, whose real name is Brandon Duncan, was reunited with his family. Duncan was...

With spring right around the corner, Reebok Classic rejuvenates the kid’s Question Mid with the release of the Question Mid 'Easter' set to drop within the next few weeks. The sneaker made popular by former Philadelphia 76ers' all-star Allen Iverson will feature a grey base with pops of pink and purple. The ...

A new Earl Sweatshirt track dropped titled "Grief." The song is a slow knocker as Earl explains his trust issues. The accompanying visual is pretty out there, with a trippy filter that lasts throughout the whole song. Sweat is kicking back on his living room couch, lighting up as he spits his metaphoric bars...

Run The Jewels was attacked while performing at SXSW on yesterday (March 16). The incident was caught on camera, which shows an unidentified man storming the stage as RTJ performed their set. In the video, the man is seen going after El-P as Killer Mike chases him...

Professor X of the the X Clan passed away on March 17, 2006 from spinal meningitis. XXL salutes the Afrocentric MC by reminiscing on some of his best work.