Talib Kweli Reflects on Career at Noisemakers Event [With Exclusive Video]

Oct 22nd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

Continuing with his Noisemakers series, Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg sat down with Talib Kweli last night (October 21). The event, which was held at the 92nd Street Y located in downtown Manhattan, gave the roughly one hundred attendees the ...

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VIDEO: Talib’s Kanye Tour Stories

Oct 22nd, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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VIDEO: Talib on Kanye

Oct 22nd, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of XXL‘s Def Jam Cover Shoot

Oct 22nd, '09  •  XXLtv  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

Go behind the lens of XXL's November cover...

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Make the Trap Say Booooo!

Oct 22nd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  112 Comments

  SMH. People, did we not learn anything from the ABC’s of Rap Fandom. I’m so disappointed in my New York brethren for their display of misplaced anger last night. It was pretty balmy in the Big Apple last night, but inside ...

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Breaking News: Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession, Faces a Year in Jail

Oct 22nd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  50 Comments

Lil Wayne is headed to the big house. Earlier today (October 22) Weezy pleaded guilty to a second-degree attempted gun possession charge in a Manhattan courtroom, surprisingly switching his original plea of innocence. According to the Associated Press, the New Orleans ...

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Keep Ya Head Up, Boosie!

Oct 22nd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  34 Comments

“This the same fuckin’ courtroom that threw away Mystikal, you know? So, far as takin’ the trial, shit. I’mma be a G. I’mma lay down for it, you know? 365 days. It’s somethin’, but it’s nothin’. It’s somethin’, but it’s ...

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Lil Wayne’s Fate in Gun Case Relies on DNA Evidence

Oct 21st, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  16 Comments

Lil Wayne appeared in a Manhattan courtroom for a hearing regarding his gun case today (October 21, 2009) and it seems like the decision may come down to a small piece of DNA evidence. “They started Frye hearings regarding the DNA ...

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Rza Speaks on Possibility of ODB & Wu-Tang Biopics

Oct 21st, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Promoting his new book, The Tao of Wu, Rza recently spoke to The Onion’s A.V. Club about the possibility of both an Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Wu-Tang Clan biopic. According to the Abbott, there are behind the scenes problems with bringing ...

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