Swizz Beatz

Swizzy celebrates another year!

A high Michael Jordan, an asian version of baby Drake, and Swizz Beatz' adorable daughter were the highlights of Instagram this week. Add in a few dope performance shots from Big Sean and Ace Hood,  Cam'ron clowning Lamar Odom's drug dealer, Killa pondering on WWPCD (What Would Pimp C Do?), M...

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...

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...

Entertainment Basketball Classic and Reebok opened the gates last-night to the legendary Rucker Park for the summer finale. The night included a surprise guest list of celebrity appearances from athletes to entertainers. Swizz Beatz along with Fabolous were among those in attendance to watch the Breakout Camp high-school all-stars for one of the final games of the Rucker Park 2013 summer season...

Swizz Beatz has a knack for bringing together star-studded lineups and his latest track, "Hands Up," is no exception. Over a typically brisk and club-ready beat, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and 2 Chainz all drop quick, energetic verses that might actually make you throw your hands up—or at least throw them to the side. No o...

Ever since the initial commercial teasing his forthcoming Magna Carta Holy Grail album aired during the NBA Finals, Jay-Z has had a stronghold on the hip-hop media game. Not only has he continued to release trailers for the album, he's taken to his website to unveil song lyrics from tracks featuring the likes of Frank Ocean and Justin Timberlake...

Last night during game five of the NBA Finals, Jay-Z aired a three-minute video featuring him in the studio with producer Rick Rubin, as well as frequent collaborators Timbaland and Pharrell. Hov is discussing his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, which is dropping on July 4...

Today XXL honors the most important men in hip-hop...the fathers...

This past Monday was Memorial Day, some of hip-hop's biggest stars made sure to use their day off wisely by holding a wild bash. Lil Wayne, Diddy, Meek Mill and many more took to Las Vegas for a massive pool side party. But not every rapper used the holiday to party in style—Jay-Z and Beyonce kicked it at the beach, while Chief Keef and his friends took to an indoor paintball game. Clic... Read Mo

This week in the world of hip-hop Instagrams, two bitterly embattled foes—Nicki Minaj and Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg—finally meet for a long-awaited interview. At the same time, Jay Rock and Freddie Gibbs link up with Adidas, while Snoop Dogg ups the ante on bottle service. And for so...

Last week, XXL introduced its weekly Friday photo gallery of rappers enjoying the finer things in life. Now, we continue that series with a new collection of flicks from the past week. Click through the above gallery to see Swizz Beatz's mobile work station, Yo Gotti's infinity pools, Kid Ink's view in Las Vegas and more....