XXL Mag

Deniro Farrar has come a long way from Charlotte, N.C. The rapper signed a record deal with Vice Records/Warner Bros. Records last October, and since then he's gone a bit quiet, taking his independent movement back underground and keeping his cards close to his chest...

Big K.R.I.T. launched the “Week of K.R.I.T,” which is his new campaign that will see him releasing a track everyday. After delivering a major collaboration with Rick Ross on “New Agenda,” Krizzle is back with a slick freestyle called “Conscious Effort.” Over Hi-Tek’s “Letter To Th...

Pharrell called up The Angie Martinez Show on Hot 97 live from L.A. to talk about his Oscars performance, achieving success, writing up a slew of songs before creating "Happy." Skateboard P discussed it took him 9 tries to finally get the song right. How were the ...

Diametrically opposite to her daughter's occupation in music, Carol Maraj is an aspiring gospel singer with a new single on the way. Get a sneak preview today of Nicki's mom's new gospel song "God's Been Good," via a 30-second snippet...

YMCMB’s head honcho Mack Maine clears the air about Young Thug’s status with the label. During an interview with VladTV, Mack and Young Money’s newest signee Euro chopped it up with DJ Whoo Kid about the buzz surrounding Thugga and hip-hop’s constant struggle with homophobia. Mack states that Birdm...

T-Pain is going on a 34-date North American tour titled "I Am T-Pain Tour." The two-time Grammy winner, whose latest hit single with B.o.B. "Up Down (Do This All Day)," will trek the U.S. to spread his latest chart-topping record. The track lives on T-Pain's upcoming fifth solo LP, Stoicville: The Phoenix due later this year...

Some years back, Rihanna was at the source of an all-out brawl at WIP nightclub that involved her ex and the Toronto rapper. Today, primarily focused on his music and making money, Chris Brown is a-ok with the duo hooking up again.

There's got to be a rule of some kind that regulates how late an artist goes on stage after their scheduled show time, but even if there was it's doubtful Rick Ross would care. The Maybach chieftain kept fans waiting for over two hours after the scheduled start time of 8 pm at the Best Buy Theater in Manhattan's Times Square last night (Mar...

Lupe Fiasco has been releasing a steady stream of new songs for his fans. He continues his run with Ab-Soul for “Thorns & Horns.” In the aggressive banger, Lupe and Ab go verse for verse with complex lyricism. Whether or not the track will appear on Lupe’s Tetsuo & Youth or Soul’s upcoming LP, it definitely keeps us locked in. Check it out above....

With both Lil Herb’s and Lil Bibby’s doing fairly well on the Internet, the pair link up for an unreleased track called “At Night.” Produced by Who Did That Hit, the Chicago MCs flip Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses At Night” into a menacing confession. When you are raised in the projects, you...

$AP Rocky has shared in numerous interviews that his next project would be more instrumental-based than rapping. After April’s initial announcement, the Harlem rapper has delivered two samplings from Beauty And The Beast: Slowed Down Sessions Ch. 1. T...

Footage from the trial that's going to cost Da Brat a heaping $6.7 million has surfaced. The video features Shayla Stevens, the former NFL Falcons cheerleader who was brutally attacked with a rum bottle by Da Brat, giving an emotional recount of October 2007 brawl...