Gucci Mane Projected to Sell 85-90K in First Week

Dec 10th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  38 Comments

Incarcerated rapper Gucci Mane is on track to lead the rap pack on The Billboard 200 charts next week, according to hitsdailydouble.com’s one-day sales projections. The industry insider estimates that the ATL trap star’s new LP, The State Vs. ...

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Don’t Call Kanye

Dec 10th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  69 Comments

I've known about Kanye for a long time. Like way back going to 1996, maybe 1997. I used to work with Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, also known as the Madd Rapper. Back when D-Dot was producing hits heavy for Diddy and ...

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DJ Khaled, Bigger & Deffer [XXL Video]

Dec 10th, '09  •  XXLtv  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

The Miami soundman promises another flawless victory with his upcoming all-star album... ...

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DJ Khaled Defends Ace Hood’s Sales: “[He’s] One of the Most Selling New Artists” [Video]

Dec 10th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  33 Comments

After releasing two albums under the guidance of DJ Khaled to little fanfare, many fans question the musical impact of Miami rapper Ace Hood . The former XXL Freshman alum failed to break 100,000 in sales on either release—2008's Gutta sold 91,305 and last ...

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Lil Wayne’s Rebirth Pushed Back to 2010, Label Confirms

Dec 9th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

Lil Wayne fans will have to wait until next year to hear the New Orleans superstar’s repeatedly delayed follow-up to 2008’s Tha Carter III. Universal Records has confirmed with XXLMag.com that Weezy’s experimental album, Rebirth, has been pushed back to 2010. ...

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R. Kelly to Publish Memoirs

Dec 9th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

R&B hitmaker R. Kelly has inked a deal with SmileyBooks—the publishing company of media personality Tavis Smiley—to release his autobiography. Celebrity author David Ritz (Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye) will help Kells with penning the memoir, set to detail ...

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My Decade In Rap, Pt. 2 [2003-2005]

Dec 9th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  52 Comments

Picking up from where we left off yesterday, here’s the next chapter of the past decade of music as I remember it. 2003 Hands down, 2003 was the best year of the decade for me. Still West Coastin’, I was starting to ...

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Eminem’s dagger goes dull (nullus)

Dec 9th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  34 Comments

I understand a TI's thought process to well to think that there would be all of these stories on MTV News about Eminem calling Adam Lambert a fag, if the TIs didn't want there to be. Keep in mind, this is ...

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50 Cent & XXL Holiday Giveaway [DAY 3]

Dec 9th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

50 Cent is in a giving frame of mind. XXL’s December/January cover boy is playing Santa this week as he dropped off a bundle of holiday goodies off at the XXL offices for five lucky fans. Included in the giveaway are ...

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