XXL Mag

While most fans are familiar with Jay Rock as a part of TDE, many forget that it was Tech N9ne's Strange Music that originally saved Jay from Warner Bros. purgatory and helped put his album out. Jay Rock, who signed a deal with Strange Music back in 2010, released his album Follow Me Home and toured extensively with the imprint. Dur ...

Oh man J. Cole. The Fayetteville, North Carolina native joins Adam Levine and Maroon 5 on the remix to their single “Animals,” and goes in for his verse. Cole conjures the love obsessed "Power Trip" version of himself and delivers a solid verse. Check i...

Slaughterhouse's own Crooked I recently stopped by Sway In The Morning to announce a project he's working on. Along with Mike Smith of SMH Records and DJ King Tech, Crooked I and Sway have joined forces to create One Shot, a competition series where aspiring MC's compete for $100,000 cash prize, a record deal with SMH Records and the title of hip-hop's next up and coming star...

After teaming up with BBC for a limited collection of tees, The Weeknd is back with apparel for his fans. This time around the Canadian crooner launches the fall lookbook to his clothing brand, XO. The collection is made for both, men and women, and consists of baseball jerseys, long sleeve tees, leggings, crop tees and various accessories...

Lil' Kim was up early this morning on "The Breakfast Club" and had a lot to say about her mixtape Harcore 2K14, K. Michelle, motherhood, internet bullying, her relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., and the beef between Rah Digga and Iggy Azalea. In ...

Taka Hayashi’s partners up with Vans OTW once again for a special Holiday 2014 collection. For his latest Vault by Vans release, the renowned designer and artist presents two capsules that truly epitomize his footwear craftsmanship across a selection of iconic Vans styles. The ...

While Chris Brown might be celebrating the success of his chart-topping studio album X, others in his circle are focused on pushing him away from negative influences. Brown's mother, Joyce Hawkins and on-again-off-again girlfriend Karrueche Tran are desperately eager to rid him of his affiliation with the Bloods...

OutKast's third masterpiece.

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Update (Sept. 29, 3:44 p.m.): Is A$AP Rocky dropping his album in three days? A$AP Yams posted a countdown of what appears to be for Rocky's project or (probably) just a new record. Check it out above. ---- Update (Sept. 29, 1:02 p.m.):...

Photos By: Krystal Perkins The Global Citizen Festival took place this weekend (Sept. 27) on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park. Currently in its third year, the charity concert - broadcasted live on MSNBC - featured headlining performances by Jay Z, No Doubt (who was joined by Sting), Carrie Underwood, fun., The...

In less than a month Stalley's album Ohio will be rattling trunks nationwide. Today, the MMG rapper releases another track off the forthcoming LP, this one titled, "One More Shot" featuring Rick Ross and August Alsina. Ohio hits shelves October 27 via MMG/Warner Bros...