Kanye West Sentenced to Community Service in Airport Altercation

Oct 23rd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  17 Comments

Kanye West is in the clear. Earlier today a court commissioner dismissed all charges against the rapper stemming from a 2008 incident at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) involving Ye, his road manager Don Crowley and an unidentified photographer.  According to the ...

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Public Enemy Fans Invest in New Album, Raise $50K in Funds

Oct 23rd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

Seminal hip-hop group Public Enemy plan on releasing a new album, but there’s a catch. They are asking fans to fund the recording process. According to british music magazine NME, the Long Island-bred crew has signed a deal with SellaBand, a ...

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Atlanta: A city on the DL?

Oct 23rd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  55 Comments

Just how gay is Atlanta, anyway? I'd investigate myself, but I wouldn't want to fall victim to a reverse hate crime. Lord knows I'm still recovering from that "this hamburger has AIDS" scene from the first season of True Blood. Someone ...

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Hell Rell Preps New Disc, Dipset Compilation on the Way

Oct 23rd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

Dipset ain't dead just yet. In a recent interview with hiphopbeef.com, Diplomats A&R Duke Da God revealed plans for a new crew album and original member Hell Rell is gearing up for the release of his new disc next week. The CD, ...

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LA Times: Artists Unite in Effort to End U.S. Torture Methods Used on Terrorists

Oct 23rd, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Spike Jonze Speaks on Kanye West Video

Oct 23rd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Spike Jonze, the director behind the recently leaked short film We Were Once a Fairytale spoke to The New York Times about the concept behind the disturbing clip, which stars Kanye West. Originally intended to be a music video for the Lil Wayne assisted ...

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Flashback Friday: Remember Illegal?

Oct 23rd, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  33 Comments

With Lil Wayne’s legal affairs being a heavy topic of discussion yesterday, it got me to thinking: Where’s a reliable fall guy when you need one? I mean, doesn’t every rapper’s entourage have a dude designated to do a bid ...

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Day 5: Win a Copy of Def Jam’s 25th Anniversary Box Set

Oct 23rd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  3 Comments

In celebration of Def Jam’s 25th Anniversary, the famed label released a limited edition box set of their greatest hits, and XXLMag.com will be giving away one free copy everyday this week. The collection includes five CDs broken into roughly five ...

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Ultimate Death Row Collection Set for November Release

Oct 22nd, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Following in the steps of Def Jam, Death Row Records will be releasing an ultimate collector’s edition box set of platinum selling hits from legendary artists like 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and more. The compilation will include three discs featuring ...

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