Fabolous Projected To Sell 100K in First Week

Jul 29th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  46 Comments

Looks like Fabolous is on track to getting his very first no. 1 album. Industry insiders at hitsdailydouble.com have tabulated their one-day sales numbers and project the rapper’s new disc, Loso’s Way, to sell between 95,000 and 100,000 in its first ...

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Rhymefest: The Everyday Low Price of Economic Freedom

Jul 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  31 Comments

“Now, I'm not one to judge a person's political, religious or artistic views; however, the reasons that this artist gave were so fucking erroneous and outrageous that it compels me to speak out, even if only to give fans ...

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The Oscar Michaeux Of This Rap Shit…

Jul 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  37 Comments

I got to sit around with Raekwon and listen to him discuss Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 and it's seminal predecessor OB4CL. If you are in New York City tonight you might want to stop by the Pete ...

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An idea for the next Nas album

Jul 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  43 Comments

Nas is gonna have to make an album about the fact that he got pwned by Kelis, right? He's gonna have to get back to work anyway, in order to come up with the $55,000 a month he's been ordered to ...

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Mos Def To Kick Off Tour in August

Jul 29th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

Mos Def is hitting the road this weekend for his latest summer venture, The Ecstatic Tour. The North American tour—supporting his critically-acclaimed, fourth solo album, The Ecstatic, which dropped in June—kicks off in Minneapolis on Saturday (August 1). The 19-date string ...

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Showoff & St. Records Present Kali: Welcome To Hotel Kalifornia

Jul 29th, '09  •  Reviews  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

I remember back when I was a baby in the '80s my pops would have my uncles and his homies over on the weekends and they’d pound away bottles of Rum, Vodka and chase ‘em down with beers and cigarettes. ...

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XXL Gives Away Tickets For Method Man, Redman & Ghostface Concert

Jul 29th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  8 Comments

XXL editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten is in a giving mood this summer. Just one day after offering fans five free tickets to Jay-Z’s All Points West performance this Friday (July 31), she will also be giving readers the opportunity to ...

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Black Eyed Peas’s “Energy Never Dies” On The Charts

Jul 29th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  13 Comments

With no new rap albums released last week, there are no contenders to knock the Black Eyed Peas from their spot as the top hip-hop act on The Billboard 200. True to the title of their latest disc, the Peas’s energy ...

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MTV: Eminem Scene in New Apatow Flick “Kills,” Says Director

Jul 29th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

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