August Alsina Is A Huge Fan Of Cash Money And Lauryn Hill
August Alsina Is A Huge Fan Of Cash Money And Lauryn Hill
August Alsina Is A Huge Fan Of Cash Money And Lauryn Hill
Just dropping his debut EP Downtown: Life Under The Gun , August Alsina took some time to get personal with XXL. Telling everything from the inspirations behind the project to unveiling an admiration for Lauren Hill, August makes it clear that this was undeniably the life he was built for...
Goodie Mob Selling New Album On Groupon
Goodie Mob Selling New Album On Groupon
Goodie Mob Selling New Album On Groupon
Goodie Mob is back together for their first project in almost a decade (and their first in 14 years with Cee-Lo Green), and they're taking a relatively unusual—but not totally unheard-of—sales strategy. With less than a week to go before Age Against The Machine hits the shelves, Cee-Lo and his Goodie cohorts Big Gipp, Khujo and T-Mo started selling the new album on Groupon for $8.99, or a 40 perc.
Eminem Gets Instagram, Posts Odd Picture
Eminem Gets Instagram, Posts Odd Picture
Eminem Gets Instagram, Posts Odd Picture
Following the release of "Survival", Eminem is now fully out of hibernation as the rapper has now  joined Instagram. However, debuting with a quite mysterious photo, Em has his followers wondering what exactly he's up to. Not only did the release of his new single take fans by complete surprise, but the dark picture of himself with two middle fingers up also has fans extremely puzzled.
Kanye Gets Intimate With Kim Kardashian’s Mom On ‘Kris’
Kanye Gets Intimate With Kim Kardashian’s Mom On ‘Kris’
Kanye Gets Intimate With Kim Kardashian’s Mom On ‘Kris’
In the most talked-about daytime TV segment in recent memory, Kanye West visited Kris Kardashian—Kim's mother—on her show Kris earlier today. While much of the hype surrounding the appearance was about the big reveal of a baby photo of KimYe's child North West, the actual interview is definitely worth watching. In the nearly-hour-long c...
EBC x Reebok Rucker Park Summer Finale
EBC x Reebok Rucker Park Summer Finale
EBC x Reebok Rucker Park Summer Finale
Entertainment Basketball Classic and Reebok opened the gates last-night to the legendary Rucker Park for the summer finale. The night included a surprise guest list of celebrity appearances from athletes to entertainers. Swizz Beatz along with Fabolous were among those in attendance to watch the Breakout Camp high-school all-stars for one of the final games of the Rucker Park 2013 summer season...
14 Rappers Who Guest Starred On Entourage
14 Rappers Who Guest Starred On Entourage
14 Rappers Who Guest Starred On Entourage
Entourage is a HBO American television series that concluded on September 11, 2011 after eight seasons. Starting in 2004, the show was  loosely based on Mark Wahlberg's experiences as an up-and-coming film star. The popular series was a huge hit amassing a number of Emmys and Golden Globe awards. It was also know f...
Kendrick Lamar’s Popularity On Twitter Has Exploded Since ‘Control’
Kendrick Lamar’s Popularity On Twitter Has Exploded Since ‘Control’
Kendrick Lamar’s Popularity On Twitter Has Exploded Since ‘Control’
If the size of your following on Twitter is any indication of your actual popularity, then Kendrick Lamar has just become one of the world's most popular celebrities. Kendrick Lamar's performance on Big Sean's "Control (HOF)" has been one of the biggest stories in hip-hop this year and the attention that Kendrick has received from the verse can actually be quantified ...
Ray Dalton, The Singer On Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us,” Finds A Home In Hip-Hop
Ray Dalton, The Singer On Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us,” Finds A Home In Hip-Hop
Ray Dalton, The Singer On Macklemore’s “Can’t Hold Us,” Finds A Home In Hip-Hop
Sometimes, it only takes 27 seconds for life to change completely. Just ask Ray Dalton, whose half-minute hook on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' monstrous "Can't Hold Us" took the twenty-three-year-old tennis instructor from Seattle onto a whirlwind tour that's spanned the globe and sent his name to the top of the Billboard charts, carving out a place in the history books along the way... Re
Listen To “Driver,” From Tory Lanez’s Upcoming Mixtape
Listen To “Driver,” From Tory Lanez’s Upcoming Mixtape
Listen To “Driver,” From Tory Lanez’s Upcoming Mixtape
A few weeks ago, XXL ran a feature story on Texas-by-way-of-Toronto rapper/singer Tory Lanez, who was gearing up to release his new mixtape Conflicts Of My Soul. Unfortunately, Lanez had to push the tape back from its initial release date of August 8, but that was only because he had a bit of a surprise in store for his fans—he was teaming up with the legendary DJ Drama, who will be presenting th
Curren$y Gets Too High, Misses Wiz Khalifa’s Wedding
Curren$y Gets Too High, Misses Wiz Khalifa’s Wedding
Curren$y Gets Too High, Misses Wiz Khalifa’s Wedding
The always-lovable (and always-stoned) Curren$y has been a longtime friend of Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa, with their camaraderie culminating in a joint EP called Live In Concert, which they put out earlier this year. But while the two weed aficionados find time come together to make music and smoke tons of weed, Curren$y recently admitted that when it came to Wiz's recent wedding to Amber Rose,

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