Ras Kass Asks Fans to Pay For His Album—Literally

Feb 18th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  50 Comments

You have to be creative to survive in a recession. That goes for rappers just as much as consumers. Veteran MC Ras Kass proved that when he recently announced that he’s asking his fans to donate money to help him ...

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Shyne: Def Jam’s Dilemma

Feb 18th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  20 Comments

Not many things make you feel better in life than a success story. You see a person suffer through the lowest of lows only to scratch and claw their way back to the pinnacle of their profession. It's a great ...

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Panhandling is the new record deal

Feb 18th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

A sign of the times: I was gonna do a trend piece on broke rappers begging for money, but then it occurred to me that I'd already done one. The main reason I remembered is because it was one of those ...

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Video Music Box’s Ralph McDaniels to be Honored

Feb 18th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Before MTV paid any attention to hip-hop or BET even existed, there was Video Music Box, one of television’s first programs to ever feature hip-hop videos primarily. Broadcast on public television in New York, the show was the brainchild of ...

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T.I. Produces New Track for B.o.B., Working on Comeback Album

Feb 18th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  32 Comments

Everyone’s been wondering what T.I.’s been up to since being transferred to a halfway house last December. Well, fellow Atlanta native and recent Grand Hustle signee, B.o.B, aka Bobby Ray, recently gave some insight into Tip’s work release schedule. “He actually ...

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All Hip Hop: Lil Wayne Sued for $2.5 Mil Over “Mrs. Officer”

Feb 18th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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XXL’s Freshmen 2010, A New Breed of Hustlers [VIDEO #4]

Feb 18th, '10  •  XXL Presents  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

The latest 2010 XXL Freshmen gets revealed...

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Kimbella, Gangsta Luv [Eye Candy]

Feb 18th, '10  •  Eye Candy  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

Photography by Amy Postle Miami’s own Kimbella has no interest in being an independent woman; codependence is more her preference. This past August, the 26-year-old mulatto used Twitter to bag Juelz Santana. Since that successful courtship, her luscious frame (34DD-26-41) has ...

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BET.com: Mike Vick Responds to Nicki Minaj’s Punch Line

Feb 17th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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