REVIEW: Playaz Circle, Flight 360: The Takeoff

Nov 3rd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  3 Comments

Playaz Circle Flight 360: The Takeoff (Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam) Beats: XL Lyrics: L Originality: L The success of Playaz Circle’s chart-topping, Lil Wayne–assisted single “Duffle Bag Boy” may have eclipsed that of their 2007 debut album, Supply & Demand, but don’t write them off ...

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No Ceilings, Mad Punch Lines

Nov 3rd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  65 Comments

Lil Wayne only has four things on his mind: money, sex, drugs and of course that cold, beautiful, porcelain bowl. Yup, that’s right, it’s about that time again. I downloaded the shit, I listened to the shit, and now I ...

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FEATURE: Charlamagne Tha God, I’m Good

Nov 2nd, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  52 Comments

Over the course of the past three days, Charlamagne Tha God has been on a rollercoaster ride. On Friday morning (October 30) the Philadelphia-based radio personality snagged an exclusive interview with Beanie Sigel, who had just dropped a scathing dis ...

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Block Entertainment Teams With Capitol Records

Nov 2nd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  9 Comments

Block Entertainment has branched out from Diddy’s Bad Boy Records, and has announced plans to team up with Capitol Records to release the first project from up-and-coming Atlanta rapper Kollosus. “Block Entertainment is a force to be reckoned with in the ...

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Young Jeezy Names Bigga Rankin New VP of CTE

Nov 2nd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

Young Jeezy recently appointed Florida-based DJ, Bigga Rankin, as the new vice president and head of A&R of his label, CTE Music. Through his popular RNR mixtape series, Rankin has played an influential role on the careers of such artists as ...

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A god damn arms race

Nov 2nd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  33 Comments

These dumbass rappers must think Gucci Mane's Cold War series of mixtapes was successful because people actually want to listen to four mixtapes in a row, not because white people enjoy making fun of Gucci Mane. This weekend, I hear Soulja ...

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Conversating With My Brother

Nov 2nd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  39 Comments

"Listen, it's not a diss record… It's a real record and it's just me talking to my brother because I still got love for the brother and I told y'all, if y'all listen to the whole record, this ain't the ...

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BLOG: The Jewish Street Cred Report

Nov 2nd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  41 Comments

The tribe has been getting a lot of love from the hip-hop world lately. It’s arguable, but in my opinion it all started off when Mr. Trendsetter himself, Jay-Z, kicked things off on “Roc Boys,” spitting those oh so unforgettable ...

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Dude N Em Make “McDonalds Song” [Video]

Nov 2nd, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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