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XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. The budding ...

Last week, XXL had the pleasure and opportunity to meet with Chief G-Shock Designer, Ryusuke Moriai during his stay in New York City. With over 30 years of experience in the watch industry, Mr.Moriai joined the Casio brand as a timepiece designer in 1985...

Since the stitched-together polaroids of the "Through the Wire" video ripped the MTV and BET rug from under 50 Cent's feet in 2003, Kanye West has been a harbinger of change. Just ask Los Angeles Trade-Tech College, the community college where West has been teaching fashion design courses...

XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. Although mos...

During Snoop Dogg's SXSW keynote address, he revealed that he is developing an HBO drama with Allen Hughes, director of Menace II Society and Rodney Barnes, writer for The Boondocks. Fader reports that the series will center around a family living in L.A. in the earl...

In recent years, Austin's SXSW Festival has ballooned into a smorgasbord of genre mashups and big company promotions. But other than a dope, three week convergence of all things new in tech, film and music, SXSW is also a great place to network for young talent...

Suge Knight collapsed in court today after he was informed that his bail would be set at $25 million. In video footage obtained by TMZ, the former Death Row Records boss folded over in his seat, apparently unconscious, after the judge read the figure...

While we were in Atlanta with Rick Ross and Meek Mill, we got the chance to shoot a video to Meek Mill's "Ice Cream Freestyle." This is not the official music video, that will be released by MMG soon. Since Meek was released from prison back in December 2014, he’s been on a tear. The Philly pro...

XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the 10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. Eric Bellinger ha...

XXL Freshmen 2015 is coming and the freshman hopefuls are gearing up to possibly make this year’s class. With the10th Spot voting happening now, we have to let the potentials tell us why they should appear on this year’s cover. Well$ starte...

For the first time, digital music streaming has surpassed physical CD sales in terms of profitability. According to the RIAA and Business Insider, 2014 saw CD sales slide 12.7% to $1.85 billion, while streaming sites like Spotify, Rdio and recent Apple acquisition Beats Music raked in $1.87 billio...

Chance the Rapper might need to add new suffixes to his stage name. The Chicago upstart is trying his hand in front of the camera, starring in the new short film Mr. Happy, which chronicles the troubles of a depressed, cuckolded young man who can't quite bring himself to end his own life. Ins...