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Writing about Cash Money Records yesterday and thinking about Def Jam and their silver anniversary got me reminiscing about another storied hip-hop label, Rawkus Records. Starting out independently in the mid to late '90s, Rawkus, in many ways, mirrored Def Jam's ...
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Get Up Outta There! Fuck the Ride!
By now you’re likely familiar with Soulja Boy Tell Em having been arrested late last week. If you’ve been reading Negro Please a while, you’re also aware that we’ve had a lot of laughs at Soulja Boy’s expense. We also ...
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Soulja Boy recently gave some insight into what he was doing the night he was arrested last week for obstruction of justice last week. SB went on Twitter on Sunday (October 12) to share. “Releasing the music video for ‘Gangsta Muzik’ ...
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BLOG: Is Cash Money the New Def Jam?
So the word is on December 15th Lil Wayne will be releasing not one, but three albums. Well, kinda. It seems Tha Carter IV will be packaged along with the Young Money compilation album, and his long-delayed rock album, The ...
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Today might be Columbus Day, but XXLMag.com is flipping the script on this often-overlooked holiday. Rather than commemorate European explorer Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of America, we decided to compile the Top 10 Hip-Hop Discoveries. It’s your official list of people, ...
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Sneakers
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
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Show & Prove
- A$AP Ferg to Release “Trap Lord” Mixtape in Late February or Early March
- Hit-Boy Announces Diddy, Waka Flocka Flame & Lil Wayne for "Scream and Shout (Remix)"
- Lil Reese ft. Young Jeezy & Twista "Traffic (Remix)"
Rap Videos
- Illogic And Blockhead Release The Video For “Atlantis Depth”
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