David, Derrion and Dereon

Oct 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  30 Comments

David Mongan put me on to a Global Grind link proudly exclaiming that David Banner has answered Ruthell Thimmontheth call to acthion in the wake of Derrion Albert’s killing. Banner’s response comes in the form of a song entitled “Something ...

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MTV: Beastie Boys’ MCA Feels “Hopeful” About Cancer Treatment

Oct 7th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Jay-Z Says Michael Jackson Sang Backup on “Girls, Girls, Girls”

Oct 7th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  52 Comments

In the new issue of NME Jay-Z pays tribute to fallen legend Michael Jackson, and in doing so he revealed a piece of music history that until now was unknown. Aparrently Jiggaman has collaborated with MJ in more occasions than fans ...

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Raekwon & Ghostface’s Wild Tour Story [Video]

Oct 7th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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God in the Building…Twice

Oct 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  92 Comments

I opened for Rakim! Enough said. I don’t know if this type shit matters to anyone besides me, Whoo Kid, and the packed house at The Ice House venue at this years’ A3C (All Three Coast) festival, but ...

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Uncle Rush just can’t catch a break

Oct 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  23 Comments

You know you just said some morally questionable bullshit, when David Letterman, in the week we found out he fucks a lot of the girls on his staff, has to cut you off mid-sentence and be like, "Hold on a ...

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Fabolous Clarifies 50 Cent Comments on Twitter

Oct 7th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  25 Comments

Fab took to Twitter again this morning to clarify his recent controversial statements about 50 Cent and the Queens rapper's role in the New York rap scene's downfall. As previously reported, Loso’s comments didn’t sit well with 50. “Reading what Fab ...

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Miss Info: Big Daddy Kane & Common Join The Roots Onstage [Video]

Oct 7th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Ghostface Sells 19K on this Week’s SoundScan Report

Oct 7th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  30 Comments

Hip-hop loses it’s firm grip on the Billboard 200’s top 10 this week as Ghostface Killah’s new disc fails to move big units and Jay-Z slides to no. 6. Despite selling 88,600 discs, Hov's The Blueprint 3 was outshined by Barbara Streisand ...

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