XXL Mag

After announcing Cocaine Pinata's release date yesterday, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib have revealed the project's guest appearances and cover-art. Check out the offering's track list below and pre-order the album here. 01 - Supplier 02 - Scarface 03 - Deeper 04 - High ft. Dan...

As an up and coming latino MC, Bodega Bamz assures he wouldn't have gotten to this point in his career if it wasn't for Big Pun. Telling that the Pun's "refreshing rhymes" and brave spirit pioneered latinos onto the hip-hop scene, Bodega Bamz recalls his first time hearing Capital Punishment, Pun's debut studio album, and seeing Pun as a kid racing in his neighborhood...

Tech N9ne's Strange Music label added another MC today, signing Murs to a deal with the Kansas City-based crew. The LA-rapper joins a roster that includes Krizz Kaliko, Rittz, ¡Mayday!, Wrekonize, Kutt Kalhoun and Ces Cru, among others, in addition the Tech. "...

The Drive In Theatre, full length follow-up to CurrenSy's New Jet City, will be made available free for download on the newly redesigned Jet-Life.com. This effort marks the fourth collaboration with the Jet Life crew and the first time the rapper will gift a mixtape exclusively off his website...

Skeme dropped a new track titled “6AM in Miami” which is produced by Sean Momberge. Skeme uses autotune for this banger as he spits some cold bars. Listen to the new record below.

After less than a year in the music scene, New York crooner Mack Wilds has already attained serious status, even nabbing a Best Urban Contemporary Album Grammy nomination for his debut LP New York: A Love Story which put him up alongside the likes of Salaam Remi and Rihanna. Kno...

Rocko gets T.I. for "P.I.M.P." a cut off his upcoming mixtape Lingo 4 Dummys which is due later this month. The track is produced by KE On The Track. Listen to it below.

Last month, Ice Cube shed light on the upcoming NWA biopic, but now news has surfaced accusing the cultural icon of foul play. According to Kokane, a rapper that was signed to Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, Cube has yet to reach out to the deceased legend's family for their involvement in the film's production...

I mean, how great is this couple? Beyoncé shared a video of her jumping off a yacht into the ocean and it's absolutely fantastic. It's only 15 seconds but let's analyze it. First, why is she jumping off a Yatch? Who cares, she's young wild and free. You c...

With chart-topping hits like "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines," Pharrell went on to dominate the 2014 Grammy Awards. Fresh off adding new gold plaques to his collection, the Neptunes producer shared some advice for upcoming artists, explaining the best songs come naturally without intent of chasing a big single...

VH1's Love & Hip Hop Atlanta personalities have reached a new level of ratchet. On Wednesday night, during the program's production, the show's stars were involved in a massive brawl inside of a restaurant that left many cast members injured and Lil Scarppy's mom, Mama Dee hit with a bottle . Of...

Today would have been J. Dilla’s 40th Birthday. James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey succumbed to Lupus in 2006 at the age of 32. His short, but prolific and highly-influential career still resounds today. From his work on chart topping singles for Common, The Roots, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Janet Jackson, etc., to his own genre red...