XXL Mag

With Self Made Vol. 3 on the horizon, Rick Ross is ready to tease fans with another single off his next album. “I Wonder Why” was a strong start for Mastermind. And so today, the biggest boss jumped on Twitter to announce his new single will drop on September 5. Stay tuned...

Hints the title, "Clappers" is full of cheeks! Wale teams with Nicki Minaj and Juicy J as the team cranks turn up to a new level in the clip. Meek Mill also makes an appearance in the visual for the track off of Wale's third studio album The Gifted...

In the annals of pop culture, NBC's Saturday Night Live has enjoyed one of the longest and most celebrated runs on network television in history. The long-running comedy sketch show started in 1975 roughly two years after hip-hop started peculating in the New York City underground across the five boroughs...

Photos By: Lauren Gesswein By the time the clouds parted, the “Lord” had already arrived. That was the case Monday (September 2) at the fourth-annual Day Off, a yearly music festival put on by Brooklyn-based record label Fool’s Gold. This year the fe...

Clearly a big fan of hitting his fans with surprising and exciting news on a whim, Drake took to Twitter just a few minutes ago to announce that his forthcoming album Nothing Was The Same has been mixed and mastered and is "on its way to you." This go...

While taking a stroll down memory lane, XXL couldn't help but think of the numerous rap couples that ended up calling it quits. From Diddy's short lived romance with  J-Lo to Eve's scandalous stint with Stevie J, many of hip-hop's couples have had it rough over the years. Tak...

LeBron James’ mom, Gloria James, is proud to share her love life with the world. More specifically, it’s her boyfriend, who is an upcoming rapper out of Miami, that's been enjoying everything. The 31-year-old has posted on Instagram a number of photos that show they are a couple. He is seen...

Cash Money wasn't messing around when they announced they'd signed 17-year-old YouTube-fuelled pop star Austin Mahone last week—over the weekend, they announced they'd gone further and signed a huge partnership with Mahone's label Chase Records, which will see the two joining forces to put out the teenager's debut album in the fourth quarter of the year. M...

Meek Mill gave an interview to HipHopSince1987 this weekend during his Dreamchasers Sports And Entertainment Conference in his hometown of Philadelphia, where he talked about his business dealings in addition to his upcoming Dreamchasers 3 mixtape, slated for September 20. "Kill...

DC’s own Yung Gleesh is growing into a notable figure in his region. Case in point: his video for “Please,” directed by William Hoopes who was behind Chief Keef's latest video. “Please” is distinctively dark, showcasing his former past to find quick come ups for cash. There are also other intense...

On this day, September 3, in hip-hop history... 2009: Harlem rapper, Max B was sentenced to 75 years in prison for his role in planning the armed robbery, kidnapping and murder of David Taylor on September 3, 2009. According to authorities, Max B, who's real name is Charly Wingate, had sent his ex-girlfriend, Gina Conway, and her stepbrother, Kelvin Leerdam, in 2006 to a Holiday Inn to rob two me

Yo Gotti is back with another mixtape to hold fans off until his upcoming studio release, I Am, which aptly hits shelves on November 19. The 10-track set features appearances from Shy Glizzy and Zed Zilla as well as production from Jahlil Beats, Helluva Beats and The Youngstars...