XXL Mag

As the ancient Detroit maxim goes, there's nothing better than giving back. Big Sean is doing just that, with a little help from Adidas. According to Rap-Up, the GOOD Music rapper is making good on a promise to his alma mater, Detroit's Cass Technical High School. The...

The Doernbecher Freestyle Program continues to bring the best out of Nike with its one-of-a-kind iterations and bold designs. Usually scheduled to drop in December, Nike will switch things up for the month of June and begin an auction on eBay for a 10-day period that will feature the super limited Nike Dunk High SB "What The Doernbecher...

Rick Ross has been arrested in Fayette County, Georgia, reports local outlet WSB-TV. The newly svelte rapper was driving a Bentley with windows that were allegedly tinted to an illegal degree. Police officers pulled over the car, and when Ross rolled down the window, officers say they smelled marijuana...

Update (June 22, 8:48 a.m): Well, we heard it from Kim first after all. After weeks of speculation, Kim Kardashian announced on Twitter that she and Kanye West will be welcoming a boy. Congrats! You're such a good daddy to North & you will be the best daddy to our new son too! ...

Kenneth Whalum drops the captivating new video for his single titled “Away” featuringBig K.R.I.T. The song is off his upcoming album Through Hell and High Water.The black and white visual was shot in Whalum’s hometown of Memphis. Whalum and K.R.I...

Chicago MC and former XXL Freshman Lil Durk debuts at No. 14 on this week's Billboard 200 chart with right around 27,000 sold (according to Hits Daily Double). Propelled by singles like "Tryna' Tryna'" with Logic and "What Your Life Like" and an abundance of free mixtapes,  Remember My Name makes a strong debut in the top-15. Coming a ...

When it dropped last August, Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" sent shockwaves through the music world--so much so that its lascivious video broke Vevo's record for single-day streams, with 19.6 million in its first 24 hours. (That mark has since been surpassed by Taylor Swift's star-studded clip for "Bad Blood"; the 1989 cut was bolstered by new verses from Compton rapper Kendrick Lama

In the past five years, New York rap has quietly crept its way back to prominent status in hip-hop. The new crop of young and talented MC's from the Empire State has given the scene a breath of fresh air and a sound that resonates with the youth...

With well over six months left in the year, Jordan Brand is already geared up for 2016. Today, the brand Michael Jordan helped build unveiled their spring 2016 Legacy Shoe collection, which pays tribute to all of Michael Jordan's achievements during his time in the NBA...