Raw Report: Charlamagne & Lil Duval When the Cameras Come On

Feb 16th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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XXL’s Freshmen 2010, A New Breed of Hustlers [VIDEO #2]

Feb 16th, '10  •  XXL Presents  •  by XXL Staff  •  21 Comments

Day two of XXL's 2010 Freshmen campaign breeds a new freestyle...

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Joell Ortiz & Novel, Defying the Predictable

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

Joell Ortiz & Novel Defying the Predictable Beats: L Lyrics: XL Originality: XL Outside of his work with the hip-hop collective Slaughterhouse, Joell Ortiz has also spent much of the last few years collaborating with Los Angeles rapper/singer/producer Novel. On their first official ...

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Slim Thug, Welcome 2 Texas

Feb 16th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  3 Comments

Slim Thug Welcome 2 Texas Beats: L Lyrics: L Originality: L On his latest project, Welcome 2 Texas, Slim Thug creates an unofficial soundtrack for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game in Dallas. Through a balanced blend of new songs, freestyles and remixes to ...

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MC Hammer Hauled Into Court For Seven Year-Old Lawsuit

Feb 16th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

A federal judge in San Jose, California ruled against Stanley "MC Hammer" Burrell last Thursday (Feb. 11) for failure to show up in court to face charges in a 2003 lawsuit. According to Courthouse News Service, Hammer was supposed to ...

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Gucci Mane is Kinda Like a Big Deal

Feb 16th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

It’s the first real issue of 2010, and we kick it off behind bars with Gucci Mane. What a place to be. At least Gucci has less than a year in there, ’cause this jail shit is a pain in ...

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Flavor Flav Said to Owe $63K in Child Support

Feb 16th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

For the past few years, Flavor Flav has been looking for love but now he might be in search of a good lawyer. The Public Enemy hype man, born William Drayton, Jr., is said to owe over $63,000 in unpaid ...

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Wale runs afoul of black women

Feb 15th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  32 Comments

People need to understand that when you make a video, you're making an image, an image that you want to use to sell your music. - Joy Daily, who possesses a certain flair for the obvious I thought Wale would be ...

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Shyne No Longer a Part of DJ Khaled’s “Victory” Plans

Feb 15th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  46 Comments

You win some and you lose some. Despite Victory being the name of his upcoming album, DJ Khaled apparently lost—a few key features that is. After turning the rap world on its head by securing one of the first live recordings ...

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