I love myself.   Kendrick Lamar is ending 2014 on a very strong note. The Compton MC is set to cover the Winter edition…

Hip-Hop is 40 years old, and XXL Magazine paid homage to the culture with five covers of some of hip-hop’s most influential emcees. While hip-hop…

Hip-Hop is a sport comprised of talent, skill, style, substance, and most of all ego. You get plenty of rappers and entertainers making all kinds…

Rapper and member of the Black Hippy crew Schoolboy Q wasn’t too happy with the cover of XXL Magazine that featured him and his Black…

 http://en.support.wordpress.com/twitter/twitter-follow-button/ In September 2003, Antwan “Big Boi” Patton and Andre “3000″ Benjamin released their critically acclaimed double-disc “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” which catapulted the ATLiens from…

Since 2007 XXL Magazine has introduced a new class of Freshman MCs to the masses via their annual cover.  Initially dubbed, “Leaders of the New…

Anyone who watched the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards witnessed R&B star Chris Brown hold his own in one of the Hip Hop cyphers. We’ve…

Last week Nas celebrated his new cover of XXL magazine with a show at NYC’s Webster Hall. Common, Nas, Mos Def and others joined him on stage to run through 20 years worth of his hip-hop hits. ( See more video at Missinfo.tv) RELATED POSTS: Tyler The Creator Interviews Nas For XXL Magazine Nas Ft. […]

Lil’ Wayne graces the cover of XXL July/August 2011 issue. The young Money leader spoke with XXL about the his recording process and selecting tracks for the anticipated Tha Carter IV album in the exclusive interview “Larger Than Life.” Wayne lets it be known that the album is all about him because he is one […]

Nicki Minaj can play a Barbie better than most, but is she as convincing when channeling the iconic sex symbol? On a Friday afternoon in March, a week after the cover shoot, XXL caught up with Nicki in Los Angeles to chat about her travels and shooting for the stars. When did you first start […]

It looks like Maxx B may have another chance at freedom after previously receiving 75 years  for his role in an alleged robbery gone bad that resulted in murder. Max B’s manager Joli O’Shay told XXL Magazine that the former Jim Jones associate was recently granted an appeal in his murder case and is waiting […]