Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. Except for Halloween and Valentine’s Day, sneaker brands don’t really mess with holidays, so when we took a peek at this week’s calendar of sneaker releases, we were shocked that so many gems are quietly dropping. Now, granted, this is one of our shortest roundups of the year, but we wouldn’t be able to forgive […]
LL Cool J has teamed with NFL legend Peyton Manning to executive produce the new series Hip Hop Was Born Here, which is set to premiere on Paramount+ on July 22.The first trailer shows LL traveling through New York City rap history as the Queens legend speaks to a wide variety of NYC rap icons to paint explain how hip-hop came to fruition. “To understand the power of hip-hop today, […]
Blanton’s is known as the original single-barrel bourbon, but is there a single best version of it? It’s a question I wanted to answer because Blanton’s is one of the most popular lineups in all of bourbon. It’s certainly one of the most frequently cited in movies like John Wick and TV shows like The Big Bang Theory. To cover our bases, the Blanton’s brand was launched in 1984, thanks […]
The 2025 XXL Freshman Class is officially in session. Each rap star on the rise enters the proverbial hallways of hip-hop history with their own superlative style. Rappers like Loe Shimmy, Lazer Dim 700 and Nino Paid bring a new wave of artistry to the game while MCs like Ray Vaughn, Eem Triplin and Samara Cyn show off next-level lyricism. BabyChiefDoit, Gelo and Ian deliver an undeniable sense of swagger and EBK Jaaybo, 1900Rugrat and […]
JID has a new album, God Does Like Ugly, coming this August. Before that, though, he’s putting a spin on the deluxe editions that tend to follow albums with GDLU Preluxe, a mixtape that he’s releasing before the project, on July 4. An EP or small collection of songs to precede an album isn’t a new thing, but the labeling is fun. At any rate, he shared “32 (Freestyle)” a […]
This weekend, Essence Magazine’s annual music festival will once again take over New Orleans. Under the banner of We are Made Like This, this year’s fest boasts GloRilla, Muni Long, and NOLA native Master P on its list, celebrating the magazine’s 55th year over the Fourth of July weekend with three days of unbridled Black joy. Taking place at the Caesars Superdome and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, with […]
The verdict in Sean “Diddy” Combs' sex crimes trial has been announced. On Wednesday morning, legal reporter Meghann Cuniff reported that a jury found Diddy guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering. The guilty verdict is tethered to the less serious charge. According to Cuniff, “Jurors convicting for transportation but not trafficking means they convicted based on the fact […]
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