XXL Mag

Deeply in love with her girlfriend, Ireland Baldwin, Angel Haze unleashes her new joint "Candlxs." Over beautiful production from TROY NoKA, the 2013 XXL Freshman spits bars about her love before breaking into song for the chorus. Haze flashes her versatility and songwriting skills and her style is a complete 180 compared to her XXL freestyle from '13 ...

The blizzard was disappointing, but Chinx is here to make up for it. "Dope House," off of last year's Cocaine Riot 5, has finally received the video treatment. With Jadakiss in tow, Chinx hits the streets to make people respect his bona fides--hit him if you need the fix...

Missy Elliott's performance during last night's Super Bowl halftime show was one of the best parts of an incredibly entertaining night. Joining Katy Perry as a "surprise" guest (the news leaked through an anonymous source last week), Missy performed her early 2000s hits "Get Ur Freak On," Work It" and "Lose Control" while the crowd and the internet went nuts ...

Tory Lanez drops the sleek visual for "Priceless" today. Lanez plays a clothing boutique owner who watches broke people haggle about the clothes they can't afford. Throughout the video you see a bunch of half-naked women and watch the singer/rapper spit in front of a variety store in the snow. Money, h...

Adidas continues their push of the new D Rose 5 silhouette with a brand new colorway that was unveiled earlier today. The latest sneaker from the NBA superstar Derrick Rose will offer full length Boost cushioning technology designed for heightened energy return and step-in comfort to ensure maximum performance...

It has been fourteen years since hardcore Harlem duo Cannibal Ox put out a full-length release. On March 3, the two will release Blade Of Ronin and based on how their most recent cut "Iron Rose" sounds, the two are back with a vengeance. Wit ...

Super Bowl XLIX will go down as one of the most thrilling and mind-boggling games in NFL history with the New England Patriots defeating the defending world champs, the Seattle Seahawks. The Pats goal-line interception by rookie Malcolm Butler with less than 40 seconds on the clock sealed the deal for Tom Brady and his New England squad...

The last few months have sparked major changes for the historic NYC hip-hop radio station, Hot 97. After Angie Martinez left back in June to join competing station, Power 105, one by one some of Hot's biggest names have also ventured off to start fresh somewhere else...

Gucci Mane's Brick Factory 3 was expected to drop today (Feb 2); at press time, there was no word as to whether that release is going forward as planned. In lieu of that, Gucci gives us "Down On That," a stellar Young Thug-assisted cut that makes the most out of Guwop's brief appearance...

Kanye West hates taking selfies with anyone other than his wife, Kim Kardashian-West. The Wests were one of the many celebrity couples in attendance for Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX, but judging from all these fan pics, they were also the most sought after. ...

Jay Z's life story has been told countless times, but never like this. On this past weekend's edition of Saturday Night Live, viewers were not only treated to an awesome performance from D'Angelo but also a hilarious skit as cast member Mike O'Brien played Jay Z in a cheap biopic spoof ...

Suge Knight didn't know he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run, killing Terry Carter and injuring Cle "Bone" Sloan. Sources tell TMZ that Suge's defense is that he feared for his life and frantically left the parking lot of Tam’s Burgers because he was being assaulted by two to four men while he was in his truck. Knight claims that he ha...