Hip-HOprah

Aug 11th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  38 Comments

Jay-Z has started—and ended—a lot of trends. At one time, the man could probably convince you to throw on a Rocawear poncho, for chrissake. So when I first peeped flicks of him and Oprah Winfrey roaming his old Brooklyn stomping ...

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XXL VIDEO: Slaughterhouse, I Know Rap People

Aug 11th, '09  •  XXL Presents  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Slaughterhouse compete on their knowledge of the Internet...

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Twista: Category F5

Aug 11th, '09  •  Reviews  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

Category 5 (Get Money Gang/EMI/Capitol) It’s common knowledge that Twista’s name refers to his lightning-quick sleight of tongue. The onetime holder of the Guinness World Record for fastest rapper even went by Tung Twista early in his career. Yet, on Category F5, ...

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EYE CANDY: Shakur, Rockin’ With the Best

Aug 11th, '09  •  Eye Candy  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

With the visual for Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” having been so anticipated, it was expected that director Kanye West would enlist nothing less than premium beauties for Drizzy’s supporting cast. The busty pack’s ...

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FEATURE: Shyne, The Realest [Definitive Dozen]

Aug 11th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  15 Comments

[Editor's note: For our 12th-anniversary celebration, XXL speaks with 12 artists who’ve come up, and blown up, with the magazine. 50 Cent, Baby, Shyne, Dame Dash, Juvenile, Crooked I and more reflect on how we’ve affected their careers—and how ...

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BLOG: Where Did She Go?

Aug 11th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  43 Comments

I am often asked where did the female MC go, as if there is only one and somehow she's hiding and I might have some type of top secret info as to where she took off to. LOL, well, if ...

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XXcLusive: Rock the Bells Founder Says Joe Budden & Raekwon Squashed Beef [Updated]

Aug 10th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  48 Comments

While both Joe Budden and Raekwon have yet to speak to XXL since their altercation over the weekend, there is one man that says both parties were able to put their differences aside. Founder and owner of Rock the Bells Chang ...

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Killer Mike Unifies ATL with “Underground Atlanta”

Aug 10th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  22 Comments

Killer Mike is showing off his hometown pride with his forthcoming two-disc album, Underground Atlanta. The album—a homage to Georgia’s capital city—brings together guests from Atlanta’s crunk, snap and trap movements. “A record like this should’ve been done a long time ago by ...

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Eye Jammies

Aug 10th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  33 Comments

No Derelicts of Dialect. The only bit of hip-hop news this weekend not involving Brisco's chain or eyebrow weaves is The Punch Heard 'Round the Hippie Park. By now you're all aware that Joe Budden got punched in or around the ...

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