BLOG: Song Cry

Sep 10th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  56 Comments

I’m a stickler for the perfect single. While there’s no science to choosing the right one, it is a skill, which is why artists have consultants and handlers around them deciding just that. Sometimes the choice is left up to ...

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Man On The Moon > Martian…

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

Who the hell thought being a Martian was some fly shit? We don't even know if there are any advantages to being a Martian either other than being pwn3d by Bugs Bunny. For my money, I'd rather be a robot ...

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Jay-Z’s BP3 Projected to Sell 300-350K in First Week Sales

Sep 9th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  59 Comments

Jay-Z is on track to get his eleventh no. 1 album according to industry insider Hits Daily Double. After the site has tabulated their one-day sales figures they have projected Hov’s latest project, The Blueprint 3, to sell anywhere between 300,000 ...

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Pitbull Knocks the Black Eyed Peas from the Top 10

Sep 9th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

After 13 weeks on top of the charts the Black Eyed Peas have finally exited The Billboard 200's top 10. Claiming their spot is Miami rep Pitbull with his fourth solo album, Rebelution. The Cuban rapper managed to debut at no. ...

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Why should I take advice from Joe Budden?

Sep 9th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  23 Comments

The other day, I saw there was a video on World Star with Joe Budden giving relationship advice to guys, and I thought to myself, you've gotta be kidding, right? I tried to give Joe Budden some advice myself, earlier this ...

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MTV: T-Pain Says He Has No Beef With Jay-Z

Sep 9th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Are You Ecstatic?

Sep 9th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

If you fux any kind of way with DallasPenn.com then you already know I love to give away free shit. Spreading love is the Brooklyn way. Today I have a pair of tickets for the NYC leg of ...

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XXL VIDEO: Q-Tip, New Life

Sep 9th, '09  •  XXLtv  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

Tip breaks down how "Kamaal/The Abstract" came about...

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Jay-Z “Disheartened” With Scalpers, Tix for 9-11 Benefit Reach Unforeseeable Highs

Sep 9th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  23 Comments

Tickets sold out for Jay-Z’s 9-11 benefit concert yesterday (September 8) in 15 minutes, as scalpers scooped up large amounts of seats to resell for profit, according to the New York Daily News. As XXLMag.com previously reported, proceeds from the show, ...

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