XXL Mag

The film and musical, Black Nativity, is packed with a major star-studded cast and, with the exception of Tyler Perry’s upcoming A Madea Christmas, is one of few holiday options this season. While musicals aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, Black Nativity, an adaptation of Langston Hughes’ famous retelling of the birth of Christ, is a mashup between the old and the new. Rather than dating ...

Neff and Disney have teamed up to create a new spin on everyone’s favorite mouse. The design aesthetic was based on a modern Mickey in an avant-garde style through a unique street-wear lens. This limited edition collection—which includes 12 co-branded men’s t-shirts, two sweatshirts, two beanies and two watches—heavily features the number 28 which refers back to 1928, the year that Mickey Mouse wa

Earlier this year, Rashida Jones made headlines in October when she told the women of the industry "to stop acting like whores" (as indicated in her viral hashtag) and step up their standards. Greeted by a ton of backlash in response to her rant, Rashida now takes to Glamour Magazine to further explain her message...

Roc Nation Sports agent Jay Z managed to redeem himself after a last-minute request for a 10-year contract that could have gone sour. According to sources Thursday night revealed by the New York Daily News, Cano’s camp—which includes Jay Z—was close to signing a deal the Seattle Mariners. The deal consist...

2 Chainz was today's guest on ESPN's SportsNation and listed his top 5 MCs in Hip-Hop of all-time. He lists Scarface, Jay Z, Tupac, Nas, and Notorious B.I.G as his top 5. He states that Scarface had a lot to do with the grooming of young black males from the South. He also ...

Queens rapper Bryant Dope continues to prove that he puts lyricism over everything. On the title track to Raw Dope, the East Coast representative flips rhymes about being a new young voice in the game with technical precision. Pay attention: the 20-year-old upstart has got a message that’ll enlighten and educate. C...

Looks like for the start of 2014, 50 Cent will be putting out a new project in January. While doing a press run for the launch of is SMS Audio line of headphones and speakers at the Henri Bendel store on Wednesday (Dec. 4), he announced that a "full body of work" will be released. There mayb...

Just weeks after releasing his sophomore album Knock Madness, Hopsin is planning to hit the road on a 50-city tour. Starting in January 2014, Hop will kick off his tour in Santa, Cruz, Cali. and make stops along the West Coast such as San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and more...

Kanye West visited the Juan Epstein Show to chopped it up with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds. The interview is really interesting with Kanye discussing meeting Michael Jackson, 808s & Heartbreak, Yeezus, and J Dilla. He also talks about how har...

It had to be a rather awkward moment for acclaimed art dealer Jeffrey Deitch when mistakenly called Diddy, Kanye West. An honest mistake being that Deitch and Diddy have previously met, the NY mogul just laughed it off knowing that Jeffery's mishap was simply a product of all the commotion. ...

Let’s not beat around the bush: No Malice, formerly known as Malice, was really good at rapping about cocaine. Together as Clipse, he and his brother, Pusha T turned it into a fine art, using double entendres and witty wordplay to glorify their time in the trap. That’...

Basel Castle and Pink Dolphin have partnered on a collab hoodie and long sleeve tee for the upcoming Basel Castle event at Art Basel in Miami on Dec. 7.  The line-up will consist of featured performances by: Travi$ Scott, Chance the Rapper, Brodinski, Been Trill, with Art by: Greg Mike, Nosego, Mikos, Angry Woebots to name a few. ...