XXL Mag

This June, just as Chance The Rapper's star was beginning to become blinding off the strength of his off-the-wall Acid Rap mixtape, another young kid from Chicago released his own project that existed outside of what had become the new normal of Chicago drill music. Ale...

Wiz Khalifa is no stranger to promotional tie-ins. The bleary-eyed "Black And Yellow" rapper has joined forces with Converse, Flat Fitty and more in the past, and now he's creating his own line of apparel and accessories with Spencer's, the mall retail juggernaut...

Bringing an old-school vibe, Dizzy Wright takes fans back to the sounds of 1990s rap while adding his new-school flow in the just-released video “Tellem My Name.” Presented by Rocksmith, Dizzy crafts up a sunny visual to the tune reminiscent of Queen Latifah's "U.N.I.T.Y." ...

It's no secret that the last few years have been quite troubling for DMX, but his days of adversity must not outshine the cardinal reason that called X to fame, his music. Reflecting over the years of the rap star's career, XXL crafted up a gallery of the good, the bad, and the ugly...

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Its officially Drizzy Season. Drake released his third studio album, Nothing Was The Same, yesterday. He's appearing everywhere in the media. He made an appearance on ESPN's First Take,  he was on Power 106's Big Boy's Neighborhood, Chelsea Lately, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and had a 30-minute sit down with Ryan Seacrest for iHeartRadio. One common theme that w...

Drake’s “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2” instrumental is destined to get a lot of remixes by rappers. Just 24 hours after Nothing Was The Same dropped, the legendary L.OX. crew put their spin on it with “Hood Cake.” A few hours later, Lu...

The L.O.X. return grabbing Drake and Jigga's "Pound Cake" beat and serving up hard bars over the dreamy Boi 1da instrumental. This might be a sign of things to come from the coveted Yonkers outfit. During the summer, Sheek, Jadakiss and Styles P reunited for a show at B...

As a Main Attrakionz associate, Shady Blaze turned heads in the rap world with his impressive joint mixtape with Deniro Farrar called Killed Or Be Killed. Now, the Oakland native is confident that his fast-rap style will elevate him among the greats...

Rick Ross’s latest single from Mastermind is the harrowing “No Games” featuring Future. Today, the Miami MC teams up with Revolt TV to release the visuals. It features footage of the main character from Scarface, as well as images of Rozay bossing up. We guess Future ...

In 2008 Grand Theft Auto IV graced both the Xbox 360 and PS3 systems for the first time, and the title was met with critical acclaim. It was the first time a GTA game had a soul as it put gamers into the shoes of Niko Bellic. Fast forward to the present and developer Rockstar North has ended its self induced five-year exile and blessed the masses with the follow-up in Grand Theft Auto V... Read Mo

On a whirlwind of a media tour due to the release of "NWTS", Drake stopped by to chat with ESPN earlier today. Speaking on his relationship with Texas A&M quarterback, Johnny Manziel, the rapper spoke about harshness of the media's spotlight, saying that his eyes are always wide open. ...