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Drake hasn't responded publicly yet to Meek Mill's claim that the T-Dot native doesn't write his own raps, but it appears like the "6 God" has reportedly been pretty active on Instagram. Battle rapper Hitman Holla posted screenshots of his Instagram direct message conversation with Drake where he advise the OVO Sound head boss that he doesn't believe the allegations and used lyrics from

Fatherhood does strange things to men--their midsections bloat, their banks accounts drain, their Corvettes crash, their shitty garage rock bands break up. Freddie Gibbs isn't like most men. In his column for the LA Weekly, XXL contributor Jeff Weiss interviews the Gary, Indiana native about his new album and how the birth of his baby daughter, Irie, has changed his life. “I had 50 gun... Read Mor

Chris Webby release's a new video for "Whatchu Need" off his recently released EP Jamo-Neat. The visual is pretty hilarious, showing Webby and Sap in a rented mansion, order a bunch of hired models who are not impressed by them, fake money, fake jewelry, a paid rapper appearance and try and shoot a music video...

On Sunday, July 19, California-based clothing brand Diamond Supply Co. launched their fifth collaboration with singer/model Cassie Ventura. Dubbed the "Neon" capsule collection, the new collab between Cassie and Diamond Supply consists of a series of tees and crew fleeces, each adorned with a seductive image of the R&B singer drenched in vibrant and colorful paint, which is inspired

Kap G sends a strong rebuttal to Donald Trump's racist remarks about Mexican immigrants on his new record "Marathon Man," off his newest DJ Dynamite-hosted project Real Migo Shit 3. The Atlanta MC raps about the current socials issues going on in the U.S. today. ...

If you've navigated to this article on XXL's website, you have certainly had to weed through debates about Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift and the MTV Video Music Awards to get here. Yesterday (July 21), Nicki took to Twitter to vent her frustrations about her massively popular "Anaconda" video being left off the nominee list for Video of the Year. Min...

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Baseball and hip-hop don't have the same relationship as the music and culture does with basketball, but the Straight Outta Cooperstown Tumblr page is looking to change that. The genius who came up with the concept reimagined historic baseball cards and replaced the heads of players with the bust of a rapper. With tha...

Run This Town Taraji P. Henson keeps rising to the top. Words Clover Hope Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the October 2009 issue of XXL Magazine featuring Jay Z on the cover, with the second half running as outtakes online. It's...

One of the sneakers set to return this summer is the Nike Air 3 LE, the signature shoe of basketball superstar Kevin Garnett. Last released in 2009, the silhouette was quick to sale out and now, with the recent announcement of the shoes re-release, sneakerheads are already praising Nike for this upcoming drop...

Chris Miles rhymes effortlessly on top of a Blended Babies-produced beat for his latest single, “Out Here.” While the young New York MC has been on a nationwide tour this month, he finds time to release a new record where over a sick vocal sample and a thumping bass beat about traveling and taking people's girlfriends. "I got that Middle Easter...