XXL Mag

It seems fashion changes faster and faster these days with the help of the internet. Year after year and season after season fashion trends catch on like wild fires. Some trends come and stay for a while, while others are short lived and don't make it far from the runway or computer screen...

In house Roc Nation producer Jahlil Beats brings his Legend Era series back for the third time. Featuring a collection of old, new, exclusive and remixed tracks, LE3 boasts features from Lil Wayne, Smoke DZA, The Lox, Wiz Khalifa, Casey Veggies, Rockie Fresh, Kid Ink, Meek Mill, Kirko Bangz, Tyga and others...

Project Pat reels off another video from his September mixtape Cheez-N-Dope 2, this time choosing the track "Flippn' N Stackin'" for the visual treatment. Pat flosses big paper and sips on brown while explaining propensity to acquire dead presidents...

Buddies Rockie Fresh and Casey Veggies have collaborated on cuts multiple times throughout the past few years, leading fans at the edge of their seats for a full-length project from the two. So after much anticipation, fans received a Christmas gift in the form of a 10-track mixtape aptly titled, Fresh Veggies...

Living a balanced lifestyle was always stressful to Black Cobain as a young man. Early in life, the DMV native was exposed to many different styles of music, as his grandparents had a palette for a wide range of sounds. The voices of Anita Baker, Michael Jackson and as far out as ACDC to Nirvana illuminated throughout his home as a youth...

Hip-hop collective Pro Era will release their first group project since 2012's P.E.E.P: The aPROcalypse on Valentine's Day. Member, A La $oul recently announced the upcoming release, The Secc$ Tap.e 2, via Twitter typing, "$ECCS TAP.E PART 2WO x VALENTINE$ DAY...

Love is in the air. Pro Era comes through with the new track, "Sol Luna" which features Joey Bada$$, A La $ole and Dyemond Lewis. The trio flows about their physical and mental attractions over a smooth boom-bap beat from Navie D. Check out "Sol Luna," below...

It's been a hell of a year for hip-hop, with the big dogs all dropping albums, the underground bubbling like never before and a crop of up-and-comers putting out some of the best music in years. But with so much great music floating around, hip-hop fans were bound to miss some things...

Yo Gotti gifts us another version of his "LeBron James" track this time featuring MMG rapper Meek Mill. The original version of the song was on the Memphis rapper's recent album, I Am which cracked the Billboard Top 10 in it's first week on shelves last month...

While most people are concerned with having a white Christmas, Snoop Dogg's holiday is bathed in a different hue. The OG joins in the Christmas spirit releasing his version of Elvis Presley’s 1957 track "Blue Christmas." Check out "Blue Xmas," below. ...

You can’t recap the year in albums and mixtapes without songs. 2013 was packed with all kinds of records that everyone couldn’t get enough of. There were songs that stayed on repeat like Drake’s “Started From The Bottom,” street anthems that echoed through neighborhoods like Meek Mill’s “Levels” and Billboard Hot 100 scorchers like Eminem’s “The Monster” that dominated radio play. Just like every

The recently reunited, Migos come through with their latest visual for the previously released track, "Ounces." Metro Boomin' and Zaytoven provide the thump. Cam Kirk is behind camera. The trio's forthcoming mixtape, Young Rich Niggas 2 (Y...