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Childish Gambino stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (Jan. 13) to perform his latest record "Sober."  Just like in the music video, which dropped only a few days ago, Gambino turned up on stage with his awkward and goofy dance moves. "Sober" ...

Pay Attention With a big first album, dope rhymes and serious determination, hip-hop heads have only just begun to see Logic shine Words Jeff Weiss Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Winter 2014 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. I...

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NBA superstar Damian Lillard launched the adidas D Lillard 1 signature shoe yesterday with an exclusive “Dame Love the Fans” event at the adidas Village in Portland, Oregon. Damian's first signature shoe, the D Lillard 1 features the new Damian Lillard logo which consists of his initials, “DL,” fusing together to create a “0.” The “0” is Lillard’s number...

With the release of Joey Bada$$ debut album B4.Da.$$—which drops on Jan. 20—coming up, he teamed up with BJ The Chicago Kid and performed "Like Me" on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon last night (Jan. 13). Hopefully Malia Obama was up w...

Just Don is setting the tone for a lot of fashion brands in the first few weeks of the new year. Recently he launched his accessories collection which consisted of python brimmed snapbacks and bracelets. A few days ago he unveiled his Just Don x Air Jordan II collab sneaker and now, we get a look at a Air Jordan x Just Don pinnacle bomber jacket...

2 Chainz made an appearance on Nancy Grace's show on HLN last night (Jan. 13) to discuss the legalization of weed. Known for her combative conversations, Grace uses footage of a man giving an infant pot to justify her opinion that the drug should be illegal...

Using social media, Bonnaroo 2015 recently announced the lineup for this year's concert with the help of many. Fans were encouraged to dial 1-844-ROO-2015 to get an artist's name, and then asked to share it via Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using #bonnaroo. Bonnaroo...

Donovan "P Nut" Thomas, 26, was killed on Saturday night (Jan. 10) at a southwest Atlanta barbershop after someone opened fire with semiautomatic weapon in a drive-by shooting. It happened on McDaniel Street in the Castleberry Hill neighborhood...

Yoga Flames. With Kid Ink's sophomore album Full Speed three weeks away, the West Coast spitta drops "Like A Hott Boyy." Ink teams up Bricc Baby Shitro and Young Thug to channel their inner Lil Wayne, Juvenile, B.G. and Turk. Atlanta heavyweights ...

Kendrick Lamar links with Montreal rapper, producer, and poet Jonathan Emile for a track paying tribute to the victims of police brutality like Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Trayvon Martin. After a year of national press filled with news about numerous deaths of unarmed black men by the police, "Heaven Help Dem" is a powerful song that stirs emotions of both anger and sadness as soon as

In the 20-plus years he's spent in the national consciousness, Snoop Dogg has never ceded the spotlight. Now, The Daily Mail reports, that charisma is quantifiable. According to a study by Addiction-Treatment.com, the Long Beach legend tops the likes of even Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian-West, Snoop's account edged those of Lil B and Miley Cyrus...