Travis McCoy, Pain in My Life

Feb 24th, '10  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  7 Comments

His name sounds more like a vigilante from an old western flick than a rapper, but Travis McCoy is as hip-hop as it gets. In fact, the 28-year-old is the older cousin of Young Money’s Tyga and recently signed to ...

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Yung Berg, Hip-Hop’s Punching Bag

Feb 24th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  29 Comments

The New Jersey Nets, The Oakland Raiders, & Karrine Steffans in a committed relationship are all three lovable L's takers. But even they're allowed to stand in the winner's circle when compared Yung Berg. In case you're not in the know, TMZ ...

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Update: Yung Berg Allegedly Robbed in LA, Rapper Denies Reports [Video]

Feb 24th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  24 Comments

Yung Berg was reportedly assaulted and robbed at a Los Angeles house party over the weekend, according to TMZ. LA police say that four armed men entered the home around 2 a.m. Monday morning (February 22) and robbed eight people including Berg. The ...

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Remy Ma Speaks on Nicki Minaj, Fat Joe & Married Life Behind Bars

Feb 24th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  17 Comments

Radio personality Jenny Boom Boom of Conneticut’s Hot 93.7 station recently caught up with Remy Ma for an update on her life behind bars so far. From the phone interview it seems that just two years into her eight ...

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Pausing Gone Wild – Can We Press Play Already?

Feb 24th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  32 Comments

You wanna know what my junior high school days were like back in the '90s. Joell Ortiz hit it right on the nose. Boy, things done changed. A friend of mine teaches junior high over in East NY and he bestowed ...

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XXL’s Freshmen 2010, A New Breed of Hustlers [VIDEO #8]

Feb 24th, '10  •  XXL Presents  •  by XXL Staff  •  74 Comments

The 2010 XXL Freshmen reveals go into the home stretch...

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Lil Jon’s Crunk Rock Coming in June

Feb 24th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

Yeeaahhh!!! After several setbacks, Atlanta hitmaker Lil Jon will finally release his long-delayed Crunk Rock album this spring. The disc, Jon’s first studio album in over four years, will feature several big name collaborations including tracks by Game, Soulja Boy Tell ’Em, ...

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KeepItTrill: Brother Of Incarcerated Hot Boy Turk Murdered, Seeks Help From Fans

Feb 23rd, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Never go into business with a blind person

Feb 23rd, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  13 Comments

These past few weeks, you could hardly swing a dead cat without hitting a story about one of Jay-Z's myriad business ventures falling apart. There was one about how that hotel he was gonna open didn't end up happening, and ...

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