Talib Kweli recently had the Internet going nuts when he posted a comment on his Twitter account about being in the studio with Kanye West, MF Doom and frequent collaborator Madlib. XXLMag.com recently caught up with the Brooklyn MC via ...
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On the Move
What’s crackin' world? I'm high as fuck, been smokin’ purp all day. I'm in the middle of moving the ST. RECORDS office. So things have been kind of hectic this week. We got so many old mixtapes, boxes of vinyls, buttons, and ...
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Read MoreDuck Down, Home of the Originoo Backpackers
Yesterday we took a trip down memory lane with Rawkus Records, the epitome of New York's underground in the modern rap era. Truthfully, there hasn't been an independent outfit that has since matched Rawkus' impact, but in the past few ...
Read MoreSoulja Boy Causes Trouble at LA Apartment
In addition to the case he has pending in Georgia, Soulja Boy is also causing some trouble in Los Angeles with the landlords of his luxury apartment. According to TMZ, Soulja Boy was sent a letter of complaint from the building ...
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From her 2000 debut, Da Baddest Bitch, to last year’s Still Da Baddest, Trina has never been afraid to state her position in hip-hop. On her upcoming album, Amazin’, (tentatively scheduled for March 30) the Diamond Princess is taking a ...
Read MoreWatch Your Mouth, Yellow Man.
Ah no reggae chune dis! “You can say what you say but watch what you say about our President. Think a Nobel Prize was too soon? Fine. You are not alone. You think Obama should have accomplished more since he ...
Read MoreXXcLusive: JR Writer Details Shooting Incident
Last Saturday (October 10) Dipset rapper JR Writer was involved in a shooting that led to him getting hit in the leg. While recovering the Harlem MC spoke to XXLMag.com about the incident via email. According to Writer, he was attacked ...
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Show & Prove
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