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Looks like the leader of the charts this week is Katy Perry. Her new album Prism debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 286,000 copies sold. In No. 2 is Miley Cyrus’s Bangerz that bows down with only 43,251 copies sold. Then, at No. 3 is...

The Reebok Basketball team sits down to talk about the design and inspiration behind the two highly popular basketball models in Reebok history. The Q96 and Pumpspective Omni both taking after iconic silhouettes from the iconic Iverson Question Mid and Pump Omni Lite, Reebok has created a style-driven performance collection featuring state of the art technology...

Fact, Rihanna is one of the hottest women on the planet. Fact, she loves Instagram. Fact, she is currently on her Diamonds World Tour. Add all this up and you have a must follow Instagram page. Here is a collection of her hottest Instagram pictures while she been on tour.  ...

With his new project just around the corner, B.o.B hasn't been shy about expressing the changes listeners will witness on the innovative LP. Further expressing the re-introduction he plans to unveil on the album, the rapper explains that the difference from past records is that he simply doesn't give a f*ck anymore and is unhesitant about exposing fans to a new B...

Excuse My French This curvy French vanilla cutie has us all tongue-tied. Parlez-vous français, mon amour? Words Sean A. Malcolm Images Sarah McColgan Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the October/November 2013 issue of XXL Magazine. At the e...

Ed. Note: The following interview with Ab-Soul and Jay Rock is pulled from the outtakes from XXL's TDE cover story in our upcoming Oct/Nov issue.  There was no real rhyme or reason to how we grabbed the members of TDE for conversations during the photo shoot for our Oct/Nov cover story. We pulle...

What is it about hip-hop mixtape cover art and horror iconography that goes so well together? The spectre of violence has always seemed to capture the imagination of hip-hop but when it comes to the art on your favorite rapper's mixtape, violence is pushed to it's logical and extremely gory extreme...

Alchemist and Evidence are brothers from another mother. The pair have performed as a duo for a few years now and are finally releasing the joint project, Lord Steppington through Rhymesayers Entertainment at the first of the year. The LP will be produced entirely by Alc and Evidence and includes guest appearances from Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, Blu, Fashawn, Rakaa Iriscience, Oh No, Styles P,

Earlier in the week, Drake’s tour DJ premiered a snippet of a new Hit-Boy produced track entitled “Trophies” during a tour stop in NYC. Though only one verse long, the track sounded good enough to leave many wondering why the song didn’t make the cut for Drizzy’s new album Nothing Was The Same. It did, at first, according...

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The Y-3 Qasa B-Ball is a new high top version of the “ninja” sneaker, which features a leather and mesh upper. The sneaker also features the brands signature name at the toe of the sole and stripped heel tab, with solid side panel construction. The high top sn...

Chris Brown may have avoided a felony assault charge after allegedly punching a man outside his hotel in the early hours of Sunday morning, but he's not going to walk away from this past weekend's incident in Washington, D.C., without any repercussions...