XXL Mag

Back in the day, musicians were very protective of their kin. And while that still happens to some degree (remember how long we had to wait to see Blue Ivy?), today's rappers are proud to show off their kids online. Now it's even extended to rappers' kids flexing their inherited riches on their own Instagram accounts...

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) officially announced the global release date will be Fridays and not Tuesdays starting this summer. Here's the statement, “The compelling logic of Friday is that it is the day that best suits consumers … the highest footfall in physical retail stores and the highest levels of purchasing traffic online. It’s also the time of... Read M

Birdman has been under fire lately, from his very public split with his longtime friend, protege and flagship artist, Lil Wayne, to fielding menacing "courtesy calls" from Rap-A-Lot founder J. Prince. Now, Prince's son, Jas Prince, has told TMZ that Birdman only gets one warning when it comes to paying up...

Will Smith is making a comeback in hip-hop. Over the past couple of days the megastar has been performing some of his most memorbale songs. Most recently he was on Jimmy Kimmel Live performed his classic DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince track "Summertime," from 1991. He...

Atlanta rapper Da Brat became the latest MC to remix Fetty Wap's smash hit 'Trap Queen.' The single, which was co-signed by Kanye West during All-Star Weekend, is starting to pick up across radio stations in the U.S. and being remixed by some of the biggest names in hip-hop...

Ice T made a pretty awesome appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night and the results were hilarious. First, the rapper/actor sounded off on some of the top headlines in news and entertainment as Fallon reeled them off ...

Ghostface Killah has been on a prolific run with his albums recently and with his latest collaborative offering alongside Canadian trio BadBadNotGood, Sour Soul, the Wally Champ meshes his golden era raps with jazz elements to provide a refreshing, but brief, 12-track LP. ...

If the Breakfast Club interview, the fashion show, the Grammys, the Saturday Night Live appearance and yesterday's (Feb. 25) debut performance of "All Day" weren't enough, you now have a new, in-depth interview with Kanye West to add to your docket...

After reuniting last summer, G-Unit has been back at it heavy, releasing the Beauty Of Independence EP, Young Buck's Before The Beast mixtape and covering XXL's Oct./Nov. issue. Almost approaching a year back together, the group is now moving on to unveil their next effort, The Beast Is G-Unit EP...

Anyone of a certain age who grew up during MTV's TRL era made Xzibit a part of their afternoon with the hit show Pimp My Ride. For those unfamiliar, Pimp My Ride was an MTV show hosted by X to the Z where the rapper would go take a person's beater car, bring it to an automobile shop and equip it with unnecessary bells and whistles including a cotton candy machine, robotic arms, TVs, LED lights an

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The Nike LeBron 12 will take the low top approach for its next release with the 'LeBronold Palmer' model dropping in European retailers this week and possibly US stores in the weeks to come. The shoe, which LeBron debuted during the 2015 All-Star Weekend, will feature a vibrant yellow mesh upper complimented by palm tree prints on the tongue and heel of the shoe...