Him All AlongMemphis rapper Key Glock is no newbie, but he’s just getting started. Bet on it.Interview: C. Vernon Coleman IIEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. It would take a blind man not to see that Key Glock is […]
Before taking off on his 3LWorld Tour this winter, Earl Sweatshirt is making sure there’s plenty of promo for his newly released album, Live, Laugh, Love. After dropping off the video for “Crisco” last week, he follows up today with the clip for “Exhaust.” In typical Earl fashion, the video bucks tradition by shooting everything […]
Ice Cube‘s new sci-fi film, War of the Worlds, is getting panned by movie critics and viewers. Now, 50 Cent is joking Cube over the bad reception of the new flick. 50 Cent Reacts to Bad War of the World Reviews On Wednesday (Aug. 6), Fif weighed in on the film’s bad reviews, which include receiving a […]
Dua Lipa has been on her Radical Optimism Tour for a minute now, but until recently, all of the dates have been overseas. That changed this past weekend, though, when Lipa brought the tour to North America for the first time with a run of Toronto concerts. The setlist for the first night (via setlist.fm) […]
Doin’ LinesNardo Wick fills in the blanks.Interview: Georgette ClineEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. 1. Don’t come to Jacksonville, Fla. if you don’t know how to survive. 2. I learned to punchline from Lil Wayne. His greatest song is “Hustler […]
North American pro sports leagues put in a major effort to increase their global footprint. Part of the NFL’s steps there is the first-ever regular season game in Dublin, Ireland, between the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park at 2:30 p.m. BST (9:30 a.m. ET). For the halftime proceedings, they’ve tapped rising British […]
Offset insists he can’t be beaten in a Verzuz hits battle. Offset Doesn’t Think Anyone Can Win a Verzuz Against Him On Wednesday (Aug. 6), the former Migos rapper was a guest on the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast in promotion of his upcoming album Kiari. During the sit-down, the topic of Verzuz battles […]
Rich Brian heads home to Indonesia and takes a scenic road trip courtesy of a friendly truck driver in the video for his latest single, “She.” The truck’s cab is adorned with stickers bearing nostalgic Indonesian sayings. One of my favorites is “tak perlu tenar yang penting rezeki lancar,” which means, roughly, “No need for […]
Diddy wants to hit the stage at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden when he is released from behind bars. Diddy Desires to Return to the Stage On Wednesday (Aug. 6), Puff’s attorney, Marc Agnifilo, sat down with CBS Mornings for an interview where he gave an update on the embattled music mogul who is awaiting […]
Rihanna‘s debut album, Music Of The Sun, was released on August 29, 2005 — and wouldn’t you know it, that’s 20 years ago today! To celebrate, the elusive pop star has released a special edition vinyl box set featuring all eight of her albums so far, as well as a limited-edition merch collection bearing her […]