XXL Mag

Battling has always been a part of rap culture and on the Jimmy Kimmel show last night the art form went to a whole new level, putting on the first ever televised sign language Rap Battle. Gathering three of the best sign language interpreters in the country, Wiz Khalifa supplied the soundtrack with his signature song “Black & Yellow,” as they faced off with their best versions of the hit. Al

With Illmatic XX set for an April 15 release date, Nas has been making the rounds, appearing on Real Time With Bill Maher and performing with a live orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Last night, Nas, dressed in Timbs with a gold chain swingin’, an Army-fatigue clad Q-Tip and The Roots brought back that ‘90s feel on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. The group ...

Riff Raff will be taking to the road to support his upcoming album NEON iCON which drops on April 29th. The tour kicks off on April 12th in Boulder, CO after which it will hit 31 more stops. This is Riff Raff's first headlining tour. Jody Highroller will also hold ...

adidas Originals presents a new pack of ZX models drawing inspiration from Italian design and architecture collective Memphis Group. The adidas Originals ZX "Memphis" Pack holds the ZX 5000, 7000 and 9000, each featuring designs influenced by the Art Deco and Pop Art movements. The...

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Rapsody returns with her own rendition of Pusha T's "Numbers On The Boards." Look out for her Thank You Very Much" video off She Got Game to be dropping soon.

Nicki Minaj is dominating the Internet once again. Last night, the YMCMB rapper revealed her unexpected collaboration with up-and-comer Lil Herb called "Chi-Raq." The menacing track follows the same lane as G Herbo's joints with Lil Bibby, where the two just go in with relentless bars...

The Roots are putting the finishing touches on their thirteen studio album titled Then You Shoot Your Cousin. In building buzz for their Summer Jam appearance in June, the crew drop their first single, “When The People Cheer.” Check out the track above and look for the album to drop later this year....

Nike unveils the Kobe 9 Elite Low HTM utilizing the Flyknit technology in place of the Engineered Mesh first seen on the original Kobe 9 Elite Low. When Nike first introduced the lowtop version of the Kobe 9 Elite, which was the first basketball performance sneaker to use Flyknit technology, the sneaker substituted a Flyknit upper for a mesh build. How...

  Last week Nike previewed their latest collaboration with Liberty of London. Returning with a part II of the collaborative effort, Nike x Liberty of London show off the second installment of their Summer 2014 collection. Continuing to boast the Liberty pattern across a range of Nike silhouettes, this installment sees the Dunk Hi Wedge, Roshe Run, Air Max 90 and Nike Blazer in Anoosha and Crown pr

Pharrell Williams partners his textile company, Bionic Yarn, with adidas and the NBA to create commemorative T-shirts out of postconsumer plastic bottles.  The limited edition apparel will be available on NBAStore.com this postseason. The partnersh...

Here is Kanye West's speech at adidas Global Brand Conference from earlier today. Watch above. ---- Kanye West took the stage at the adidas Global Brand Conference today to announced that he's dropping the new Yeezys in June. ...