Clipse Fill in for Drake at Roots Concert, Kanye Makes Surprise Appearance [With Exclusive Video]

Jul 31st, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

Kanye West, Clipse and Theophilus London all made surprise performances at The Roots concert on Thursday night for the NYC stop on the Diesel: U: Music Tour. Hundreds of fans gathered at Webster Hall in hopes of seeing rumored guest ...

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Tony Starks Is Iron Man…

Jul 31st, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

I might be one of the luckiest dudes in the world. I didn't have a ticket to the Ghostface + Red / Meth show going down here in NYC and it didn't look good for me to come up ...

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Don’t Apologize, Drake!

Jul 31st, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  18 Comments

"That career move was very important to me… We've done such a great job of building it all up. It's kind of like people were getting this impression of me that I'm never gonna make a mistake. I'm not made ...

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XXL VIDEO: King of the Rap Ring Battle [Finals]

Jul 31st, '09  •  XXL Presents  •  by XXL Staff  •  23 Comments

Zeps and Sanatra face off in the King of the Rap Ring final...

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How Eminem bagged Mariah Carey

Jul 31st, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  59 Comments

It didn't occur to me, until I heard "Warning," that Eminem probably took advantage of Mariah Carey. I don't mean to suggest that he did anything you can go to jail for, but he probably got with her at a ...

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Ghostface Previews The Wizard of Poetry

Jul 31st, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

Shortly before hitting the stage at New York City’s Nokia Theater last night (July 30), Ghostface Killah took time to preview his upcoming album, The Wizard of Poetry. As XXLMag.com previously reported, the album will have an R&B feel to it, ...

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FEATURE: J-Kwon, Gettin’ Grown

Jul 31st, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  41 Comments

Way before Soulja Boy’s “Crank That” and the GS Boyz’s “Stanky Legg,” J-Kwon had us two stepping in the club. Coming straight out of St. Louis, the then teenage rapper introduced himself to the world with his hit song, “Tipsy,” ...

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The Real?

Jul 31st, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  35 Comments

Waddup y'all, we've arrived at day 5, the final day of my guest blogging gig up here. First off, it's definitely been a dope experience. From tryna come up with topics that'll keep you guys' attention to seeing the gravitation ...

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Eminem Issues “Warning Shot” To Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon

Jul 31st, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  113 Comments

The king of controversy is back. In a surprising move Eminem leaked a track last night (July 30) dissing R&B superstar Mariah Carey. The song, titled “The Warning,” is apparently a response to Carey’s video for her new single, “Obsessed.” In ...

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