XXL Mag

On this day, January 15, in hip-hop history... 1994: Twenty years ago today, Snoop Dogg (then known as Snoop Doggy Dogg) released "Gin and Juice," his second single off his iconic debut album, Doggystyle.  During the days Death Row Records reign supreme, Snoop got his big shot in 1993 after being heavily featured on Dr. Dre's classic The Chron...

Fearce Vill is giving us a different look than what most people are used to out of the Seattle area. With his Let It Be album releasing on iTunes today, the Dyme Def member’s dense, yet catchy wordplay will turn a lot of heads. Standout: "Bully" Also check out: "Yvette Glover" And: "Let It Be" Name: Fearce Vill Age: 27 Hometown: Seattle I grew up listening to: Oldies

Kid Ink visited DJ Whoo Kid’s Whoolywood and for a little over twenty minutes, the two discussed a number of topics from his album, My Own Lane, to a couple of artists he worked with such as Pharrell, Kendrick Lamar, and DJ Mustard. He g...

Mac Miller today announced he's leaving Rostrum Records, the independent record label that signed him out of Pittsburgh and was the machine behind his No. 1-debuting Blue Slide Park in 2011 and his most recent album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, last summer. MTV is report...

Chicago’s Cap 1 releases new music today. After sharing a trailer of Caviar Dreams featuring a young Kanye West freestyling, he lets loose the full mixtape today. The ten-track offering features 2 Chainz, Ty Dolla $ign, Ace Hood, OJ Da Juiceman, Verse Simmonds and more. ...

Future and Ciara have had a whirlwind year. Dating rumors were circulating last January after the two were seen out at dinner, and that same month, Future confirmed that he and CiCi were official. He put a ring on that at the end of October, amid whispers that his lady was carrying his baby...

Lil Za was arrested earlier today for drug possession during a raid at his good friend Justin Bieber's house, according to TMZ. In light of the singer's emerging egg-throwing controversy, local law authorities were granted a search warrant to enter the crooner's mansion for access to obtain footage from his home personal security system as an attempt to catch video evidence of the vocalist vandali

TDE's newest signee Isaiah Rashad dropped a new track today titled "RIP Kevin Miller," which appears to reference the murder of Master P's younger brother, Kevin Miller, who was reportedly killed during a robbery where he was shot by a man addicted to heroin in 1995...

Unionmade, one of the biggest online retailers of niche menswear brands, is having a big winter sale. Discounting premium goods up to 40 percent off, this online gem has slashed prices making it easier to upgrade your closet and earn yourself some easy style points...

Last month, Action Bronson announced his tour dates in support of his recent mixtape project with Party Supplies, Blue Chips 2. Well a few days after he shutdown Irving Plaza in NYC, Bam Bam is adding a couple of days to the tour.  With the help of Donnell Rawling doing his best Thamsanqa Jantjie impersonation, Action releases an infomercial to make the announcement. He also snuck in t... Read Mor

TDE’s CEO teased that new music would be dropping today and he wasn’t lying. Isaiah Rashad, who is preparing the release of Cilvia sometime this month, keeps his buzz growing with “RIP Kevin Miller.” Produced by Black Metaphor, Rashad adopts lyrics from Tupac and makes a pretty decent banger. Check out the track ab...

In God we trust. Plies seems to be putting Purple Heart on hold because he’s releasing Da Last Real N***a mixtape later this week. The first track off the tape is “Lawd Knows,” produced by Shawn T. Though we haven’t heard from Plies in a while, this recent push of new music is certainly reinvigorating fan interest again. Previously: Plies I...