Making your mark in the fashion world as a new brand is relatively difficult, though you wouldn’t be able to tell by the progress made ...

**THIS STORY APPEARS IN ITS ENTIRETY IN THE APRIL 2012 ISSUE OF XXL. ON SALE NOW!** WORDS PAUL CANTOR (@paulcantor) When a then 17-year-old Deandre "Soulja Boy" ...

In case you missed out on anything that went down in hip-hop this weekend, here’s a visual guide to recap what you might have slept ...

XXL takes a look at some of the new faces of the West Coast movement. Throw ya "Ws" up... ...

Noel "Detail" Fisher has been buzzing in the industry since Lil Wayne's "How to Love"— a track he produced— skyrocketed up the charts back in ...

New releases from Tinie Tempah, the New Boyz and Killer Mike all made their way onto the Billboard Top 200 albums chart this week. Leading the ...

The nominees for the 2011 BET Awards have been announced and Lil Wayne leads all rappers with five nominations. Weezy is up for five trophies in ...

XXLMag.com has learned that 2011 Freshman YG is set to make his big screen debut alongside fellow West Coast rep Snoop Dogg later this year. The ...

It’s that time of year again. The nominees for the 2010 BET Awards were announced today (May 18) in New York City and Jay-Z received ...