XXL Mag

Today, Esoteric and Stu Bangas released the artwork for their collaborative forthcoming project, Machete Mode, which you can see above. This 14-track project is set to drop November 26 via Man Bites Dog Records. The duo enlists a the help from V...

Snoop Dogg and Colt 45 launch "Keep It Colt 45" and unveil the new "Colt 45 crew" with visuals featuring Snoop, YG, Lil’ Debbie, Skeme and Snow Tha Product. “Keep It Colt 45" pays homage to keeping it real and remembering where you’re from, once the whole world knows your name,” said Snoop Dogg. “ It’s not always abou...

The numbers are in. As previously reported, Drake’s third studio effort Nothing Was The Same has topped the Billboard 200 albums chart. NWTS officially sold 658,000 copies its first week, marking Drizzy’s highest selling album of his career. The album ...

The video for The Beatnuts' classic hip hop song "Off The Books" had lots of drama in front of the camera and behind it. Director Chris Robinson tells us the story in the latest A Set Free Minute. Set Free - A life long b-boy, Set Free works as a cultural conduit, spending his days connecting brands to niche lifestyle...

The NBA 2K series has undeniably been king of the video game hardwood for several years now, so it only seemed right that 2k Sports requested the company of another king in Lebron James. With the best basketball player on the planet gracing the cover of NBA 2K14 we have another year of watching the throne as Visual Concepts delivers an excellent round-ball simulation ...

Hip-hop had endured some pretty chilling circumstances throughout the years. Witnessing everything from shootings to car accidents, the rap game has literally been through the wire. Compiling a list of five moments when the unthinkable occurred in hip-hop, XXL presents 5 Frightening Moments In Hip-Hop...

adidas Basketball presents "Basketball Is Everything" the brands latest campaign featuring Chicago Bull's point guard Derrick Rose as he prepares to return to the NBA for the 2013 season. The campaign video is a story which tells the high lifestyle and luxuries of Derrick Rose's life in which if non of it existed he would remain true to what has helped him achieve his success which is th

TMZ is reporting that Harlem rapper Jim Jones was arrested for driving under the influence early this morning in the Bronx. According to law enforcement officials, Jones was pulled over at 2 a.m. after speeding on the highway and when officers approached Jones' Chevy Impala, Jones' eyes were reportedly blood shot and he looked "out of it." R ...

Today would have marked the 40th birthday of Eminem's hype man and D12 member, Proof. Real name DeShaun Holton, Proof was a permanent staple of Detroit's underground rap scene in the 1990s. Rising to prominence with the Detroit rap collective, D12, Proof made a name for himself as a battle rapper in Detroit, earning early recognition as a rapper in The Source's famed "Unsigned Hype" col

From Flatbush, Brooklyn and Chi-town straight to Japan. It's crazy where skateboarding can take you. Watch as TEAM ICECREAM members Andre Beverley and Emmet Duffy head to Tokyo for their first time to shoot the Fall '13 Lookbook and shred the city...

DJ Quik is airing out his grievances. In a few tweets over the course of two days, the West Coast producer hinted that he was upset over something Andre 3000 said. After giving out a few cryptic tweets, Quik says that Three Stacks told his brother that he got “the monster.” The...

R.I.P. to one of New York's most pivotal DJ's.