XXL Mag

Vic Mensa's INNANETAPE project sounds like the product of multiple creative minds. Like his friend Chance The Rapper's Acid Rap, it's a tape that incorporates multiple producers, musicians and rappers, and in a new short film made by Chicago's Closed Sessions, Mensa walks us through the creative process behind the tape and introduces his team...

Childish Gambino has been busy this month pushing his upcoming album Because The Internet. After releasing the track "3005" just a few days ago, Glover follows up with the aptly titled song "Worldstar." On the release, CG rides the bouncy track which utilizes audio from some of the popular urban site's videos...

Don Trip And Starlito Shine A Light On Bullying In "Leash On Life"

Hip-hop quartet OverDoz. return with a video for their new track "Killer Tofu," which comes complete with a Doug Funny reference that anyone who grew up in the 1990s will immediately recognize and a Donald Glover/Childish Gambino cameo. Cream, Sleezy, Tube, and Kent dropped the track as a preview to their upcoming new project, titled BOOM. ...

Chain check homie. Run The Jewels' Killer Mike and El-P let the game know anyone can "Get It" in the new video for the single. The duo gets their point across by slicing together show footage and behind-the-scenes clips from their recent tour while spitting cold lyrics over a hot track ...

Boldy James Gives A Hazy Tour Of Detroit On 'My 1st Chemistry Set'

Have you had your Coke fix for the day? In support of clothing designer Dr. Romanelli's Coca-Cola inspired clothing line, Alchemist blends together a concoction vintage ads from the beverage company's past for the instrumental to the new track "Diagnosis" with Action Bronson...

Last week, CMJ rolled through New York City and was a major success. Electric Circus brought The Player’s Ball (an Atlanta staple) to NYC. The party was eventful, featuring performances by former Break artists Lil Bibby & Lil Herb, Two-9, Doe By, Key!, Joh...

Los Angeles based brand Stampd is set to release their "Liberty" hat for their Fall / Winter 2013 collection. The hat features a black twill with 11 White embroidered stars around the front and side panels of the hat, finished with a black leather brim...

Chamillionaire is back on his freestyle hustle. This time, King Koopa tackles Drake’s “Pound Cake” instrumental. Arguably, Cham delivers his best lines here and doesn’t show any signs that he’s lost his touch. Where’s that album though?...

It seems these days that to be a rapper is to be on a Twitter. It's easy to see why. Twitter gives an artist the opportunity to promote their music, express their personality and connect with fans in ways that few media can. Not all rapper Twitter accounts are created equal, though...

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