Def Jam Vain-detta

Sep 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  24 Comments

Just when you think Def Jam and the Thimmontheth have played dead long enough to lose interest, the niggas find reanimation in the strangest of ways. Def Jam’s gotten a strange whirlwind of press in the rapster chronicles this weekend. ...

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Should rappers donate money to the police?

Sep 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  29 Comments

The other day, here in St. Louis, an old white guy who was famous for appearing in commercials for a local car dealership died of ass cancer, or one of these other diseases you see a lot of old white ...

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FEATURE: Skyzoo, Safe

Sep 28th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  9 Comments

Photo courtesy of Robert Adam Mayer Skyzoo should have a cape on. Not that he’s playing the “hip-hop savior” shtick— that type of chest thumping and self-declaration just isn’t his style. Still his contributions are sure to leave the game better off. ...

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NY Daily News: 50 Cent Returns to Queens for Special Neighborhood Concert

Sep 27th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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DO. NOT. PASS. GO…

Sep 26th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  33 Comments

I was waiting for this minute to come to me for several days now. I'm unamused in my life right now. I know what I would like to do but I don't know how to go about it. ...

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KRS-One: “Def Jam Single-Handedly Destroyed Hip-Hop” [With Exclusive Video]

Sep 25th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  77 Comments

Prior to jumping onstage on Wednesday’s (September 23) Hip Hop Honors, celebrating Def Jam’s 25th Anniversary, XXLMag.com caught up with the always outspoken KRS-One to speak on the label’s legacy. While the teacher expressed his love and respect for the Def ...

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Pharaohe Monch Speaks on Organized Konfusion Reunion Show

Sep 25th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

Pharoahe Monche and Prince Po will be giving fans a second chance to see them onstage together as Organized Konfusion tonight (September 25). The duo, who put out three albums in the 90s (1991’s Self-Titled debut, 1994’s Stress: The Extinction Agenda and ...

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“Put Me Up on that New New!”

Sep 25th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  45 Comments

Yo yo yo, I’m bored. I ain’t been put onto anything new in a while. I’m listening to all the same music the rest of Best Buy shoppers are (pick up that Underground Atlanta by the way). ...

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Lil Scrappy Plots Comeback LP on DTP

Sep 25th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

Crunk Ain’t Dead. Lil Scrappy is currently prepping his DTP debut, The Grustle, the Altanta artist’s first album on a major since 2006’s Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live on Lil Jon’s BME label. The album title, The Grustle, refers to ...

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