An endless cycle

Jan 8th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  25 Comments

I think I speak for all men when I say that, regardless of how much money a woman has, if she cold cocked me in public, that would be the end of our relationship. I'd be tempted to knock her lights ...

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Jim Jones Shouts Out Cam’ron on 106 & Park [Video]

Jan 8th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Kanye West’s DJ Not Working With Madonna, Says Rep

Jan 8th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  2 Comments

Recently reports hit the net that DJ A-Trak was working with Madonna on her upcoming album. A rep for Kanye West’s longtime DJ reached out to XXLMag.com to clear up the gossip. “ definitely false,” Brendan Telzrow, A-Trak’s publicist ...

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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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