XXL Mag

Kanye West pulled out all stops when proposing to Kim Kardashian. Popping the question at San Francisco's AT&T Park amidst presenting his wife-to-be with a 15 carat diamond ring, Kim as expected immediately answered "yes". Also securing the ballpark for the event, Kanye adorned the occasion with a full orchestra that played  Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" (said to be

Powerhouse Tennessee producers DJ Paul and Drumma Boy have a plethora of hits between them dating back to the '90s. Today, the beat makers collaborate on the DJ Scream hosted mixtape, Clash Of The Titans. The project features fellow Volunteer state artists 8Ball, Crunch Black, Jelly Roll, Young Dolph and Gangsta Boo as well as Gorilla Zoe, Trae Tha Truth and others...

After serving a six month sentence for a probation violation, Young Scooter is out of jail. The Atlanta rapper behind "Colombia" was filmed being reunited with his son by MTV and according to his Twitter account he's planning a "release party" to celebrate his return...

In the sixteen years since XXL's inception, we have spoken with a LOT of rappers about how the sausage is made with their music. Pretty much since the mag's beginnings, we have been running a reoccurring column "Train Of Thought" where hip-hop's most esteemed lyricists touch upon the inspiration for their illest verses. Over the year...

Lola Monroe stays working. Today, the 26-year-old firecracker dropped her fifth mixtape Lipstick And Pistols. The tape gathers her closest friends Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, Cassie and more for a tight 16 tracks that aims to prove once again she isn’t a slouch when it comes to rhyming. As s...

Houston's car culture is something serious. H-Town MC Paul Wall pulls the Caddies out in his latest visual for "My Lac On Vogues." Lots of swanging, poking, tipping, trunk popping and candy paint was involved in the making of this video which you can probably tell from the title finds The People's Champ boasting about his car collection...

As the BET Cyphers last week proved, there's something special about watching a rapper just spit. Though the cyphers only come once a year, there are still places out there that force rappers to deliver verses over a beat in a live setting...

Reigning Champ and ACE Hotel have once again come together to produce a capsule collection. The capsule consists of a three part delivery including a zip-up hoodie, t-shirt, and sweatshirt. Each piece was created with a soft cotton material featuring a white and cool grey colorway...

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Next April 26 marks the 20th anniversary of OutKast's 1994 debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, and with it may come new music from the acclaimed Atlanta duo. Speaking to NEHip-Hop.com (via 2DopeBoyz), Sleepy Brown of production group Organized Noize let slip that a project may be in the works. ...

For Atlanta-based, Houston-bred rapper/producer Cory Mo, his first solo album in more than a decade came about out of nowhere. "I was in Atlanta and Kweli came down for a show, and I ended up picking him up from the airport, and I was like, check out some of my new shit," he said in an interview at the XXL offices last week. "I ...

Chatting with DJ Skee on his talk show series, Big Sean spoke highly of his family and the values he was brought up with. Also speaking of the hardships he endured while on his conquest to fame, the rapper told how his family really had his back when things got rough,playing a key role in turning his life around...