XXL Mag

Hours after the announcement that he would be hosting the ESPYs, Drake joined Jalen Rose, Bill Simmons and Avery Johnson on the set of ESPN’s NBA Countdown show. The superstar MC discussed his admiration for Jamie Foxx, basketball in Canada, and hosting the ESPYs and SNL. A...

The rift between the Glory Boyz and Migos dates back to last year when Chief Keef tweeted that he believed Migos had thrown shots at him on a song. Migos responded by making sure that Keef heard them loud and clear with the song “Jealousy” that was clearly aimed at the Chicago rapper. Since the...

Iamsu!’s upcoming debut album, Sincerely Yours, is due out May 13. While we are still a few weeks away, Su has started his campaign with a new song last night. Produced by Jay Ant, the Bay Area aesthetic is felt all over “Show You.” Both Su a...

Raekwon hits the soulful instrumental for his latest effort “The Living Room.” Living the luxurious life, Rae lets that be known here. We also get to hear the lovely voice of Dionne Warwick and lyrics to "Walk On By" at the end. F.I.L.A. i...

A$AP Ferg jumps on another hot single in promotion of the A$AP Mob album. On his remix to Future’s “Move That Dope,” Ferg spits in similar vein to Young Thug. He also gives a shout out to Gucci Mane, which could mean the two have settle their beef after a public feud on Twitter. “I’m the Trap Lo...

Chicago rapper Blood Money, who is also the cousin of Chief Keef, was slain Wednesday in West Englewood. Blood Money—real name Mario Hess—was reportedly signed to Interscope Records two weeks prior to his death, according to his manager and cousin Renaldo Reuben Hess. “This ...

Danny Brown dropped the video for "25 Bucks" featuring Purity Ring off his latest album Old yesterday, and today XXL is premiering the behind the scenes video of the shoot, above. NORTON, who directed the video, explains the concept of the video as Brown revisiting frozen moments from his past, with Purity Ring as a ghost-like specter adding a haunting aspect to the video. Check th... Re

Bas, the Queens-based rapper signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records, is set to drop his debut album Last Winter on Apr. 29. Known for his Quarter Water Raised Me series, Bas is delivering a conceptual project for Last Winter, which touches on cold days in New York City recording the album...

Cecilia Azcarate is very creative to say the least. The mastermind behind Beyonce Art History and The Carter Family Portrait Gallery, Azcarate has struck gold again with B4XVI which she describes as her ongoing Tumblr project with Ferdinando Verderi as "highlighting an invisible conversation between hip hop and art before the 16th century". She compares rap icons li...

There are some songs that resonate through different cultures for generations to come and that category of collectable tracks would not be complete without, Sir-Mix-a-Lot's 1992 hit "Baby Got Back". The rapper is set to perform the upbeat song to a classical rhythm, with the Seattle Symphony this summer...

Looks like media backlash and video parodies aren’t the only thing Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are capable of generating. A newly engaged couple traded in the mediocre ideas of prenuptial save-the-dates for a lavish “mini-epic” video version of their invites. With an openi...

Beyonce went on Vacay and showed off her awesome body. Look here