XXL Mag

Last year, Prodigy and Alchemist caught people’s attention with their collaborative album, Albert Einstein. Now, the pair have announced they will release a bonus EP coming February 25. There are little details at the moment, but you can bet this will definitely keep you occupied until Mobb Deep’s reunion album The Infamous Mobb Deep drops later this year....

CeeLo Green obviously kept busy being a coach on The Voice, but that hasn't stopped him from putting in the hours at the studio. The multi-talented artist is prepping for a fruitful year, beginning with his upcoming album, Girl Power, tentatively scheduled to drop in late February or March. ...

Blue Ivy Carter celebrated her second birthday alongside lemurs, orangutans, kangaroos and penguins on Tuesday. Jay Z and Beyonce rented out Miami's Jungle Island, an amusement park that includes a wildlife park and botanical garden for their daughter's once-in-a-lifetime occasion...

Young Buck continues to hop on big songs to shake off any mic rust. The time, Buck remixes Yo Gotti and Meek Mill’s “LeBron James” cut off I Am. This one goes even harder. Check it out.

You can spot a ball player from a mile away and not just because of his height. It's just a certain swag he has, a certain attitude. Ball players walk confidently, and that confidence off the court translates to a player's game on the court...

In memory of the late Doe B, Kidd Kidd lets loose from the vaults the remix to “I’m A G.” Rest in paradise.

Outkast fans are surely going bonkers. First, there was the mere speculation that the Atlanta-based rappers would reunite sometime in 2014. Then, there was the confirmation that André 3000 and Big Boi would not only reunite for the first time since 2007, but that they would be headlining Coachella 2014 and touring together. To...

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In the mid-2000s, Houston rap was everywhere. The vessel that held the power players was Swishahouse, dominating hip-hop with its stable of H-town rappers. One of the biggest artists on the label was Mike Jones, whose debut album Who Is Mike Jones? ann...

Diddy's been All About The Benjamins since he started out as a party promoter at Howard University before dropping out to become an intern at Uptown Records in 1989. Over the next 25 years, Diddy's become the highest-earning entertainer in the business, raking in $580 million in 2013, according to Forbes. From Bad...

Laroo (of Sick Wid It Records) and Mob Figaz’s own The Jacka are collaborating on an official group album titled No Mercy. The project, which is releasing on Jan. 21, is set to have production by Traxx From Da Rich and a few songs by Mob Figaz producer RobLo. For ...

They say you don't know someone until you live with them. So Chance the Rapper making the executive decision to move into a California compound with Electronica producer James Blake is pretty bold and considering the fact that Chance has never lived anywhere but the house he was raised in, this should be very interesting...