Birdman

As hip-hop's influence has gone global over the years, it became natural for hip-hop to expand into media beyond music in its 40-year existence. The influence of hip-hop can be seen in the growing world of television, fashion and art as artists looked for artistic validation beyond their native ground...

This has gone by fast and you may have missed some of the biggest moments in hip-hop. That's why we're here. This week there's a petition to honor Biggie Smalls, 2 Chainz gets arrested, and Drake drops the tracklist for Nothing Was The Same...

The baller life was extremely prevalent in hip hop this week with Rollies everywhere, private barbers at hand, and self owed beverages as the drinks of choice. As Birdman flaunts his GTV liquor, Nicki Minaj shows off her Myx beverage, Fab flaunts his Rolex outfit and French Montana gets his hair cut while doing hookah, the baller life seems to be treating hip-hop very VERY nice...

Rich Gang gets their Cash Money on in the new video for “We Been On.” Literally for R.Kelly, Lil Wayne, and Birdman, it’s decadence over everything. One of the standout cuts from their recently released compilation, let them tell you how they’ve been living for years. ...

From Iggy Azalea showing off some incredible fan art to Joey Bada$$ snapping some dope flicks in the biggest pool we've ever seen, Instagram was indeed the place to be. Other hip-hop heads also sought to the social network to pay homage to legends such as Michael Jackson and Martin Luther King Jr...

There was a lot of balling going on on Instagram this week from Birdman showing off a Bugatti Veyron to Drake receiving platinum plaques, things got a little crazy on the social network. Young Jeezy also showed off a mural of his face painted on a brick wall as well as Big Boi stunning with numerous Moon Men that he's acquired over the course of his career at the MTV VMAs. Ric...

This week in the world of hip-hop on Instagram:  We have Drake getting pulled over by cops, Eminem making a weird instagram debut, Riff Raff comparing his ablum cover to Drizzy's, Birdman snapping flicks at XXL Industry night, Ab- Soul paying homage to hip-hop legends, ScHoolboy Q posting baby pictures of Macklemore, T.I ce...

XXL's Industry Night, sponsored by SMOKE, brought out all of the music industry's top dogs Thursday night. With everyone from Rihanna to YMCMB in the building, this XXL event will be known as THE pre-VMA party of the 2013. For those of you that missed it, not to worry. XXL ...

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...

Can we say the hottest party of the year? Thursday night was a complete movie as XXL kicked off Industry Night, a VMA pre- party partnered with Smoke Liqueur. Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Birdman and many more all stopped through in support of the iconic magazine literally taking hip-hop to a higher level...

In the late 1990s, Cash Money Records was one of the mosts successful music labels in all of music. The label was host to a dynasty  of hip-hop's biggest hit-makers including Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Mannie Fresh, Birdman, B.G. and the Hot Boys. Money trouble ...

Adding another job to his already active roster, Cash Money CEO, Bryan “Birdman” Williams is now gearing up to launch two clothing lines teaming with music merchandising company Bravado and Lil Wayne. Titled "YMCMB" and "Rich Gang", both brands will launch at the Agenda Trade Show. Availab...