REVIEW: Cory Gunz, Heir to the Throne

Oct 13th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

Cory Gunz Heir to the Throne Beats: XL Lyrics: XL Originality: L Few MCs can say they have hip-hop in their veins and actually mean it. That’s because very few MCs are Cory Gunz. As the son of ’90s rapper Peter Gunz, who, along ...

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REVIEW: Jim Jones Presents Webstar, The Rooftop

Oct 13th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

Jim Jones Presents Webstar The Rooftop Scrilla Hill/E1 Beats: L Lyrics: L Originality: M When DJ Webstar burst on the scene in 2006 with his breakout single “Chicken Noodle Soup,” featuring Young B., most thought the Harlem club promoter/producer was nothing more than a one-hit wonder. ...

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Juvenile Drafts Bobby V & Pleasure P for Comeback LP

Oct 13th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Cocky and Confident, New Orleans superstar Juvenile’s first new album in three years is finaly set to hit stores next month. Following up 2006’s billboard number 1 LP Reality Check, the former Hot Boy has drafted a slew of artists ...

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Gucci Mane, Shawty Lo Team Up for Collabo Mixtape

Oct 13th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  13 Comments

On the heels of his The BurrPrint (The Movie 3-D) mixtape with DJ Drama, Gucci Mane says he’s already just a couple weeks away from releasing another street disc with Shawty Lo, MTV reports. Scheduled to drop sometime around Halloween, the mixtape ...

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Talib Kweli Signs up for Noisemakers Event, XXL Gives Away Tickets

Oct 13th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  4 Comments

Hot 97’s DJ Peter Rosenberg has tapped Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli for his next Noisemakers event in New York City and XXL has two pairs of tickets to give away. Noisemakers is a monthly series hosted by Rosenberg, that includes both ...

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Congrats Mr. President

Oct 13th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  30 Comments

The Fact that Obama won the most prestigious prize for peace in the world is awesome. The fact that he was wise and humble enough to accept the award as a challenge to actually do the work that is required ...

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BLOG: Remembering Rawkus

Oct 13th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  22 Comments

Writing about Cash Money Records yesterday and thinking about Def Jam and their silver anniversary got me reminiscing about another storied hip-hop label, Rawkus Records. Starting out independently in the mid to late '90s, Rawkus, in many ways, mirrored Def Jam's ...

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NME: Kanye West to Head to Hindu Retreat?

Oct 12th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Get Up Outta There! Fuck the Ride!

Oct 12th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  23 Comments

By now you’re likely familiar with Soulja Boy Tell Em having been arrested late last week. If you’ve been reading Negro Please a while, you’re also aware that we’ve had a lot of laughs at Soulja Boy’s expense. We also ...

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