XXL Mag

Dizzy Wright's new album, this May's The Growing Process, takes a thoughtful, cerebral approach to tried and true rap fodder. That album's first song, "Higher Learning," is emblematic of that, and its new video treatment speaks to the consideration that goes into the MC's work. Wri...

Bilal and Big K.R.I.T. team up for the smooth "Pleasure Toy" from the singer's upcoming album, In Another Life. With the super talented Adrian Younge on production, Bilal and Krizzle both do their thing for a song that is sure to hit the "Red Light Special" playlist...

Last December, D'Angelo shocked the world by dropping Black Messiah, his first record in nearly 15 years. It's an engrossing, staggering effort, full of lush vocal tracks and expert instrumentation courtesy of D himself and of his band, The Vanguard. Wha...

Dipset frontman Jim Jones may be born and raised in New York, but this past weekend, he clearly placed his allegiance with the West Coast for the 2015 NBA Finals. Like many sports fans, Capo watched Game 5 against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers and Steph Curry and the Golden State last night...

MC Supreme, known for his song "Black In America" from the We're All in the Same Gang compilation album, was pronounced dead at the scene after a pickup truck crashed into his parked car on the shoulder of California's Pacific Coast Highway early Saturday morning ...

Remember back in May when Pusha T said he cut his braids off and made the internet think the world is ending? Well it's sad to report today that Push—probably one of the best rapper of our time—is a liar. A liar may be too strong of a word to use but the Virginia native still has braids (thank God) and the initial report was probably just a joke, which every music publication fell for. King Push .

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may be the man on the football field, but he's also got some skills on the dance floor. During the Patriots ring ceremony last night (June 14), Brady—with his five Super Bowl rings on—was caught dancing to some of the hottest tracks on the radio right now. In the vid...

To promote their new series of hip-hop-inspired cans, Sprite has begun a run of commercials featuring some of the world's most famous and revered MCs. The first clip features Drake and Nas and was shot in February at the pair's co-headlining gig at New York City's Irving Plaza...

Over the weekend, sneakerheads caught wind of a new Nike hybrid sneaker that comes as a big surprise to many. Teased during the spring/summer 2016 Cottweiler Fashion Show in London, the shoe being dubbed as the Nike Air Huarache Carnivore was debuted on the runway of the fashion event...

FREE CRACK 3 Coming Soon❗️❗️❗️ #FreeCrack3 #TheTrilogy A photo posted by Lil Bibby (@lilbibby_) on Jun 14, 2015 at 9:23am PDT Free Crack 3 is on the way. Former XXL Freshmen Lil Bibby has been relatively quiet as of late but the Chicago native is looking to shake things up with the third installment of his successful Free Crack series. Bibby's last project, Free Crack 2, drop ...

With his debut LP, Summertime '06, due out at the end of this month on Def Jam, Vince Staples stopped by the Hot 97 studios to chat with Ebro and Rosenberg. He brought with him Tyler, the Creator (since he first garnered attention with Shyne Coldchain, Vol. 1, Vince...