XXL Mag

Have you seen the official trailer of Grand Theft Auto V? Its a thing a beauty. With GTA V just a couple weeks away (Sept. 17), Rockstar Games teased their fans of the GTA series today by releasing the official trailer for the game. GTA seri ...

Redman performed at the W Hotel in New York City for the W's Gangs of New York Finale last night (August 28), a white-hot, quick-fire set that was squeezed into a 20 minute block of gems that spanned his career from 1992's Whut? Thee Album through his recent Blackout albums alongside Method Man. After hi...

Earlier this week, Eminem announced to great fanfare that his newest album, Marshall Mathers LP 2, is on it's way and will be in stores on November 5. The album will be the seventh (eighth if you include Infinite) studio album of his career and a sequel to Em's groundbreaking classic, 2000's Marshall Mathers LP. While rap sequels are a ...

Big Sean’s sophomore effort, Hall Of Fame, is finally here. After months of delays, the anticipation was at an all-time high. Of course, Sean wasn’t sweating it and delivered an album that is his best work yet. Earlier this year, we followed Sean around during his first solo cover shoot for XXL. While he’s...

As the resident R&B specialist and one of the longest-standing members of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, John legend has come a long way since his 2004 debut. Since then, he has gone on to release two more solo albums and a collaborative LP with The Roots, and has appeared on countless songs with some of hip-hop's greats, including Rick Ross, Ludacris and Andre 3000. ...

In an industry where men are often the dominate figures, female lyricist Rapsody has clearly figured out how to shine through in the rap game. The North Carolina native has been signed with 9th Wonder’s A Wonderful World Music Group since 2008 but has made sure not to allow the legend’s reputation overshadow her potential. Putting ou...

Kidd Kidd has been in the game for a while, but is just now starting to get the attention he deserves. The New Orleans native was once affiliated with Young Money and appeared on Lil Wayne’s platinum-selling single “Mrs. Officer.” His grind ...

Theophilus London is feeling the vibes. After locking himself in a sprawling house in Palm Springs, CA—where he's been arduously recording his sophomore LP Vibes—he came back to his hometown of Brooklyn for the 2013 Afropunk Festival last weekend (August 24-25). With influ...

After a long wait the visual has finally arrived to the Magna Carta Holy Grail track featuring Justin Timberlake. Reliving the iconic night when Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson, Jay-Z presents "Holy Grail".

For years, when people thought about Boston hip-hop, there was only one name that popped up—Guru, as one half of Gang Starr with DJ Premier. The city, long a hotbed for punk and indie rock—not to mention the arena-sized egos of Aerosmith and Boston—has slipped under the radar for decades on the hip-hop side of things; even Guru left the Bean for the more hip-hop-savvy shores of Brooklyn. But thes

Poking fun at Kanye West's "I Am God" , Saturday Night Live's Jay Pharoah presents "I Am A Dog".  Decked out in dog gear from head to toe, the comedian reinacts Yeezy's style to perfection. Jay Pharoah is the comedian who stole the show at this year's Espy's peforming a quite memorable Jay-z impersonation....

Big Sean stopped through the Power 105 Breakfast Club for the second time this month addressing "Control", the Diddy- J. Cole fight, and the Danny Brown Detroit drama. However when on the topic on "Control" responses, Sean stunned listeners as he responded to Papoose's verse by saying "Who...