XXL Mag

Despite reports that Drake was on pace to sell over 600,000 copies of his new album, Nothing Was The Same, hip-hop was dominated by another fashionable rapper, Kanye West, this week. Kanye's interview with Zane Lowe of the BBC was the talk of the hip-hop world this week as the instantly quotable interview spawned endless lists, memes and parodies of the four-part installment. By ...

Directed by David Stunts, Killa Kyleon goes straight to work on a visual for his “Pound Cake” freestyle. The H-Town native hits the instrumental with some aggressive, yet intricate bars. You can find more of his raw flow on Lean On Me, which is available now on LiveMixtapes....

It’s no surprise that “Bound 2” is a fan favorite off Kanye West’s Yeezus. R&B legend Charlie Wilson has worked with West at some capacity and made iconic appearances on Watch The Throne and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, respectively. After hearing the news...

Rock The Bells’ cancellation in both Washington D.C. and New York was a devastating loss for hip-hop fans on the East Coast. Chang Weisberg, who is the owner of Guerilla Union and the RTB founder, says he is a “lost for words” and felt he’s “let down so many people.” There have been reports tha...

N.O.R.E. has had a solid career as a solo artist and as a member of the Queens duo Capone-N-Noreaga, including putting out the critically acclaimed debuts, The War Report and N.O.R.E. That career will soon come to an end according to the Leflak City native...

Nicki Minaj is getting to the money. The head Barb recently appeared on The Ellen Show and debuted the ad for her new fragrance Minajesty. In the David LaChapelle directed clip, Nicki runs through the forest before finding her "queendom...

So much went down in hip-hop on Twitter this week, it's hard to decide where to begin. With Kanye West unleashing an epic rant at Jimmy Kimmel, Drake releasing the video for "Hold On We're Going Home", and Lil Wayne happy to have made it to his 31st birthday; the social network had a mixed vibe from rap culture this go round...

Apple has reportedly hired Ben Shaffer who was the Director of the Innovation Kitchen which is Nike's research and product development lab. Apple is looking to build wearable technology and feel as though Shaffer is the guy to help them execute...

Kanye West is trying to flip the script on the paparazzi and will press criminal charges on one of the two photographers who recently showed up at his Hollywood Hills pad at 4 A.M., reports TMZ. As recently reported, two photogs showed up at Yeezy's crib in the wee hours on Friday (September 27) to litter him with questions about his beef with Jimmy Kimmel...

From "Sound Of Da Police" to "Black Cop," this album is KRS-One's shining moment.

With the weather slowly cooling off, it's only right that the return of the Snowman is upon us. After releasing the new Childish Major-produced single "In My Head" yesterday, Jeezy follows up with an announcement that he has a new album coming soon...

The tune given to 2 Chainz by Mannie Fresh for "Used 2", is not the only beat Chainz has scored off of Mannie Fresh. Detailing his long friendship with the hip-hop legend, Titi Boi says Mannie Fresh has always had his back, even one time selling him beats for one dollar...