XXL Mag

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 ...

With the 15 year anniversary around the corner, Shady Records continues to deliver surprise after surprise for fans. Before the release of their highly anticipated compilation album Shady XV on Nov. 24, Eminem debuted the first installment of his promotional series Shady XV Quinceañera, as well as, the Shady CXVPHER featuring Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf. They're not done yet. DJ ...

Lucid Footwear and Clothing presents their new fall/winter 2014 lookbook that takes inspiration from the 1960's-1970's proto-punk era in New York City. The lookbook features members of the VFILES, Opening Ceremony and the downtown NYC scene with the collection consisting of fall/winter essentials like lightweight biker jackets, distressed tees, gloves and more...

Boosie Badazz long awaited first album since his release from prison is scheduled to drop on February 2015. Yesterday (Nov. 18) Boosie released the trailer to his upcoming documentary and announced that Touchdown 2 Cause Hell is indeed dropping next year. Today he released the a...

Criminal activity and gun violence rings high in Chicago, which is one reason why Chi-town native Mick Jenkins chose that as the theme to his video for "Dehydration." In the visuals, Mick Jenkins and friends are involved in a drive-by shooting...

On this day, Nov. 19, in hip-hop history, Talib Kweli dropped his debut album 'Quality.'

Rome Fortune continues to provide us with dope music. His latest joint, "Nasty," finds the ATL wordsmith crooning about all of the nasty women he knows over a trap beat produced by TM88. In the song, Rome shows off his expansive skillset on the mic, opting for more of a sung, autotune assisted style, showing that there are no limits to what he can accomplish on the mic...

Rumors have been flying for weeks that Tyga, who turned 24 years old today, and Kylie Jenner, who is 17 years old, are dating. Though Kylie's mom, Kris Jenner has said that the two aren't dating, this report from TMZ may be giving the rumors much more validity...