XXL Mag

Now he's known as a TV Analyst and former NBA Champion but once upon a time Shaquille O'Neal had bars. Okay maybe that's stretching it but he did release five studio albums including his platinum 1993 debut album, Shaq Diesel and collab with Biggie...

"I have more of a hip-hop flow and Chance is more of an entertainer. I'm more of a rapper. I like to paint stories. I like to create situations." Taylor Bennett and Chance The Rapper are not the same. The 20-year-old MC has started to cultivate a fanbase of his own thanks to his eclectic Mainstream Music mixtape, which was released in May...

Angie Martinez had Yo Gotti as her guest as he took a break from his opening act duties on the Drake vs Lil Wayne Tour. During his talk with the Voice Of NY, he revealed that his next album The Art Of Hustle will be released on Nov. 11. The Art Of The Hustle follows up his acclaimed street album from earlier this year I Am...

LL Cool J assembles Raekwon, Murda Mook and Ron Browz for a new record that should start your day off well. “I’m Nice” is a pretty decent song. LL’s G.O.A.T. 2 is coming soon, listen to the record below. ...

Wow. Just three months after having their son—Future Zahir Wilburn—Ciara has called off her engagement to Future, according to the US Weekly. It is reportedly due to the Atlanta rapper cheating on her. Multiple sources have confirmed to US Weekly that the couple is done and Ciara is "devastated" and will focus on their son. Just last month ever...

Want to know what went down today on Instagram? Scroll through.

Last week XXL chopped it up with Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy to get the inside scoop on his forthcoming album Seen It All: The Autobiography. After releasing a mini trailer to tease fans on what to come, Jeezy has now unveiled the official tracklist for his fifth studio album. Check...

Harlem hip hop group Ratkings added an interesting twist to Phantogram's Fall In Love" with their remix titled, "Falling Off." The group detail the way they fall into music and how it can take over your mind and control your actions in the same way that love can...

Well, nothing last forever, right? According to TMZ, Tyga chucked the deuces to fiancée and baby mama, Blac Chyna. The couple were together since 2011. According to TMZ, the reason why they broke up remains unclear. But, we do know this, Tyga is the one who broke it off. The site a...

Juicy J and DJ Paul of the Oscar-winning group Three 6 Mafia are in a financial conundrum. The two are being accused of copyright infringement on two songs controlled by Reggie Boyland, owner of On The Strength Records and Bank Bag Publishing...

Slaughterhouse rapper Joell Ortiz upcoming album House Slippers drops next month. This will be the Brooklyn MC’s fist LP since signing to Penalty Entertainment. Joell gets help from B.o.B, Maino, and fellow Slaughterhouse members Joe Budden, Crooked I, Royce Da 5’9 as well as a few others.  House Sli...

Yikes. Someone isn't too happy with the current climate in radio. Legendary West Coast radio man, DJ Skee, announced today that he would be quitting the radio scene because he's longer enthralled by the idea of it. "Tonight, I'm announcing my resignation...