XXL Mag

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...

Jason Markk is most notably known for his premium shoe cleaner. The premium all purpose shoe cleaner package is an essential for all sneaker heads who are obsessed with the condition of their footwear. The complete set includes a 4 oz. Premium Shoe Cleaner and Standard Shoe Cleaning Brush packaged in Jason Markk fresh pouch...

Kid Ink crafts up a sun-themed visual to go along with his feel good-record "Sunset." Showing off the West Coast, the tatted MC pleads for the patience of his lover in the four-minute clip while showing off luxury cars, beautiful women and the vibrant California sun...

In Jay Z's verse on Drake's "Pound Cake" he makes claims about turning several of his Roc-A-Fella artist into millionaires, including Cam'ron who denied the claims on his "Come And Talk To Me (Remix)." Cam recently chopped it up with KarenCivil at a screening for new hood series, 1st Of The Month and spoke on Jigga's claims and his response...

Juicy J stays smoking that good. One of the anthems on the Three Six Mafia member’s Stay Trippy is “All I Blow Is Loud,” which is pretty self-explanatory. Juice Man doesn’t mess with the regular. Watch the turnt up video featuring Juicy getting lifted with some pretty ladies....