Dan Buyanovsky

As the resident R&B specialist and one of the longest-standing members of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, John legend has come a long way since his 2004 debut. Since then, he has gone on to release two more solo albums and a collaborative LP with The Roots, and has appeared on countless songs with some of hip-hop's greats, including Rick Ross, Ludacris and Andre 3000. ...

Theophilus London is feeling the vibes. After locking himself in a sprawling house in Palm Springs, CA—where he's been arduously recording his sophomore LP Vibes—he came back to his hometown of Brooklyn for the 2013 Afropunk Festival last weekend (August 24-25). With influ...

With the release date of the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V just a few weeks away (Sept. 17), Rockstar Games continues to tease fans of the GTA series today by releasing the official trailer for the game. In the one-minute clip, excited fans can get a glimpse into the plot lines of the game, its expansive design and the ramped-up production quality. Check it out above...

Earlier today, Nike made waves in the shoe game by releasing information and an exclusive photo of their brand-new Nike LeBron 11s. According to Nike, the shoe is "designed to protect LeBron James and his combination of power and speed" and is "built from the inside out." It...

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...

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...

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...

This past Sunday night, after the VMAs in Brooklyn's Barlcays Center, a long list of stars hit various spots in NYC for after parties. At one, held at the Dream Hotel, an altercation seemed to have broke out between the party's host, Diddy, and Roc Nation rapper J...

A few weeks ago, XXL spoke with Mississippi rapper David Banner about his role in recent film Lee Daniels' The Butler, in which he plays the lead character's brother, Earl Gaines. In the exclusive interview, Banner spoke about his budding career as a film actor, and even went on to mention that he'd directed a film of his own, a short called Walking With Gods. Yesterday, Ba...

Last week, Drake lit the Internet on fire when he revealed the cover art for his forthcoming album Nothing Was The Same. The double cover, which features profile portraits of Drake as a youngster and Drake as an adult, was celebrated as much as it was ridiculed, but he's stood firmly by the design. Thi...

Mike WiLL is a busy man. Just a day after the 2013 VMAs—during which his frequent collaborator Miley Cyrus performed "We Can't Stop," a track produced by WiLL—Mike invited a few of his close homies to a high school in Brooklyn's South Slope to shoot a video for his debut single, "23." The track ...

With the wild success of his first single "Cashin' Out," uou could make the case for Atlanta rapper Ca$h Out being called a One Hit Wonder. But the Southern rapper came back strong and proved haters wrong with the release of his Wale-featuring hit "Hold Up...