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Every so often some sneakers come along that are deemed "must-cop," sneakers that the footwear enthusiasts label as must-haves for the closet. Sometimes these sneakers are added to the collection to be a part of the on-feet rotation. Other times their sole purpose is to be kept in a box until the time is right, which is what the sneaker-heads call "icing...

Set in the trap, DJ Paul  and Drumma Boy break down the drug game's essentials in their new video "Cocaine." Accompanied by a gang of homies and some ladies, the bunch gets lively in the clip, all the while making known the power of  the "white girl." "Coc...

Young Chris is doing a freestyle marathon as of late. After delivering his take of “The Devil Is A Lie,” the young gunna does his thing on Kanye West’s 2010 single “Runaway.” An oldie turned new again?

Finally Famous Words Sowmya Krishnamurthy Images Chris Shonting Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the December/January 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. Tech N9ne closes his eyes, meditating on the lyrics for his new rock EP, Therapy. Sunk...

While the world was either tuned in to watch the Golden Globes, or watch Girls premiere on HBO, or throwing up the ROC at the kickoff of Jay Z's world tour, Drake visited Harlem to film the video for  "Wu-Tang Forever." A writer at Noisey snuck onto the set of the video shoot and snapped some photos. Present in th...

In preparation for their upcoming festival tour, OutKast has officially launched a new twitter account. Kicking off their social page with kind words for fans, the duo does nothing more but continue to build up anticipation with this move, which will likely be the key tool in holding up-to-the-minute information regarding the happenings of the tour...

Theophilus London reunited with Style.Com to shout out a few local NYC females who are just as attractive as who we see on television, music videos, runaways, and the big screen. The creative's latest collaboration with the fashion publication is an ode to his hometown's renaissance woman; the community's ambitious and goal-driven women that have much more to offer than their looks...

Fresh off the release of Young Scooter’s Street Lottery 2, the Atlanta trap star shows that the hustle has never left him. With a hand full of cash and work on the kitchen table, Scooter keeps both feet planting in the streets. Watch the video above....

Last week, XXL shared the news that this Wednesday (Jan. 15) Charlamagne Tha God and Lil Duval will be hosting consecutive shows on MTV 2. Ain’t That America with Lil Duval has the channel’s 11PM slot while Charlamagne and Friends airing at 11:30. The talk-show featur...

Jim Jones on his revamp tip. Lighting up a few Ls, Jones and his Vampire crew head to the strip club and don’t play around. Young Thug’s “Stoner” is exploding. Check out the video above.

Concert goers surely had no idea what was in store when 19-year-old Monique Burrell was pulled from the crowd during Jay Z's recent Chicago Magna Carta Holy Grail show and the cool thing about Monique is that she's joined Jay Z onstage once before too. After...

Old school visuals were the theme of the week, as E-40, Iamsu!, Freddie Gibbs, Ty Dolla $ign and Sage the Gemini all dropped new music videos. From fish-eye lenses, to factory eye candy,and a good ol' fashioned college party with KY jelly wrestling, this weeks offerings were anything but tame...