Living the dream

Dec 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

"The lure of Hollywood and a big career in modeling blinded these girls from reality." -- Capt. Blake Chow, LAPD It occurred to me, while reading a story about this guy who got busted pretending to be a photographer for Vibe ...

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Bomb First: A History Of Sneak Attacks In Hip-Hop

Dec 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  44 Comments

Alright, kiddies, here's a little history lesson for y’all today. On December 7, 1941, some Japanese guys thought it was a good idea to bomb a US Naval base stationed in Hawaii. With no formal declaration of war acknowledged, the ...

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C-Murder, Turk & Young Buck Support “Freeway” Ricky Ross on “Hip-Hop Unity Call”

Dec 7th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

C-Murder, former Hot Boy Turk, Young Buck and Lil Scrappy are just a handful of Southern artists that will be participating in a “Hip-Hop Unity Conference Call” to be held later today (December 7). “Freeway” Ricky Ross, the notorious ex-drug trafficker, ...

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50 Cent & XXL Holiday Giveaway [DAY 1]

Dec 7th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  9 Comments

50 Cent is in a giving frame of mind. XXL’s December/January cover boy is playing Santa this week as he dropped off a bundle of holiday goodies off at the XXL offices for five lucky fans. Included in the giveaway are ...

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BET: Jay-Z Trying to get 50 Cent & Nas for “Empire State of Mind” Remix?

Dec 7th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Update: Big Boi Not Relocating to Def Jam, Says Rep

Dec 7th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  7 Comments

Back in July, OutKast rapper Big Boi announced that he would be leaving his longtime label Jive Records and joining the Def Jam roster under the tutelage of his former boss, L.A. Reid. Last summer, the Atlanta MC told Toronto’s Eye ...

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The Significance Of Being The 40-Year-Old Rapper

Dec 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  73 Comments

Last week saw Shawn Carter, p/k/a Jay-Z turn 40-years-old. As has been pointed out, Jay isn't the first relevant rapper to reach that age, but he is most definitely the most relevant. Other rappers have been successful in turning the ...

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Snoop Dogg, Empire State of Mind [Feature]

Dec 7th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

Photography by Kenneth Cappello Snoop does not use Grecian Formula. Stretched out on a black leather couch in a cavernous Hollywood photo studio, he appears at a glance forever young, resembling nothing so much as his own lithe image frozen mid-canine-morph ...

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Nas: Drunk [Driving] By Myself

Dec 4th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  47 Comments

Don't give me a hard time about the title. It was either that or “Purple (in the Front Seat)”. Though, by the looks of the leaked dashcam footage, we have a “Black Zombie” on our hands. Homie was definitely having ...

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