XXL Mag

Troy Ave, King Sevin, Young Lito and Avon Blocksdale hit the studio to record the visuals for their latest video, "Oh No." Shot by Llama. The mixtape, BSB Vol 4 hits the streets on May 5.

Flatbush Zombies are back with yet another installment in their DAY OF THE DEAD weekly series releasing the new track "Belly" onto the populous. Produced by The Architect. Also check out the acid trip of a video the Z's recently dropped for the track, "97...

Kid Ink's stock is continuing to rise. The "Show Me" rapper recently reached 3 million likes on his official FaceBook page and celebrates the benchmark by unveiling the unreleased track, "Feels Good To Be Up." The upbeat song was scored by The Runners...

. Nicki Minaj is dropping loose singles to build momentum for her forthcoming album The Pink Print.. Early Saturday morning, Soulja Boy tweeted the link to "Yasss Bish!!," which he posted a Vine about earlier today. The song is produced by Soulja Boy...

CarterV season is officially upon us, and we were just blessed with what may have been the first single off Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V. The song, featuring Drake, is the one we've been waiting for since Floyd Mayweather teased it on Instagram the other day, and features Weezy and Drizzy going off on a beat apparently produced by Boi1da and Vinylz. Che...

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After Ab-Soul admitted earlier that he was on the brink of leaking his album, the internet went bonkers. While that would probably be the best thing for fans, TDE's CEO Top Dawg, chimed in and killed all possibility of that happening. Top Dawg went on Twitter and lashed out at the idea of a leak and through a series of tweets, tried to justify the wait for Soulo's new album. ...

It’s the moment you all have been waiting for. In 2008, XXL shifted the hip-hop landscape by co-signing the new breed of rappers on the rise. Dubbed “Leaders Of The New School,” the first group (Lupe Fiasco, Lil Boosie, Joell Ortiz, Plies, Saigon, Rich Boy, Gorilla Zoe, Young Dro, Papoose, and Crooked I) used the moment to shine and further build momentum for their growing careers. The following..

In the beginning there was the infamous East Coast vs. West Coast beef but as time passed and talents developed, tolerance between the areas provoked a fresh sound within Hip Hop. West Coast rap has quickly submerged itself as the music to listen to this year, but not all rappers coming from the sunshine state are here to keep the peace. ...

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 have been some dope tunes that dropped. In an attempt to keep you up to date with all the new music, we are going to round up our favorite tracks that we’ve been bumping in the offices. Click through fo...

Right choice! Everyone loves a good make-out session. Dive into "10 Rappers Caught Making Out."

It’s so hard to believe that it’s been a full year since Big Pun passed on. But he’s not forgotten. Through family, friends, artists and his music, he lives on. Reminisce over our amigo with our tribute to one of hip-hop’s most respected MCs. Written By: XXL Sta... Read More ...