XXL Mag

Makonnen is a hero just for his role in destroying the restrictions of the three-day turn up.  This doesn't mean there won't be club-ready tracks hitting the Internet on a Friday. After being relatively quiet compared to his 2012-13 output, 2 Chainz returns with a banger featuring Young Thug — "Dresser (Lil Boy)." The r...

Directed by: Anthony Supreme and Samir Hamid It was all filmed in Toronto, Canada The song: "Duru tha King ft. Deniro Farrar- Set" All of the featured models are people that are involved in Toronto's culture first hand either through music clothing or art including: The Truth TO, Rich Kidd Beats, The Bass6, Felon, Raquel da silva, Tasha The Amazon, and others...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there’s always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap heads, we are a...

After their "Fight Night" (Remix) got the Tennessee Titans in uber trouble, tensions flared regarding their content. Today, they're back in the news, but this time, for a good reason. The Bando boys decided to team up and give Jeremih's "Don't Tell Em'" a whirl. Che...

Is the Roc back in the building? It's definitely a possibility. During an interview with Sway In The Morning, Freeway shed light on a possible reunion with his boys consisting of Jay Z, Kanye West, Beanie Sigel, Dipset, and more. Let's just say, it's not a pipe-dream. “...

When it was announced back in July that New York wordsmith Bishop Nehru and MF Doom were working on an album together, hip-hop fans everywhere knew that the project had the chance of being one of the dopest releases of the year. Now, the duo released a track off of the album entitled “Caskets,” which features both rappers gliding smoothly over a laid back instrumental. Nehruvi...

On Sept. 16,  2014 XXL Freshman August Alsina collapsed during a performance of his single “Numb” (Watch video footage here) in New York City. The New Orleans native fell off the stage and was carried out by venue security and rushed to the hospital. Two days later, XXL received det...

With hip-hop and the tattoo culture going hand-in-hand, it seems that nearly every rapper is tatted to the extreme. However, some of your favorite rappers chose to go against the grain. Check out "7 Rappers Who Have Very Little Or No Tattoos ...

Revolt TV isn’t causing as much riot as Diddy expected. According to the New York Post Comcast and Time Warner Cable have put a halt to expanding the music station due to its low ratings. The major companies have been having a hard time convincing other companies to pick up Revolt. Sinc...

It looks like Waka Flocka Flame does not go “Hard In The Paint.” TMZ released a video last night of Waka failing terribly on two dunk attempts on a basketball hoop Tuesday night at the OC Observatory after performing a live set. On the fir...

No matter what troubles Chris Brown may endure, one can't deny the fact that his music is damn good. Breezy proves this with his latest effort, X.  This go-round, he's got another hit adorned album where Breezy's material covers everything from his law troubles to his love life, all alluding to the reality that Brown is one of the best singers of this generation. Con...

T.I.’s forthcoming album, Paperwork: The Motion Picture, is just a little over a month away from releasing. Last month Tip shared some light on guest appearances but today the official tracklisting was released.  The guest appearances are Chris Brown, Jeezy, Rick Ross, Young Thug, Iggy Azalea, Usher, Lil Boosie and Pharrell, who also serves as executive producer. Paperw...