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Ice Cube and Eva Longoria Star in Upcoming ‘War Of The Worlds’
Ice Cube has to face off against an alien threat in the new trailer for the upcoming War of the Worlds remake. The superstar rapper and actor stars in Rich Lee’s adaptation of the 1898 H.G. Wells science fiction classic about an attempted Earth invasion. War of the Worlds also stars Eva Longoria and Clark Gregg. Wells’ 1898 novel famously inspired Orson Welles’ classic radio broadcast from 1938, a 1953 film and the Steven Spielberg-directed 2005 blockbuster. In this latest […]
Paul Wall & DJ.Fresh Talk The Tonite Show, Hip-Hop, Drake
Twenty years after the release of his breakout album, The People's Champ, Paul Wall has graduated to ambassador of the great city of Houston. For the past two decades, the former Swishahouse rapper has pushed H-Town's diamond-grill wearing, slab-riding, 44 tippin' culture, and he's shown no signs of abandoning his campaign. Most recently, Paul linked up with Oakland, Calif., producer DJ.Fresh for the album The Tonite Show, the latest edition to Fresh's collab project series. Paul and Fresh sit down with XXL for Talk It […]
Wu-Tang Clan Almost Had Their Own Anime Show
Wu-Tang Clan may be one of the most merchandised music acts in the world this side of KISS. But for all the different ways we’ve seen the Wu brand themselves, the legendary Shaolin swordsmen have also turned down some fairly interesting projects. According to Lawrence Guinness, senior VP of popular manga distributor Manga Entertainment, the Wu almost their own official anime called The Imperial Warrior back in the 1990s.Guinness shared the story in an interview with AnimEigo.Around the 33:30 mark […]
Jay-Z’s Alleged Son Reveals He Did Not Get Settlement
The man claiming to be Jay-Z's son says he's not done going after Jigga in court after dropping a lawsuit against the music mogul earlier this month.Rymir Satterthwaite Gives Update After Dropping Lawsuit Against Jay-ZOn Sunday (July 27), Rymir Satterthwaite updated his supporters on Instagram, following his withdrawn lawsuit against Jay-Z, whom Rymir and his late mother have unsuccessfully sued for paternity multiple times."It's been a crazy couple weeks. I just want to let y'all know, I have not stopped my […]
“The Literal Soundtrack Of My Life”: Questlove Shares Best 100 Albums Playlist
Editor's Note: This story was originally published in November 2019 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. Questlove has shared a playlist featuring his 100 favorite albums (it's technically 99, considering he couldn't include De La Soul's De La Soul Is Dead because of the rap group's battle with Tommy Boy Records). Now that De La Soul's discography is finally available on streaming, Quest might need to update the playlist!"These are 'The Best Albums Of All Time' more like 'the literal […]
Here’s What the 2024 XXL Freshman Class Has Been Up To
Show Dat WorkA year in the life of the 2024 XXL Freshman Class gives a glimpse at the careers of each artist in and out of the booth. Take a look at what these 11 rappers have been up to over the last 12 months.Words: William E. Ketchum IIIEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. See What's Going on With the 2024 XXL Freshman Class ArtistsThe […]