XXL Mag

Being that it's lunch time and everyone has food on the brain,  XXL would like to spark up a taste bud or two. Also always observing the exquisite cuisine 2 Chainz posts on his Instagram page, it's certain that a gallery at this time would be more than appreciated. Scr...

For their annual Fall Music Preview, Rolling Stone got in touch with Drake and his frequent collaborator 40 for a brief breakdown of Drizzy's forthcoming album Nothing Was The Same. In the preview, which is screen-shotted by Nah Right here, 40 explains, "It's a huge change in tone... Before, Drake wa...

If the weekend's Miley Cyrus performance at the VMA's and the ensuing mainstream media coverage wasn't enough, here's your final signal that twerking has officially crossed over: The Oxford English Dictionary Online has added the word to its database...

Directed by RuffMercy, Danny Brown crafts up a trippy visual for "ODB". The song is off of Brown's soon expected album OLD which hits stores September 30. The colorful effects in the clip are so busy it almost makes one oblivious to the fact that the Fool's Gold rapper is in one setting for the entire video. ...

On the eve of finally announcing the release date of his forthcoming debut album, Old, Detroit rhymer Danny Brown visited Sway Calloway on his morning radio show. In the candid 12-minute interview, Danny and Sway discuss Brown's comments about Big Sean, what to expect from his LP, and of course, how different drugs affect his sex drive. Fro...

Back in late July, Timbaland leaked the existence of a new song he was working on with Nas, Jay Z and Justin Timberlake entitled "Sinatra In The Sands." The mere mention of the track was enough to put hip-hop fans abuzz with anticipation at the potential existence of this super collaboration amongst hip-hop's elite...

Brooklyn rapper Theophilus London has become as known for his eclectic, electro-inspired music as he has for his left-field, new wave-inspired fashion collaborations. Since releasing his 2008 debut mixtape Jam!, Theo has parlayed his keen fashion sense into working on exclusive collabs with some of the most notable and on-trend brands out there. Fro...

In today's Woman Crush Wednesday #WCW, we're bringing you the best that Instagram (or Twitter...) has to offer. Specifically, though, we looked for girls that were the right mix of sexy and classy...and no woman fits the bill better than Iesha Mariee...

Seattle is on hip-hop’s radar after the explosion of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Key Nyata, a rapper/producer a part of SpaceGhostPurrp’s Raider Klan, is making noise on his own. Check out what he has to offer. Standout: "Thx Gvrdxxn" Also check out: "Pitch Blvck" And:"Suicide Capital" Name: Key Nyata Age: 18 Hometown: Seattle, WA I grew up listening to: Tha click, E-4

Miley Cyrus is steadily inserting herself into hip-hop culture with no plans of slowing down. Page Six has exclusively learned that Miley skipped her VMA afterparty to go cut records with Kanye West. Apparently, the session was for a remix to “Black Skinhead,” which will become part of his remix EP releasing later this year. Miley h...

New York’s own Bryant Dope and ANTHM give their collaborative cut “NNY” the visual treatment. Keeping things within the Big Apple, the MCs show us how they live by visiting the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. Directed by Dope himself and Max Goodrich, a typical day of eating pizza, chilling on rooftops and hitting the studio is captured side-by-side in a stylistic way. Check it out abo... Read Mo

On this day, August 28, in hip-hop history... 2005: As the first rains of Hurricane Katrina hit landfall in the United States, Diddy hosted MTV's annual Video Music Awards in Miami. While the storm cancelled much of the event's pre-show activities, the show would go on as planned with Diddy in the role of host...