Billboard: Bill Cosby Unites Rappers for Emergency Album

Oct 20th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Wyclef Jean Penning Memoir

Oct 20th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Haiti stand up! Wyclef Jean is currently working on a memoir. The Associated Press reports that the book will touch on Clef’s early life in Haiti, his rise onto the rap scene with Lauryn Hill and Pras, his successful solo career ...

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BLOG: The ABC’s of Rap Fandom, Pt. 1 (A-M)

Oct 20th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  76 Comments

I love debating hip-hop just as much as the next man, but lately I’ve been bothered by some of the arguments I’ve gotten myself into. Frankly, I’ve been arguing with idiots disguised as “rap fans.” I should know better than ...

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REVIEW: Gucci Mane, The Cold War: Guccimerica

Oct 20th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  22 Comments

Gucci Mane The Cold War: Guccimerica Beats: XL Lyrics: L Originality: XL Gucci Mane is an opportunist. After snagging the No. 6 slot on MTV’s 2009 Hottest MCs in the Game list, the Atlanta native capitalizes on the buzz by releasing three mixtapes on the ...

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REVIEW: Trina, Who’s Bad?

Oct 20th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

Trina Who’s Bad? Beats: L Lyrics: L Originality: L Say what you want about Trina, but she sure is consistent. On her 2000 debut, the Miami madam proclaimed she was Da Baddest Bitch and last year she reaffirmed that she was Still Da Baddest. ...

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Day 1: Win A Copy of Def Jam’s 25th Anniversary Box Set

Oct 19th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  9 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, starting today (October 19). The collection includes five CDs ...

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DMX: Live from Colorado Springs

Oct 19th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

In case you couldn’t tell from the scheduled MMA debacle, we’re onto a whole new season of Crack Attack Jack on BBC America in conjunction with The Ghetto’s Finest News Source. This week we get our hero, DMX, reacting to ...

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I see some bald headed hoes

Oct 19th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  24 Comments

Most of the reviews I've read of Chris Rock's Good Hair talk about how much white people stand to learn about black people's hair from watching it, but I figure I could probably learn quite a bit about the topic ...

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Teach the Babies

Oct 19th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  43 Comments

“Killer Mike, I’m a junior in high school and I’m an artist. I just wanna ask why should I know who KRS One is? “ There’s a stunned look on my face. Um yeah, okay... so what the fuck do you ...

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