Dominique Jolie is a Joy Forever

May 20th, '13  •  Eye Candy  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  No Comments

She's as sweet as can be—and a soon-to-be college graduate. This hostess and calendar model clearly has more aspirations than the average urban model, but while we still have her in our field, she's definitely worthy of a feature. ...

Read More

Cover Artwork: J. Cole’s “Born Sinner”

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  5 Comments

Aside from Kanye West’s artwork for Yeezus, J. Cole has also unveiled his album cover for Born Sinner. Above is the deluxe edition and below is the standard edition. The deluxe will have 21 tracks, while the standard will have ...

Read More

Wale “Love Hate Thing”

May 20th, '13  •  Bangers  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Wale is pulling out all the stops for his third studio album, The Gifted. We’ve seen recent studio sessions with him and Rihanna, recording the remix to “Bad” that should be releasing shortly. To follow-up the success of “Bad,” the ...

Read More

Marcelo Burlon’s County of Milan Moon T-Shirt

May 20th, '13  •  Hip-Hop Fashion  •  by Ralph Bristout  •  No Comments

It's the T-shirt that's been spotted on a number of your favorite rappers and celebrities, from Drake to Pusha T, Maxwell and more.  Argentinean designer, Marcelo Burlon and his County of Milan line of tees have been really popular ...

Read More

Nicki Minaj #Dailytwerk

May 20th, '13  •  Eye Candy  •  by Emmanuel C.M.  •  2 Comments

Today's #dailytwerk is from Ms. Minaj. Just skip to the 1:15 mark on the video and enjoy. Nicki Minaj gives Lil Wayne the lap dance of the century while performing "High School" last night during the Billboard Music Awards. Nicki Minaj Twerks ...

Read More

Hip-Hop Reacts To Kanye West’s Epic Weekend

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by nmb  •  1 Comment

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone when we say that Kanye West owned this past weekend. In the event that you’ve been living under a rock though, Yeezy took to 66 buildings across the world on Friday night ...

Read More

Q-Tip And Kendrick Lamar Have A Song Together

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Eric Diep  •  No Comments

Kendrick Lamar’s star power is growing at a rapid pace. The TDE rapper’s services have been called on by artists such as Miguel, 50 Cent, Solange, Dido and others. Last night, Q-Tip of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest crew ...

Read More

35 Yearbook Photos Of Rappers

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  3 Comments

May is coming to a close, and that means that most schools around the country will be out for summer. With that in mind, XXL decided to dig into the archives and look back at some of our favorite rappers when ...

Read More

Wiz Khalifa, Class of ’10 – Catching Up With the XXL Freshmen

May 20th, '13  •  News  •  by Sean Ryon  •  No Comments

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, we're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up ...

Read More