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NEW Tuesday Nov 18

F*ck Rock Band and Guitar Hero, Where’s Rap Band and Hip-Hop Hero?

Will The Music Industry’s Saviors Invite Hip-Hop To The Party?

Posted: 5:06 PM CST | BY Gooch | 2 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

BLOG: Plies Is The Future Of Hip-Hop?

For shame, Vibe Magazine.

Posted: 1:59 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 50 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

Give the Drummer Sum

Rob the Music Ed speaks with Cypress Hill percussionist Bobo.

Posted: 12:21 PM CST | BY xxlstaff | 2 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

Legends Wear Fila Event

Wu-Tang and Fila unite as XXL rides along…

Posted: 11:21 AM CST | BY xxlstaff | 3 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

Kanye West Totally Voiced My Generation

and it’s pitched to perfection, I must say.

Posted: 3:02 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 32 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

BLOG: When Rappers Attack?

Do shock-blogs cross the line or are rappers too sensitive?

Posted: 12:00 PM CST | BY xxlstaff | 29 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

Does The Studio=Pussy?

Flashing Lights Are Chick Magnets

Posted: 2:25 AM CST | BY Gooch | 11 COMMENTS »

Sunday Nov 16

R.I.P.O.D.B.

Thinking about my hero

Posted: 12:34 PM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 19 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

The Kanye Code: What Would Jeezy Do? [WWJD?]

“Every time I write a chorus or any type of hook, I say like, ‘What would [Young] Jeezy do?’ You know how niggas be like, ‘What would Jesus do?’ Our shit is like, ‘What would Jeezy do? What would Jeezy say on this record?” At the end of the day, I make my shit straight [...]

Posted: 3:39 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 18 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

How the mighty have fallen

Hard times are spreading just like the clap.

Posted: 2:49 PM CST | BY Bol | 22 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

Sha Money’s “One Stop Shop” Producer Conference Footage

Better Late Than Never

Posted: 1:30 PM CST | BY Gooch | 4 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

What’s A Goon To A Goblin?

Blogs >>> The real world

Posted: 5:50 AM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 24 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

To catch a hip-hop predator

A guide to the beef between Gillie da Kid and Dirty Rik.

Posted: 3:16 PM CST | BY Bol | 18 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

What Do You Guys Think Of Rik Cordero?

Are his videos that good?

Posted: 3:01 PM CST | BY xxlstaff | 14 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

Will Rap For Food

Give A Rapper Some Spare Change When You See Him, He Might Have To Do A Gap Commercial If You Don’t

Posted: 2:18 AM CST | BY Gooch | 8 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

How the mighty have fallen

Hard times are spreading just like the clap.

Posted: 2:49 PM CST | BY Bol | 22 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

To catch a hip-hop predator

A guide to the beef between Gillie da Kid and Dirty Rik.

Posted: 3:16 PM CST | BY Bol | 18 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Nov 12

The winter of FAIL

You hear that sound? That’s the sound of the shit hitting the fan.

Posted: 1:22 PM CST | BY Bol | 18 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Nov 11

360 Deals are now mandatory

Next thing you know, you’ll be required to blow a tall Israeli once a week.

Posted: 1:38 PM CST | BY Bol | 23 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 10

We wuz robbed!

XXL’s Freshmen 11-20.

Posted: 2:42 PM CST | BY Bol | 27 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 7

Change we’re not supposed to know about

The secret campaign to whiten the Knux’ image.

Posted: 2:30 PM CST | BY Bol | 31 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 6

Interview with a TPAR

The legendary comments section gadfly speaks on Obama, Nader, Islam, gangs in Chicago, etc.

Posted: 1:34 PM CST | BY Bol | 50 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Nov 4

Yes there is anti-Obama hip-hop

Quiet as it’s kept.

Posted: 3:29 PM CST | BY Bol | 28 COMMENTS »

Friday Oct 31

Proof hip-hop started in St. Louis

Never mind what Jeff Chang and Kool Herc say.

Posted: 1:47 PM CDT | BY Bol | 15 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 30

Egging on a nerd fight

Look what you’ve done, XXL.

Posted: 10:26 AM CDT | BY Bol | 31 COMMENTS »

Monday Oct 27

Was Jennifer Hudson being extorted?

If so, don’t say I didn’t try to tell you.

Posted: 11:41 AM CDT | BY Bol | 27 COMMENTS »

Friday Oct 24

RIP Soulja Boy’s Career 2007-2008

Now, if only we could get rid of Soulja Boy himself…

Posted: 12:25 PM CDT | BY Bol | 43 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 23

I’m bringing classy back

It might save me from catching AIDS.

Posted: 1:30 PM CDT | BY Bol | 17 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Oct 22

BLOG: Does Louis Vuitton Hate Black People?

This could be the end of a beautiful friendship.

Posted: 2:49 PM CDT | BY Bol | 30 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Oct 21

Say it ain’t so, Will Smith!

Could this be the biggest DL scandal in hip-hop to date?

Posted: 12:59 PM CDT | BY Bol | 39 COMMENTS »

Sunday Nov 16

R.I.P.O.D.B.

Thinking about my hero

Posted: 12:34 PM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 19 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

What’s A Goon To A Goblin?

Blogs >>> The real world

Posted: 5:50 AM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 24 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Nov 12

The Most Tragically Slept On Album…

213’s ‘The Hard Way’.

Posted: 10:18 AM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 25 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Nov 11

Lil’ Wang Is Back On Top [ll]…

With a brand new ghostwriter.

Posted: 12:34 PM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 24 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 7

From Bucktown To DuckDown…

The Boot Camp Clik show where Black Moon and Smif ‘N’Wessun perform their classics with a live band backing them up has been postponed until tomorrow while Buckshot recovered from tour fatigue.
Touring is how the B.C.C. really cakes up because their album sales are a slow burn. Their shows are banging though and they [...]

Posted: 12:34 PM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 5 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 6

What Ever Happened To Pr0n And Rap?

Bring back B.E.T. Uncut!

Posted: 2:22 AM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 24 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Nov 5

The Renaissance Is Like A Revival…

It’s a brand new day.

Posted: 2:22 AM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 22 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 3

Killing ‘Em Softly…

Slaughterhouse is the rap supergroup of super under-rated rappers

Posted: 12:34 PM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 16 COMMENTS »

Sunday Nov 2

Any Given Billy X. Sunday…

The halfway point in the NFL season

Posted: 12:34 PM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 8 COMMENTS »

Friday Oct 31

Billy X. Sunday Stays On The Sauce…

5a.m. drunken ramblings, because you asked for it.

Posted: 5:50 AM CDT | BY Billy X. Sunday | 12 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 30

The Freshmen Dropouts…

Too many rappers and too little g.o.o.d. music

Posted: 3:51 PM CDT | BY Billy X. Sunday | 21 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 23

Who The Fuck Cares About Baby’s Baby’s Baby?!?

For all we know that kid could be a retard.

Posted: 10:18 AM CDT | BY Billy X. Sunday | 33 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Oct 22

CMJ Day 1: M = Marathon…

Billy Sunday does the College Media Journal Music Festival in NYC

Posted: 12:34 PM CDT | BY Billy X. Sunday | 2 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Oct 21

When You Are No Longer The Bottom Bitch…

Back to the underground for rap music.

Posted: 5:50 AM CDT | BY Billy X. Sunday | 13 COMMENTS »

Monday Oct 20

Crap Music Is For Retards…

And alcoholics.

Posted: 12:34 PM CDT | BY Billy X. Sunday | 19 COMMENTS »

Sunday Oct 26

A Poem For The Youth Voter

Just give me one more week and we get back to hip-hop and such, I promise. Maybe two weeks.

Posted: 11:41 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 17 COMMENTS »

Monday Oct 13

McCain’s Latest Attack Ad

They may be going a bit too far with this one.

Posted: 1:07 PM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 19 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Sep 24

Economics and Annoying Smart Guys

Or “How America Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Nerds”

Posted: 1:39 PM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 12 COMMENTS »

Monday Sep 15

Hipster Rap

Technology is conspiring to keep me from finishing other vids, so in the meantime here’s a quick one by request.

Posted: 12:39 PM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 7 COMMENTS »

Friday Sep 5

Ballad of the Little Hater

Jay Smooth bigs up all his haters with this impressive little ballad…

Posted: 12:14 PM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 27 COMMENTS »

Thursday Sep 4

The Republican’s Hater Ball

Hateration in the GOP dancerie. I’m soooo glad you all asked for commentary on Sarah Palin and made me sit through the convention last night.

Posted: 9:48 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 61 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Sep 2

Vlogging is Stupid

Just a station announcement before we return to regular programming. Conversate is totally a word, by the way.

Posted: 10:03 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 27 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Aug 19

An Old Person’s Guide to “No Homo”

Another one by request.

Posted: 9:14 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 34 COMMENTS »

Monday Aug 4

Obama’s Ludacris Issue

By request, even though I don’t have a lot to say on this one.

Posted: 9:37 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 20 COMMENTS »

Monday Jul 21

How To Tell People They Sound Racist

You gotta use some st…

Posted: 9:14 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 27 COMMENTS »

Thursday Jul 10

Nas “Sly Fox” Video Shoot

Time to get my mixtape…

Posted: 11:44 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 18 COMMENTS »

Thursday Jun 26

“Yes We Can” - The George Carlin Remix

for the great one. on…

Posted: 9:40 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 24 COMMENTS »

Monday Jun 23

The Young Buck/50 Cent Phone Call

Rosey Grier said it’s alright to cry, and he could totally kick your ass.

Posted: 11:04 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 44 COMMENTS »

Friday Jun 6

Obama Mashup Tribute: He Really Deed It.

I may be cynical about the politics but no matter what happens from here on in, our kids will never again have to wonder if they can really do it. That’s something.

Posted: 9:59 AM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 15 COMMENTS »

Tuesday May 20

The Other Suge Knight Knockout

The one that really counts.

Posted: 12:35 PM CDT | BY Jay Smooth | 31 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

F*ck Rock Band and Guitar Hero, Where’s Rap Band and Hip-Hop Hero?

Will The Music Industry’s Saviors Invite Hip-Hop To The Party?

Posted: 5:06 PM CST | BY Gooch | 2 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

Does The Studio=Pussy?

Flashing Lights Are Chick Magnets

Posted: 2:25 AM CST | BY Gooch | 11 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

Sha Money’s “One Stop Shop” Producer Conference Footage

Better Late Than Never

Posted: 1:30 PM CST | BY Gooch | 4 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

Will Rap For Food

Give A Rapper Some Spare Change When You See Him, He Might Have To Do A Gap Commercial If You Don’t

Posted: 2:18 AM CST | BY Gooch | 8 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Nov 12

Hey Max B, Call Terrace Martin

The Left Coast’s Best Producer Wants To Producer Your Whole Album

Posted: 3:08 PM CST | BY Gooch | 7 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Nov 11

Kanye West “Heartless” Makes The Music Video Cool Again

Can Mr. West Overthrow Michael Jackson As The King Of All Music Videos?

Posted: 10:08 AM CST | BY Gooch | 18 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 6

Will Barack Obama and Joe Biden Save The Music Industry?

Copyright Law and the New Administration

Posted: 12:30 PM CST | BY Gooch | 9 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Nov 4

The Stupid Sh*t Artists Say About Their Music

Akon Should Have Been The SDN Champ

Posted: 3:56 PM CST | BY Gooch | 12 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 3

Q-Tip- The Original Hipster Rapper Returns

For Tribe, It’s Not Just A Renaissance But a Resurgence

Posted: 2:14 PM CST | BY Gooch | 10 COMMENTS »

Friday Oct 31

Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs for Halloween

Trick or Treat!

Posted: 3:14 PM CDT | BY Gooch | 19 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 30

SCRATCH: Is 50 Cent The Purveyor Of Master Jay’s Legacy?

Today is the 6th anniversary of Jam Master Jay’s murder. The Queens native was shot and killed in his recording studio back in 2002, the case still remains unsolved.
So I happened upon this news on Monday about a JMJ documentary called Two Turntables And A Microphone, which 50 Cent will be releasing alongside his album/movie [...]

Posted: 12:05 PM CDT | BY Gooch | 14 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Oct 29

Mashups- Love em or Hate em?

With The Release of Jay-Z/Coldplay’s “Viva La Hova,” It’s Time To Assess The Trend

Posted: 11:13 AM CDT | BY Gooch | 12 COMMENTS »

Monday Oct 27

SCRATCH: Wanna Produce For Asher Roth?

XXL’s Remix Contest Begins Today!

Posted: 10:40 AM CDT | BY Gooch | 44 COMMENTS »

Friday Oct 24

Are Dr. Dre, Eminem and Aftermath Records The Best Practice Squad In Hip-Hop?

What’s The Point Of Making Music If Nobody Hears It?

Posted: 11:07 AM CDT | BY Gooch | 25 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 23

SCRATCH: The Jay-Z/Coldplay Mash-Up Project Viva La Hova Is Almost Here

Available For Free Download at www.VivaLaHova.com In A Few Days

Posted: 12:24 PM CDT | BY Gooch | 7 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

BLOG: Plies Is The Future Of Hip-Hop?

For shame, Vibe Magazine.

Posted: 1:59 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 50 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

Kanye West Totally Voiced My Generation

and it’s pitched to perfection, I must say.

Posted: 3:02 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 32 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

The Kanye Code: What Would Jeezy Do? [WWJD?]

“Every time I write a chorus or any type of hook, I say like, ‘What would [Young] Jeezy do?’ You know how niggas be like, ‘What would Jesus do?’ Our shit is like, ‘What would Jeezy do? What would Jeezy say on this record?” At the end of the day, I make my shit straight [...]

Posted: 3:39 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 18 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Nov 11

Nah, Jeezy. Lindsay Lohan’s President is “Colored!”

We’re all colored in our own special way. That’s what grandma-nana told me.

Posted: 1:54 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 36 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 10

Hip-Hop Props for Prop 8?

Is this concerned Californian speaking our language?

Posted: 2:14 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 36 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 7

Soulja Boy vs. SOHH Gyant in Blog to the Death?

I got a 10-spot on Big Lloyd.

Posted: 12:14 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 22 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Nov 5

BLOG: Barack Obama Still Gots No Love For Hip-Hop?

Stay your hippety-hop ass home. Rapsters need not apply.

Posted: 3:34 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 95 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 3

BLOG: Soulja Boy Loves Massa

I hope he thanks Cap’n Jackson at the next Kid’s Choice Awards.

Posted: 10:47 AM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 58 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 30

G. Dep is the King of Harlem? Since when?

I must not have been living there the past quarter century.

Posted: 12:57 PM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 26 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Oct 29

BLOG: Diddy Goes Full Minstrel For Obama

Partial minstrel can be effective…

Posted: 12:01 AM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 44 COMMENTS »

Monday Oct 27

T.I. Suggests ATLiens Dime Off Whenever They Like

You can T.I.P. the police from the comfort of home!

Posted: 12:28 PM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 23 COMMENTS »

Friday Oct 24

Lyfe Jennings Ain’t Playin’ Witcha

R&B negroes gone wild

Posted: 9:42 AM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 20 COMMENTS »

Thursday Oct 23

BLOG: Diddy Acquires Enyce, Working On Polyester Blend Remix

ENYCE, n!&&@?! Clearly Diddy is bugging the f%$# out!

Posted: 12:54 PM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 25 COMMENTS »

Wednesday Oct 22

Jay-Z Retrieves Anal Beads from Superhead’s House

Why you leave your ass beads, Hova?

Posted: 10:59 AM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 25 COMMENTS »

Tuesday Oct 21

BLOG: Lil’ Wayne Must Need To Pay His Weed Carriers Better

They breakin code, mang. Whole lotta dojas jumpin ship.

Posted: 11:08 AM CDT | BY Ron Mexico | 25 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

F*ck Rock Band and Guitar Hero, Where’s Rap Band and Hip-Hop Hero?

Will The Music Industry’s Saviors Invite Hip-Hop To The Party?

Posted: 5:06 PM CST | BY Gooch | 2 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

BLOG: Plies Is The Future Of Hip-Hop?

For shame, Vibe Magazine.

Posted: 1:59 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 50 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

Give the Drummer Sum

Rob the Music Ed speaks with Cypress Hill percussionist Bobo.

Posted: 12:21 PM CST | BY xxlstaff | 2 COMMENTS »

NEW Tuesday Nov 18

Legends Wear Fila Event

Wu-Tang and Fila unite as XXL rides along…

Posted: 11:21 AM CST | BY xxlstaff | 3 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

Kanye West Totally Voiced My Generation

and it’s pitched to perfection, I must say.

Posted: 3:02 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 32 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

BLOG: When Rappers Attack?

Do shock-blogs cross the line or are rappers too sensitive?

Posted: 12:00 PM CST | BY xxlstaff | 29 COMMENTS »

Monday Nov 17

Does The Studio=Pussy?

Flashing Lights Are Chick Magnets

Posted: 2:25 AM CST | BY Gooch | 11 COMMENTS »

Sunday Nov 16

R.I.P.O.D.B.

Thinking about my hero

Posted: 12:34 PM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 19 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

The Kanye Code: What Would Jeezy Do? [WWJD?]

“Every time I write a chorus or any type of hook, I say like, ‘What would [Young] Jeezy do?’ You know how niggas be like, ‘What would Jesus do?’ Our shit is like, ‘What would Jeezy do? What would Jeezy say on this record?” At the end of the day, I make my shit straight [...]

Posted: 3:39 PM CST | BY Ron Mexico | 18 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

How the mighty have fallen

Hard times are spreading just like the clap.

Posted: 2:49 PM CST | BY Bol | 22 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

Sha Money’s “One Stop Shop” Producer Conference Footage

Better Late Than Never

Posted: 1:30 PM CST | BY Gooch | 4 COMMENTS »

Friday Nov 14

What’s A Goon To A Goblin?

Blogs >>> The real world

Posted: 5:50 AM CST | BY Billy X. Sunday | 24 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

To catch a hip-hop predator

A guide to the beef between Gillie da Kid and Dirty Rik.

Posted: 3:16 PM CST | BY Bol | 18 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

What Do You Guys Think Of Rik Cordero?

Are his videos that good?

Posted: 3:01 PM CST | BY xxlstaff | 14 COMMENTS »

Thursday Nov 13

Will Rap For Food

Give A Rapper Some Spare Change When You See Him, He Might Have To Do A Gap Commercial If You Don’t

Posted: 2:18 AM CST | BY Gooch | 8 COMMENTS »


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