XXL Mag

Brooklyn native Troy Ave. took XXL magazine on a tour of the neighborhood he grew up in, while talking us through his new Album ‘New York City’. The inspiration behind lyrics about hustling, friends getting jail time, and summer heat were all stopping points on his Brooklyn circuit that shed some light on this New Yorker's namesake.

Selfies have become a staple in our generation, embraced by everyone around the world including the hip-hop community. As XXL has observed that rappers, just like the rest of us, are no strangers to a quick close-up, we present "Rappers Love Selfies...

When Action Bronson first arrived on the scene, nobody knew what to do. The Queens red beard carried foodie references and an uncanny cadence to Ghostface Killah, coupled with bars and bars for days. Bronsolino arrived just in the nick of time when hip-hop needed a new sound and new aesthetic to push the culture further...

Check out the big acting skills on Bronson. With the release of his latest mixtape, Blue Chips 2 only days away, Bam Bam unveils a cinematic teaser for the project with Party Supplies. In the clip, Bron gives his interpretation of the events that caused New York Knicks center Patrick Ewing to inexplicably miss a wide open layup in Game 7 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Finals...

Iconic street-wear brand Alife teamed up with Cam'Ron, to create a limited edition run of photgraphic tee's feautring a unique portrait of Cam'Ron. NYC Photographer Harry McNally took the portrait of Cam'Ron in Alife's pink/white logo-based T-shirt...

Can you come up with a funny quote? Place your caption in the “Comments” section below. The best caption will be announced today at 4 p.m. Happy captioning! On a side note:  What would you do if you had all of this? Winner: "We playin find the Washington!" by Slame_Wallace...

Show & Prove is our section in the magazine where we highlight which rappers are hot in hip-hop now. Many who have appeared in S&P have gone on to launch success music careers. With the goal to bring our hand-picked selections online, here are excerpts of the stories from Migos, Rich Homie Quan and Iamsu!, as we...

E-40 is gearing up to release three albums, The Block Brochure Welcome To The Soil Parts 4, 5 and 6 sometime soon. He released the cover art for the albums back in June. Now the Bay Area OG reveals the tracklist for the three forthcoming albums, and it is massive. The albums of ...

Drake's current Would You Like A Tour? is in full swing and runs through December. Starting in March 2014, Drizzy will cross the pond with The Weeknd for the European leg of the popular mobile show. The dates were announced today. Drake will perform 11 shows in the month of March hitting up Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Liverpool, London and more...

Wedding bells are in the air! Over the last week, two of hip-hop's biggest power couples announced that they were getting married. Kanye West and his girlfriend Kim Kardashian along with Atlanta rapper/singer Future and R&B singer Ciara are both planning to tie the knot in the near future. ...

Mariah Carey is working on her new album, the followup to her 2009 effort, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel (though she also recorded a Christmas album in 2010), and she's hit up Nas, Hit-Boy and Mike WiLL Made It to help collaborate. But it's...

Iggy Azalea voiced her opinion on Twitter earlier today on the issue of Halloween costumes that are unnecessarily revealing. The prevailing opinion is that on Halloween, you can dress as provocatively as you want for one day, or weekend, without being judged. Well, af...