I for one welcome our new pink toe overlords

Dec 30th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

Black men and white women already share a mutual desire to make sweet, passionate love to one another. Now we have rap music to bond over as well. The number one song in the country right now is by a white ...

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Young Money Racks Up 142K in First Week Sales, 127K Eminem Fans Order Refill

Dec 30th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  89 Comments

Both Young Money and Eminem made a huge impact on The Billboard 200 this week, putting hip-hop back on the top of the charts. We Are Young Money, the debut album from Lil Wayne’s protégés, landed at the no. 9 position ...

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Never trust a man in retro tennis shoes

Dec 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

Do companies like Nike come up with new designs for shoes anymore, or do they just re-release shit from a long time ago? I only ask this because I accidentally clicked, on Twitter, a link to a post on Complex about ...

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Masta Ace & Edo G, Arts & Entertainment [REVIEW]

Dec 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Masta Ace & Edo G Arts & Entertainment (Traffic) Beats: L Lyrics: XL Originality: L Who says that hip-hop is a young man’s game? Certainly not the golden-era tandem of Masta Ace and Edo G. The longtime wordsmiths responsible for early ’90s staples SlaughtaHouse and ...

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Kid Sister, Ultraviolet [REVIEW]

Dec 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  10 Comments

Kid Sister Ultraviolet (Universal Republic) Beats: L Lyrics: M Originality: M With a dearth of material coming from female rappers, Chicago’s own Kid Sister steps to the plate with her debut album, Ultraviolet. You may have caught the charismatic femcee in early 2008 on her ...

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A Loopy Fiasco

Dec 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  28 Comments

Lupe Fiasco never ceases to amaze me. As a rapper he ups the lyrical ante every time out. As an individual he is a living reminder that talent and intelligence are as incongruous as money and web impressions. Blitzen kicks ...

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Hey jealousy

Dec 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  44 Comments

An end of the decade confession: I'm a little bit jealous of Elliott Wilson. No, I don't have a thing for older women (nor do I think that's possible). No, I don't wish I had good hair like his. I don't ...

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O.C. & A.G., Back to Basics

Dec 28th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

If you hear someone talking about "Next Level" and the first thing that comes to mind is a video game or the last time you heard someone say, "You lack the minerals and vitamins," was at the doctor’s office, then ...

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Fuck you, I won’t tidy my bedroom

Dec 23rd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  69 Comments

You can't blog for a rap magazine like I do and not become obsessed with the disconnect between what people like and what the TIs would like them to like. Case in point, the cover of the March issue of XXL ...

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