XXL Mag

Def Jam Records celebrated its three decades in the game in Manhattan last Friday. The label team up with New Era for Friday Night Lights. The event was held at Good Units at the Hudson Hotel with Rick Ross  delivering a epic performance. The party was...

It's no secret that one can always expect Drake's ink to fall on the interesting side and he just keeps getting more. As the rapper recently added another tat of his father's mug shot onto his already exclusive catalog, check out a gallery of Drakes's full tattoo collection in "Drake Has Some Very Interesting Tattoos...

Nike releases a new colorway for the Nike Air Zoom Flight The Glove sneakers. Paying homage to Gary Payton's talented years in South Beach, the signature sneaker returns in a new Miami Heat color scheme. The shoe displays a red outer sleeve with a black swoosh that is highlighted by a yellow trim completed with a red and black sole...

A couple weeks ago, Rick Ross put out a trailer for his upcoming single “War Ready” featuring long time foe Jeezy. Today more information has been revealed. Mike WiLL Made It took to Twitter to announce that he will be the producer behind the record. Rick Ross...

Maino gifts fans one more track before his new EP, King Of Brooklyn, drops tomorrow. “Tupac Problems” is a personal record that is used as a metaphor to express everything he’s feeling. It’s the last leak off K.O.D., which is expected...

Nas is credited for dropping arguably the best debut album in hip-hop history with Illmatic. After his classic 1994 release, the Queensbridge storyteller followed up with five more platinum solo albums in a ten-year span, pioneering a run that only Jay Z, Kanye West and Snoop Dogg have matched as the only rappers to claim such an impressive consistent stint, with 'Ye recently joining the ranks aft

One of the greatest artistic products to derive from the African American culture is its music. And of that music, no category is as distinct as hip-hop, with its ability to raise awareness by telling stories of social injustice and oppression, but also of heritage and pride...

Over the weekend, Sean 'Diddy' Combs grabbed the attention of longtime girlfriend Cassie Ventura with a photo of what looked like a massive diamond engagement ring. The 44-year-old media mogul displayed the rock over his Instagram account on Saturday, with the caption reading, "Baby do you like it...

Uncle Murda is back with a set of new tunes. On Feb. 14, the Brooklyn bomber and his GMG crew (Keyz, Chanti McKoy and The White Boyz) will drop Ain’t Nothing Sweet. It is set to feature new songs from U.M., as well as his conglomerate. Chec...

Big Boi follows up his “CPU 2.0” release with a new mash-up from Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors. On his third remix, the OutKast member mashes up “Gossip” with Blue Oyster Cult’s “Godzilla,” which appeared on their album Spectres. As you might have expected from Big Boi,...

Slip into one of these bad boys. UK-based company CUSTOMCLOTHINGART is offering a line of customized fur boots that feature the facial expressions of Drake, 2Pac, Lil' Wayne, Biggie and a number of other options. The sizes are limited, but incredibly cheap...

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest events of the year. It's more than just a game but a week long party where all the stars get together and have a great time. This year the championship game was held in New Jersey and every hip-hop star in world was in the NJ/NY area...