Game Asks Judge to Nix Gangster References in Assault Case

Mar 16th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  31 Comments

Game doesn’t want to be known as a gangster…in court that is. The West Coast artist is trying to separate himself from his negative image as he prepares for a lawsuit. As previously reported, the Compton-bred MC is currently entangled in ...

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My 5 Favorite Concept Albums

Mar 16th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  67 Comments

Making an album in general is a lost art. The landscape of music in 2010 is to be on shuffle and albums are made to be dismantled. Songs can be deleted before they are understood or accepted within the context ...

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U-N-I-T-Y: What the Female Rap Game’s Been Missing?

Mar 16th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  49 Comments

I know none of them will admit it, but lately I’ve been noticing that the more established female MCs, who have been doing only God knows what for the past few years, are coming out of hiding. My best guest ...

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Ludacris, Battle of the Sexes

Mar 16th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  32 Comments

Ludacris Battle of the Sexes (Disturbing Tha Peace) Beats: XL Lyrics: XL Originality: XL One can never accuse Ludacris of being a card-carrying member of hip-hop’s testosterone-driven all-boys club, where women are better seen than heard. Go as far back as his major-label debut, 2000’s ...

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Kidz In The Hall, Land of Make Believe

Mar 16th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  10 Comments

Kidz In The Hall Land of Make Believe (Duck Down Music) Beats: XL Lyrics: L Originality: XL Quite simply, Kidz in the Hall’s new LP, Land of Make Believe, is designed to attract a bigger audience. Whether it’s resident lyricist Naledge getting personal or in-house ...

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Wu-Massacre, Pick The Best Cover

Mar 15th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  45 Comments

Ever since word broke that Method Man, Ghostface and Raekown were joining forces for a collaborative album, diehard fans have been eagerly awaiting the project's release. The Rik Cordero-helmed trailers for Wu-Massacre were a visual treat that tided Wu Stans ...

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The Saturday Night Olympics

Mar 15th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  26 Comments

It was March 13th, 2006, i.e. four years ago this past Saturday, when I published my first post for this site. This time each year I like to congratulate myself for having the wherewithal and the unique misfortune to stick ...

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Imaginary Players Have Imaginary Haters

Mar 15th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by Charlamagne Tha God  •  44 Comments

I hate delusional people. Delusion is the reason that a lot of people can't progress in life. Until you deal with the reality of your situation you will continue to exist in this make believe fantasy world that you have ...

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My First Album: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Mar 15th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  7 Comments

If there is anything to know about Tanya Morgan it should be that we are a group of solo artists. We didn't expect to find recognition via an oddly named group with a woman on the album cover. Nah, we ...

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