XXL Mag

Ok, you probably already watched Rihanna "Pour It Up"  video that's been taking over the viral world. If you haven't, click here. The video dropped yesterday and featured some eye opening dance skills. The video is just too good not to just do one post on it. So ...

Bluer Denim a U.S. based company out of Portland, Oregon takes us through into depth look of the step by step process on how to create and develop denim. The brands director Jeffery Todd Shafer walks a through the denim construction analyzing everything from fabric to zippers, cotton, affordable pricing and overall detail...

French fashion house A.P.C and Nike have joined forces to deliver their collaboration NSW Blazer Mid. The sneaker features an off-white leather and suede construction with a hit of navy blue foxing along the side of the midsole. Previewed during its spring/summer showing at Paris Fashion Week, stay tuned as more details unfold on this awesome collab...

Stealing Cars With Bishop Nehru

After inking a deal with Epic Records earlier this year, Harlem MC Vinny Cha$e has been doing shows and quietly working on his first post-signing release. Today, he reveals the fruits of his labor with the new mixtape, King's Landing. The 18-track offering features spots from Ma$e, Yo Gotti, Waka Flocka Flame, Kid Art and others...

Being that many rappers have decided to reconcile with former foes recently, XXL could not help but think of other highly publicized squabbles in hip-hop that ultimately came to an end. In the last month alone, Chris Brown and Drake have reconnected, Ja Rule let go of past rifts with 50 Cent, and The Game deemed his feud with 50 Cent as immature and stupid...

Big Sant wins the award for best album title. On October 22, Sant is preparing to release his debut LP The Great American Mattress Sale. From the first track, we’re already intrigued to see what the rest of his project will sound like. Prod...

Willie The Kid's EP with Alchemist, Masterpiece Theater is one of the most slept on projects of the year, so far. The seven song set closed out with the heavily sampled Alchemist creation "Let The Money Stay." Today, Willie unveils the video for the song which captures the rapper kicking flows in a posh hotel...

In his new mini series, titled I Don't Give A F*ck,  2 Chainz adresses many concerns that fans have long been pondering. Discussing everything from his first week album sales to how he feels about Miley Cyrus, the rapper is adamant that he's tired of answering the same questions in interviews and is now at the point where he simply could care less. ...

The big news of the day is Kendrick Lamar's "diss" of Drake in K. Dot's BET Cypher freestyle at the upcoming 2013 BET Hip-Hop Awards. After naming Drake in his acclaimed verse on Big Sean's "Control," Kendrick Lamar took it a step further by taking a direct jab at Drake when he rapped, "Yeah… and nothing’s been the same since they dropped “Control”/And tucked a sensitive

E-40’s Sick Wid It Records has one talent worth paying attention to. HOT a.k.a. Marty McFly dropped his new album Dope that features 40 Water, Decadez, Cousin Fik, Kool John and more. It’s a clear representation of the classic Bay Area sound, equipped with hard-hitting basslines and rhymes that slap. Today, ...

Reebok Classic delivers another slam dunk colorway of Shaquille O'Neal's signature shoe, the Shaq Attaq "Big Shaqtus".  Arguably the most aggressive colorway released to date, the "Big Shaqtus" features a purple and orange upper that is as in-your-face as the big man himself. Ins...