FEATURE: Trina, Bossy Lady

Oct 14th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

From her 2000 debut, Da Baddest Bitch, to last year’s Still Da Baddest, Trina has never been afraid to state her position in hip-hop. On her upcoming album, Amazin’, (tentatively scheduled for March 30) the Diamond Princess is taking a ...

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Watch Your Mouth, Yellow Man.

Oct 14th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  44 Comments

Ah no reggae chune dis! “You can say what you say but watch what you say about our President. Think a Nobel Prize was too soon? Fine. You are not alone. You think Obama should have accomplished more since he ...

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XXcLusive: JR Writer Details Shooting Incident

Oct 13th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  35 Comments

Last Saturday (October 10) Dipset rapper JR Writer was involved in a shooting that led to him getting hit in the leg. While recovering the Harlem MC spoke to XXLMag.com about the incident via email. According to Writer, he was attacked ...

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MTV: Dr. Dre Invites Jay-Z To Rap On Detox

Oct 13th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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XXL VIDEO: Juvenile, Don’t Call it a Comeback

Oct 13th, '09  •  XXLtv  •  by XXL Staff  •  3 Comments

Juvie speaks to XXL about his new LP and his three year absence...

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REVIEW: Cory Gunz, Heir to the Throne

Oct 13th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

Cory Gunz Heir to the Throne Beats: XL Lyrics: XL Originality: L Few MCs can say they have hip-hop in their veins and actually mean it. That’s because very few MCs are Cory Gunz. As the son of ’90s rapper Peter Gunz, who, along ...

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REVIEW: Jim Jones Presents Webstar, The Rooftop

Oct 13th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

Jim Jones Presents Webstar The Rooftop Scrilla Hill/E1 Beats: L Lyrics: L Originality: M When DJ Webstar burst on the scene in 2006 with his breakout single “Chicken Noodle Soup,” featuring Young B., most thought the Harlem club promoter/producer was nothing more than a one-hit wonder. ...

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Juvenile Drafts Bobby V & Pleasure P for Comeback LP

Oct 13th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Cocky and Confident, New Orleans superstar Juvenile’s first new album in three years is finaly set to hit stores next month. Following up 2006’s billboard number 1 LP Reality Check, the former Hot Boy has drafted a slew of artists ...

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Gucci Mane, Shawty Lo Team Up for Collabo Mixtape

Oct 13th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  13 Comments

On the heels of his The BurrPrint (The Movie 3-D) mixtape with DJ Drama, Gucci Mane says he’s already just a couple weeks away from releasing another street disc with Shawty Lo, MTV reports. Scheduled to drop sometime around Halloween, the mixtape ...

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