XXL Mag

Produced by Rick Marvel and directed by 1UPNY, Cory Gunz releases a solid track called “Simple As That.” Don’t sleep on YMCMB’s deadly weapon.

Today is Jay Z's Birthday. He turns 44 today and to honor his birthday, Hot 97's own Mister Cee played a pretty amazing birthday mix to honor the great Hov. Cee paid homage during his noon throwback mix. He starts it out fittingly with "December 4th" and begins to unleash an onslaught of hits after hits. Listen t...

Today marks the 54th birthday of one of Brooklyn's finest, Jay-Z, the hustler-turned-rapper from the Marcy Projects who grew out of the shadows of Jaz-O, Big Daddy Kane and The Notorious B.I.G. to stake a credible claim to being the best rapper alive for more than a decade...

To summarize, Trae Tha Truth is not a people’s person. Hailing from Houston, the 15-year vet and pathological pessimist has turned shyness into a cottage industry. He is the rare MC in a predominantly extroverted genre to bespeak the merits of solitude—perhaps his most visible track to date is the untrusting loner’s anthem “No Help.” Misery, it turns out,...

Maffew Ragazino has been on a steady climb to the top of the rap game. The BK native returns to the scene with “La Costa Nostra.” Produced by Jimmy Dukes, the track is a smooth and cinematic, which perfectly elevates Maffew’s tough-talking delivery. This is the firs...

It's December, the temperatures are dropping and soon the snow flakes will be falling.  The tank tops and shorts have already found themselves to the back of the closet or bottom of the drawer. Now it's time to put those snapbacks down and sport something warmer.  He...

Queens native 360 is ready to end the year in a big way. With vocals by Krissiluv in tow, 360 show us what New York is about in “Nightlife.” Looks like he’s having a great time. Watch it above and grab the single on iTunes....

Chase N. Cashe is planning to release a five-track EP Cashe Rules with Scion AV. Before next week’s release date, the New Orleans native drops “I Can Do That,” which is self-produced. The song finds him rapping about giving everything to a special someone. Check it out abo...

Last night (Dec. 3), Game visited The Arsenio Hall Show and chopped it up, discussing multiple things. The most interesting topic of discussion is if a G-Unit reunion is likely to happen sometime soon. Which Game swiftly denies stating, "naw we couldn't be further apart." Th...

Monster, the world leader in high-performance personal audio, announced today a collaboration with emerging visual artist Slvstr in time for Art Basel - SCOPE Art Show Miami. Monster and Slvstr have collaborated on a limited edition, Slvstr-designed, version of the MonsterDNA PROthat will be exclusively available during the art event this week...

Blank on Blank takes journalists' saved interviews with iconic figures that few people ever got to hear and animates the interview. Pretty cool stuff. Their animated interview series is "produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Studios."  For the lat...

XXL is giving away two tickets to Lupe Fiasco: Tetsuo and Youth Preview Tour at Irving Plaza in New York City on Dec. 9. Lupe Fiasco is taking to the road in support of his highly anticipated fifth album, embarking on the “Tetsuo and Youth Preview.”  The 32-city trek ...