Pharrell to Score Animated Film, Despicable Me

Jan 8th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Neptunes producer Pharrell Williams will be composing the orchestral score for upcoming animated film Despicable Me, reports collider.com. Pharrell already wrote the title track for the Universal flick, which is currently playing in the background in the trailer, but news of ...

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Esquire Dropped a Deuce on Dame

Jan 8th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  48 Comments

I’m a Dame Dash stan. I don’t give a shit what you think, the man is fascinating to me (II). Sure, he’s a cocky asshole (pa-pa-pause!), but along with being entertaining for days, he’s also amazingly quick-witted, innovative, ambitious and, ...

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Vote For The Best XXL Cover of 2004 [DAY 5]

Jan 8th, '10  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  37 Comments

It’s day five of XXL’s look back on our decade of dominance as we reflect on all the covers we’ve done over the past 10 years. Throughout the years, various staffers have chimed in on which was the best XXL ...

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They’re My Idols, The Highest Titles, Numero Uno(s) Part 2

Jan 8th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  32 Comments

Part 1 Earlier this week, I went back through my favorite top ten rapper/emcees of all time. There's no way I can list every one that influenced me, and to those not mentioned, my bad. Still, since the whole world is ...

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Illuminati? Sheesh! This Ish Again!

Jan 7th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  84 Comments

With all the Illuminati talk and New World Order I cannot help but think… “Wow, the Illuminati worked.” What I mean by saying this is, 15 years ago The Goodie openly spoke on and addressed this conspiracy and OutKast alluded to ...

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9th Wonder to Teach Course at Duke University

Jan 7th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  21 Comments

This upcoming semester 9th Wonder will begin his new gig working alongside Duke University’s Professor Mark Anthony Neal teaching an African-American Studies class. According to Neal’s personal blog, the Grammy Award-winning producer will join him in teaching “Sampling Soul,” a course ...

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Don’t Tweet and Drive

Jan 7th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  20 Comments

What can we say about Bow Wow that hasn’t already been said about Lil’ Romeo? “Face numb im whippin the lambo,” he wrote. “Tispy as fuck.” Adding, “Im fucked up!!! Ohhhh damn. Y i drive the lambo. Chris might have ...

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Billboard: Lil Wanye Album Still Due In February, Label Insists

Jan 7th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

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Desperate much, black women?

Jan 7th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  56 Comments

I thought Kim Kardashian had an official pass from the black community? I don't seem to recall there being any uproar back when she was the first non-black woman on the cover of King magazine, back before it went out of ...

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