XXL Mag

After Amber Rose slapped Wiz with the ether by filing for divorce, many thought he was down and out. Rather than succumb to the media scrutiny and allegations made by his ex-wife regarding infidelity, Wiz is clapping back - big time. According to TMZ, Wiz Khalifa is challenging Amber's move of requesting full custody over their one-year old son Sebastian...

Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated single “i” is already breaking records. The new track quickly rose to the top of the Billboard +Twitter Trending 140 charts debuting at No. 9, after its Tuesday release. This spot on Twitter Top Tracks makes “i” the second highest to debut. Seems like there may alre...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there’s always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap heads, we are a...

When Action Bronson isn’t cooking up new music, he can be caught enjoying good food. You’ve probably got the chance to see some of the trained chef’s foodie excursions on his web series Fuck, That’s Delicious. But recently the rapper teamed up with Muchies to create something a little more educational. In his latest webis...

Joey Bada$$ is getting the train running as the B4DAMONEYTOUR tour kicks off today (Sept. 26). He starts in Connecticut, but those in the other 49 states still have a reason to celebrate. Bada$$ dropped "Get Paid," a loosie, to commemorate the start of the tour.The ...

Reading is fundamental. Cash Money Records is encouraging the youth within the African American community to pick up a book and read. According to a press release, Cash Money content division launched a campaign entitled #IRead #WeRead in order to fix one of the biggest problems affecting the children today ...

Season Four of Scandal made its premiere last night (Sept. 25) minus one important character played by former cast mate Columbus Short. After a series of mishaps including allegedly fighting his wife, Short was let go from the show leaving the life of his character Harrison Wright up in the air...

Bas' Last Winter release should've been a good enough warning about not to sleeping on J. Cole's Dreasville label. Folks still do, so the up-and-comers still gotta hustle for their props. Cozz is the latest to step up from the clique in "Wait's Over...

Hip-hop wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for the funk and soul artists that came before it. Whether it's Dr. Dre looping Leon Haywood's "I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You" as the backbone to "Nuthin' But A G Thang," Jermaine Dupri flipping Ohio Players' "Funky Worm" for the basis of Kriss Kross' "Jump" or Redman dipping into Parliament/Funkadelic's deep ca

Of course, there are no Morgan Freeman appearances on the video for "Lean On Me." But B.o.B in black-and-white high fashion is a decent substitute—not that there is a perfect one, if we're being fair. There aren't that many inspirational, Crazy Joe-type moment. Ther...

Beatnick & K-Salaam drop off the first visuals off their upcoming LP titled "Checkpoints: Ghetto To Gaza," and they brought Talib Kweli and dead prez's M1 along for the ride. Filmed on the streets of Brooklyn, the video is an indictment of the relationship between the cops and the inner city youth, which came to an explosive flashpoint last month with the events in Ferguson, Mo. Th..