XXL Mag

T-Pain is slowly, but surely making his way back into the scene. After dropping his visuals for “She Said,” he supplies us with “850,” which is a remake of Rico Love’s “They Don’t Know.” Paying homage to his area code in Florida, Pain delivers another catchy tune that hits home. ...

Mac Miller plans to follow a strong 2013 campaign by releasing four albums in 2014. No word whether the projects will be under his original moniker or one of his aliases, but the rapper/producer has confirmed each offering is “unfinished” but has a “foundation of at least seven songs.” In addition to ...

The boys are back. In December, Pusha T spoke about his follow-up to My Name Is My Name, revealing he’ll be in the studio with his former running mates The Neptunes. The studio sessions would be a 20-day run starting Jan. 2, and true to his word, Pusha took some photos of Pharrell and Chad Hugo. The ...

He professed it like prophecy five years ago. He lived it in 2006. T.I.’s on the tip-top of hip-hop. But Being King ain’t all rose petals and platinum. Interviews Bonsu Thompson Images Phil Knott Robert Greene calls it the “strategy of the crown.” It’s when a pro...

Actor James Avery, best known for his role as “Uncle Phil” on the television sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, died yesterday (Jan. 1) at the age of 65. Avery had recently undergone open heart surgery and died from complications from the procedure. The Fresh Prince of ...

While many can argue whether or not Kanye West is the God he proclaims to be, Yeezus can add another convincing argument to his case. Now the face and inspiration of the newly emerging form of cryptocurrency, Coinye West, Kanye seems to be well on track as starting 01/11/14, Ye' will have a currency named in his honor and he did nothing to launch it...

New Year's Eve is meant to usher in a new beginning, but it turned out to be a sorrowful end to some. On December 31, Anna Drayton, Flavor Flav's mother, passed away. Her cause of death is yet to be disclosed, Flav officially announced his mother’s death over his personal Twitter account: Hey everybody I just lost my mother Anna Drayton thismorning newyears eve she passed away and I'm gonna miss

Pharrell and Pusha T boast quite the portfolio of hit records together—and now the duo can add a commercial to their impressive collaborative resume. The super-producer’s current hit single, “Happy,” was scored as the soundtrack for Beats by Dre’s latest feel good advertisement to promote the brand’s recently released portable speaker product, the ‘Beats Pill.’ The “Grindin” artists are the newest

A head over heels infatuation gone completely wrong. During An A$AP Rocky performance in Australia on New Year's Eve, a crazed fan managed to scurry past security in order to enter the sold-out show. Ultimately, the man found himself dangling from a lighting truss over the stage...

When the U.S.-based organization American Voices launched Iraq’s first hip-hop academy in 2007, the War in Iraq was raging into its fifth year, with record-low levels of support at home and record-high levels of violence on the ground. Fuel...

Joining the "baby father" bandwagon is Southern rapper Ludacris, who also recently confirmed having fathered a secret love child while separated from his longtime girlfriend, Eudoxie. At the heels of Dwyane Wade's secret love child announcement –– "a blessing" that occurred during his "break" from now fiancée Gabrielle Union –– Luda is reported to have had intimate r

East Coast rap group Onyx have announced on Twitter a new album for 2014. "MAD NEW YEAR 2014!!!! ONYX NEW ALBUM IZ DROPPING SOON!! #Wakedafucup #Snowgoons," they tweeted. Using the hashtag “WakeDaFucUp,” the trio has released an accompanying artwork that reveals the Snowgoons will produce the LP. Onyx r...