The Hollywood Reporter: Nick Cannon Plotting Hip-Hop Puppet Show

Dec 15th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Lil Wayne Expected to Report to Jail on February 9, Lawyer Confirms

Dec 15th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  21 Comments

Come 2010, Lil Wayne will have to face the music. The rap superstar appeared in court for a brief appearance this morning (December 15) where a judge set a February 9 sentencing date regarding his New York gun possession case. XXLMag.com ...

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Group Home Had the Best Produced Album Ever (Thanks Premier)

Dec 15th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  83 Comments

I think the general rap Stan opinion (emphasis on the word “general”) places Dr. Dre and DJ Premier as the top hip-hop producers of all-time. It’s pretty hard to deny Dre’s accomplishments, even if his Detox album has become a ...

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LL Cool J Knocked off Rock & Roll Hall of Fame List

Dec 15th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  31 Comments

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2010 was recently announced and rap icon LL Cool J failed to make the cut. This was the first year the Queens MC was nominated for the honor. So far there ...

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Lil Scrappy, The Grustle

Dec 15th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  7 Comments

Lil Scrappy The Grustle (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam) Beats: XL Lyrics: L Originality:L Lil Scrappy has switched his hip-hop allegiance quite a few times in his young career. After first getting on with Lil Jon’s BME Clique in 2004, the Atlanta rapper had a brief ...

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Terrorist, or failed mixtape rapper?

Dec 14th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  24 Comments

When 5-0 killed that bum CD peddler in Times Square the other day, they found in his wallet a cryptic message scribbled on the back of the business card of an arms dealer from Virginia. Or at least that's what ...

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Chamillionaire Salutes Fort Hood

Dec 14th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by Chamillionaire  •  26 Comments

Last Friday, Houston rapper Chamillionaire performed in Fort Hood, Texas as part of a free concert to honor the victims of the tragic army base shooting that claimed 13 lives and wounded over 30 American soldiers on November 5. As ...

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Kid Cudi as Mr. Solo Bolo

Dec 14th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  30 Comments

I grew more and more confused with each passing moment after seeing footage of Kid Cudi going Ron Artest on some fan at a Vancouver show this past weekend. What did Cudi think, that this episode of contrived niggerishness was ...

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Kanye West Auctions Off Memorabilia

Dec 14th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

This holiday season, Kanye West fans will have the chance to take home some of the superstar's autographed memorabilia. In an effort to raise money for his Kanye West Foundation, the Chicago rapper/producer is currently auctioning off several items on popular ...

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