XXL Mag

Lorde called Kanye West her "hero" and "idol" in an interview conducted by Billboard. When talking about Kanye West's remixing of her new song "Yellow Flicker Beat," which will be on Lorde's Hunger Games soundtrack, she stated that she actually had to cold-call Kanye to remix the track...

The forthcoming season of Vault by Vans brings two of Vans’ most prestigious collaborators together for the fourth installment of Vault by Vans x Diemme. Utilizing the Italian footwear maker’s refined construction techniques, Vans has partnered with Diemme to produce high-end, handcrafted interpretations of the Era and Sk8-Hi, introducing the Montebelluna Era LX and Montebelluna Hi LX. Holiday 20.

Flying Lotus has released the visual for his latest single, "Ready Err Not," off of his "You're Dead" EP. The David Firth directed visual features gory animations, including Fly Lo himself getting decapitated and having his head appearing on the body of a spider, among other things...

Atlanta bred songstress and former "Love & Hip-Hop" star K. Michelle is due to release her sophomore album AWBAH (Anyone Wanna Buy A Heart) before year's end, and the title of one of the songs off the LP is interesting to say the least. ...

OutKast's fourth studio masterpiece.

After not having released a new project in over a year, with 2013's Almighty So being his last release, Sosa has now released two new mixtapes within the span of 24 hours. Following the surprise drop of Keef and Gucci's collaborative mixtape Big Gucci Sosa, the Chicago native kept true to his word by dropping his highly anticipated Back From The Dead 2 mixtape at midnight. The mixt...

Pharoahe Monch celebrates another one!

The fourth quarter is normally the time when all the big name rappers come and set the industry ablaze with a slew of new projects. For 2014, Young Money's very own Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj are slated for a December release.  Guess what? You...

Halloween is just a day away and those without a costume are rushing to stores trying to purchase last minute costumes or items that your favorite rapers wear on a daily basis, but sometimes trying to dress like your favorite rapper can cost you a pretty penny, but have no fear, we're here to help you find the cheap garments to wear and dress like your favorite raper...

Young Chop was featured for Reddit "Ask Me Anything" sessions today. The social news site teamed up with Chicago producer turned rapper. He answered his fans' burning questions about what Chicago artists has the most potential, his favorite cartoon character and what equipment he uses to make beats...

Photography By: Steven Lau Real hip-hip isn't dead after all. Last night, Lo-Life Godfather Rack-Lo put together one for the history books. “A Night of Lo & Lyrics” returned to NYC after touring the Northeast, with a slew of hip-hop artists under the Lo-Life umbrella - all affiliated crews, from RFC to AYAK to RLPC to PJC, were at Lit Lounge heavy. Hosted by Sun-...

The dynamic production duo of Sean C & LV are back with a treat on the eve of Halloween. Serving as an outtake from  Loud Dreams Vol. 1, they gathered Philly's trio in the form of Black Thought, STS, and Peedi Crack for this fiery track. Can you...