Aleia Woods has been putting her pen to the pad, in both a figurative and literal sense, for the last 20 years. From book reports and journal entries, to blog posts, published print magazine pieces and holding meaningful conversations with some of her favorite artists, she has stayed the course, turning one of her passions into a profession. Aleia Woods is employed by XXL. Visit the official XXL staff contact page here to see all current employees. No one from XXL would ever ask you for money in exchange for coverage on our site, in our magazine, or on our social networking accounts. If someone reaches out to you from an Instagram account that isn’t @XXL or an email address that isn’t from @xxlmag.com and asks you to pay cover coverage, it's a scam.
Aleia Woods
Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner Change Their Son’s Name From Wolf
Big name change.
Pusha T and Arby’s Drop McDonald’s Diss Track – Listen
King Push is laying it down against McDonald's.
Steve Harvey Warns Kanye West ‘Pull Up, It Ain’t What You Want’ After Ye Goes in on D.L. Hughley
Steve Harvey calls out Kanye.
Kanye West Posts Pete Davidson’s Controversial Joke About Having Sex With a Baby
Ye is pulling out old receipts.
Will Smith Says There Has ‘Never Been Infidelity’ in His and Jada Pinkett’s Marriage
Will denies cheating rumors.
50 Cent Clowns Actor Jussie Smollett After Actor Receives Jail Sentence for Staging a Hate Crime
50 makes light of Jussie Smollett's sentencing.
Nicki Minaj Reveals Kanye West Turned Down Her Female Yeezy Collab Idea Out of Respect for Kim Kardashian
Ye wasn't down for the collab.
Chris Brown Denies Rape Allegations as Text Messages From Alleged Accuser Surface
Breezy responds to rape allegations.
Wack 100 Says Tupac Shakur Died a Legend, But The Notorious B.I.G. and Nipsey Hussle Did Not
Wack 100 with the controversial stance on rap legends.
Olympic Champion Breaks Pole Vault World Record as Yeat Song Plays in the Stadium – Watch
Yeat gets love at the Olympics.
Kodak Black Shoots His Shot at Kim Kardashian
Yak wants Kim K.
DaBaby Says He’s ‘Still Scared’ From Fight With DaniLeigh’s Brother
DaBaby tells all.
Pete Davidson Thinks Kanye West Kidnapping and Burying Him in New ‘Eazy’ Music Video Is ‘Hysterical’ – Report
Pete Davidson couldn't be the least bit bothered.
Jack Harlow to Star in White Men Can’t Jump Movie Reboot
Jack is getting into his acting bag.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again Judge Throws Out Video and Photo Evidence in Federal Gun Case
A potentially big win for NBA YoungBoy.
Freddie Gibbs Goes on Joe Rogan’s Podcast After N-Word Controversy, Says Rogan Isn’t Racist – Watch
Gibbs defends Rogan against racist claims.