She completely annihilated all competition in 2005. So there’s only one thing for us to do: crown her ass!
The Peoples Champ
Maybe he brought it on himself when he said he wanted to sign Ja Rule back in our March 2005 issue. Or maybe it was inking up a trifecta of hip-hop heavyweight acts over the year that led to the ongoing frenzy of speculation. Whatever the reason, it seems like every up-and-coming, already here or over-the-hill rapper has been rumored to be signing with 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records this year. So, XXL kicks off our annual Love/Hate issue with the Wheel of G-Unit Fortune. On it are some of our favorite rappers most rumored to be joining Fif’s team. Who will be the next lucky artist to win the spin?
No-no-notorious, notorious! You know her name. You know her nickname. The stories Karrine Steffans told in her best-selling tell-all had the hip-hop world in a tizzy this past summer. And, yeah, spilling the beans brought her a lot of heat. Is she apologizing? HELL No!
How big can G-Unit get? Last summer, 50 Cent went out and rounded up a bunch of ringers and brought them into a stable already full to the point of bursting. As Mobb Deep, M.O.P., and Ma$e join 50 and co. on a full-fledged European invasion—storming studios and stages and a castle in southern France—it’s hard to keep all the names straight, never mind the personalities, the schedules, the paperwork… Mon Dieu, the logistics of building an empire!
It’s been a heckuva year for H-Town’s Mike Jones. But success attracts a whole different type of crowd, and now the platinum rapper is under siege by the boppers and the men in black.
President Carter campaigns for peace. Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J., October 27, 2005
Issue 77
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