Lupe Fiasco Talks Fan Petition, ‘Lasers’ Being In Limbo

Jul 28th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Rick Ross Calls Kanye West Sessions ‘The Chronic All Over’

Jul 28th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Fat Joe Brings out All-Star Line-Up At NYC Release Party [With Videos]

Jul 28th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

With 17 years deep in the game Bronx rapper Fat Joe has amassed notable radio hits and a gang of underground bangers. His performance last night (7/28) at NYC hotspot S.O.B.’s was all about the later. In celebration of the release ...

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Rick Ross Fails to Top Eminem on Billboard Charts

Jul 28th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  161 Comments

The mighty Eminem is unstoppable. While projections had Rick Ross possibly switching spots with the Detroit lyricist, the official numbers were released this morning, and Slim Shady reigns supreme. For his fifth week in a row Em lounges comfortably at No.1. ...

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Joell Ortiz Doc Premiers at Latino Film Fest Tonight

Jul 28th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

Joell Ortiz’s life will be coming to the big screen later today at the 11th annual HBO New York International Latino Film Festival. XXLMag.com recently chopped it up with the Brooklyn-bred MC to find out about his documentary. The 43-minute film, ...

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Shyne, Home Free [Cover Story Excerpt]

Jul 28th, '10  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

Images Perou It’s been 10 years since XXL magazine interviewed Shyne Po outside of prison walls. Nine of those 10 years he spent locked up behind bars and barbed wire. On this sticky mid-June evening, though, lounging in his penthouse apartment, ...

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The 6 Best Gun as a Metaphor Rap Songs – Digital Bullets

Jul 28th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  65 Comments

Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but as far as I can tell, 2Pac was the first. (Okay, somebody did—thanx!) In 1996, almost two months after his passing the legendary rapper’s 2Pac's first posthumous LP, Makaveli, dropped, featuring ...

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Foxy Brown’s Lawyer Quits One Day Before Court Date

Jul 28th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

Foxy Brown appeared in Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday (July 27) to face a charge of violating a protection order. As previously reported, Fox, was accused of getting into a verbal confrontation with her neighbor last Wednesday. Because of a restraining order ...

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XXL & Rémy Martin Present Wale Concert in D.C.

Jul 27th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  Comments are off for this post.

Wale will be a part of XXL and Rémy Martin’s first nationwide concert series, XXL Live tomorrow night (July 28). The show is set to go down at the District nightclub in Wale's hometown of Washington, D.C. at 10 p.m. All ...

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