FEATURE: Jay Rock, Homage to Dr. Dre, Pt. 2 of 5

Nov 17th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

As an up-and-coming MC from the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jay Rock has no reservations in making it clear that his career was heavily influenced by Dr. Dre. In fact, the rap rookie recently teamed up with Crooked I, ...

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REVIEW: Freeway, The Beat Made Me Do It

Nov 17th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  13 Comments

Freeway The Beat Made Me Do It Beats: XL Lyrics: XL Originality: L Two years ago, Freeway was at a dead end. After his successful 2003 debut, Philadelphia Freeway, he disappeared before reemerging in 2007 with his overlooked sophomore project, Free At Last, during ...

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REVIEW: B.o.B., B.o.B. Presents the Features

Nov 17th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

B.o.B B.o.B Presents the Features Beats: XL Lyrics: XL Originality: XL Though B.o.B (also known as Bobby Ray) has been signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle Records (through Atlantic Records) for more than a year now, the Atlanta native has yet to release his debut ...

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BET: 50 Cent Says Internationally Jay-Z is Known as “Beyoncé’s Husband”

Nov 17th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Kick In The Door – One Of My Realest Deals, Ever

Nov 17th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  52 Comments

It wasn't always us chilling in the pools at the Hamptons, eating good at Mr. Chows or tearing down New York City nightclubs as we sprayed champagne bottles, fine wines floating through the air, not caring that the suede Gucci ...

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Kanye West Appears Onstage at Beyoncé Concert

Nov 16th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  25 Comments

Kanye West has been laying low since interrupting pop singer Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Yet over the weekend, the outspoken super star finally made his first onstage appearance at a Beyoncé concert in ...

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Who’s The Asshole Now?

Nov 16th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  26 Comments

It’s hilarious that Joe Budden is acting like an asshole while defending himself against public perception he believes unfairly paints him as… well… an asshole. We’ve touched on the ills of living for the camera before. Joe Budden’s camera addiction still ...

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Have a baby by Rawse, meet Floyd Mayweather

Nov 16th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  58 Comments

It's too bad my father doesn't have beef with 50 Cent, because then I could get Fiddy to take me on a trip to Floyd Mayweather's house. Which I'm sure is even more exciting than Morris Day's house. No fishsticks. The ...

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NY Daily News: Diddy’s Former Bodyguard Shot Dead in Brooklyn

Nov 16th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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