Mos Def Saved 88-Keys From Being Homeless [VIDEO]

Jan 12th, '10  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

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Bouncers at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club Get Hit With 14 Charges

Jan 12th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

Back in November shocking video footage leaked online of several bouncers beating down two patrons outside of Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Atlantic City. In the wake of public outcry, all of the security guards were subsequently fired but now the ...

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Lloyd Banks, V.5 [REVIEW]

Jan 12th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  29 Comments

Lloyd Banks V.5 Beats: L Lyrics: XL Originality: L Since dropping his underwhelming 2006 sophomore album, Rotten Apple, Lloyd Banks has largely been confined to the mixtape circuit. For the most part, that’s been a good thing. Because as his latest street album, V.5, ...

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Yelawolf, Trunk Muzik [REVIEW]

Jan 12th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

Yelawolf Trunk Muzik Beats: XL Lyrics: XL Originality: L Though he released his debut album, Creekwater, in 2005 and signed a deal with Ghet-O-Vision Ent. in 2007, Yelawolf didn’t really see much mainstream success until last year. In 2009, he scored high-profile appearances on ...

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Vote For The Best XXL Cover of 2006 [DAY 7]

Jan 12th, '10  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  31 Comments

It’s week two of XXL’s look back on our decade of dominance as we reflect on all the covers we’ve done over the past 10 years. Throughout the years, various staffers have chimed in on which was the best XXL ...

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2010 DN Tournament Nomination Ceremony

Jan 11th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  72 Comments

You’ve waited long enough. It’s time to get the 2010 DN Tournament started. Welcome to the most wonderful time of the NP year. The DNCAA selection committee has decided to eliminate the SDN and DDN distinctions. Instead, we’re going to toss ...

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Free Marc Watercus

Jan 11th, '10  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  27 Comments

The Army tried to send this guy Marc Hall aka Marc Watercus back to Iraq, after he'd already fulfilled his commit to them, under their bullshit stop-loss policy, so he did the only reasonable thing to do in that situation: ...

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Lloyd Banks Arrested In Canada For Alleged Assault

Jan 11th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  27 Comments

We may be in the dead of winter but Lloyd Banks found himself in hot water recently. News broke over the weekend that the G-Unit rapper and three other associates were arrested following an incident with a Canadian promoter early ...

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R.A. the Rugged Man’s Father Passes Away [R.I.P.]

Jan 11th, '10  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

Tragedy has struck R.A. the Rugged Man once again as his father, Staff Sgt. John A. Thorburn, passed away last Thursday (January 7) at the age of 63. The Vietnam war hero had been diagnosed with fourth stage cancer in 2007, ...

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