XXL Mag

Nicki Minaj gets back on her pop shit as she teams up with David Guetta and Afrojack for "Listen," a cut off of Guetta's upcoming album Listen. Minaj sticks to her usual sexual lyrics and shows off her vocal range on the infectious chorus. Thi ...

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Tink is quickly gaining steam in the industry. The 19-year old artist has heavyweight producer Timbaland gushing over her artistry. The youngster has already drawn comparisons to the likes of Lauryn Hill and has intrigued many because of her hybrid capabilities...

One of the standout records of Jeezy's latest album Seen It All gets visuals today. In the "Black Eskimo" video, the snowman is literally in a all black fur coat rapping on top of a stove. Even though it's clearly special effects that made this happen, it's still pretty cool to see...

This record is crazy. Ghostface Killah​, Cappadonna, Raekwon, and GZA​ supply bone-shattering verses for "Necklace," a cut off the highly anticipated Wu-Tang album A Better Tomorrow. "Necklace" feels like a classic Wu record. Everything...

E-40 recently announced he would be dropping Sharp On All 4 Corners Parts 1&2 on Dec. 9. Their will also be deluxe version of Sharp On All 4 Corners. This will be a follow up to E-40's last successful triple album, The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil Vol. 4, 5 & 6. The Bay...

Last week, Rick Ross dropped Timbaland-produced cut "Movin' Bass" featuring just Jay Z, a cut off Ross’ upcoming album Hood Billionaire, which drops Nov. 24. This morning while Timbo was on Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club he mentioned that Tink was on the original version of the song. Why did she get cut from the ...

A week after no hip-hop album cracked the Top 10, Big K.R.I.T's Cadillactica debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart in this week's album sales, giving the Mississippi native his second Top 5 album in as many tries. K.R.I.T.'s 2012 album, Live From The Underground, also debuted at No...

FILA issues its first November release with the “Court Pack.” This two shoe pack features two iconic silhouettes in the 95 and Stack 2, dressed in original colorways. The “Court Pack” heads to retailers Friday, Nov. 20. The Fila 95 in...

Nike continues to enjoy the success of the highly acclaimed Nike KD 7 silhouette and today, the Swoosh presents their upcoming colorway in the very popular sneaker. The Nike KD 7 "Lightning 534" is a weather-themed colorway that is inspired by the electricity of New York's basketball scene...

If you have the next gen version of Grand Theft Auto V  then you might have heard this track already, but if haven't copped it yet, don't worry. The song has just been made available online. Flying Lotus recently uploaded his collaborative new track "Medication Meditation" with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Krayzie Bone on his SoundCloud account. Krayz...

After news came out that Migos member Quavo was beaten up and got his chain stolen in D.C. this past weekend—reports that Quavo denies—things are beginning to heat up between the two camps. When asked what's going on between the two crews by Billboard, Offset said, "Fuck 'em. Nothing's ...