DJ Hero Trailer [Video]

Jul 29th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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FEATURE: Hard & B

Jul 29th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  75 Comments

Rappers and R&B singers weren't always requisite bedfellows. While singers like Bobby Brown faced little to no backlash when sprinkling bars between notes, rap listeners initially weren't as forgiving. Simply put, in a genre obsessed with street credibility and hardcore ...

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Sales Predictions: Fabolous’s Loso’s Way

Jul 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  38 Comments

We've sure seen some interesting numbers this year. Jadakiss managed to sell 134k without a big single, Ross who seemingly had the Def Jam building behind him and the album of his career couldn't eclipse his previous first week numbers ...

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No Show

Jul 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  30 Comments

Waddup y'all, it's your man Skyzoo, back for day 3 of my guest blogging gig. So for the third entry, I figured I'd break down the life and times of one of the game's most prominent factors and the road ...

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Win Tickets to Jay-Z’s All Points West Performance

Jul 28th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

New XXL editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten is giving away five tickets to this Friday’s (July 31) All Points West Music and Arts Festival starring headliner Jay-Z. As XXLMag.com previously reported Hov was recently added to the bill after The Beastie Boys were ...

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Rza’s Speech At Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Funeral [Video]

Jul 28th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Alfamega Presents: Snitching vs. Lying

Jul 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  38 Comments

“A lot of people don’t pay attention. They read, but they don’t understand... They hear, but they don't listen.” –Alfamega, EweToube Of course. That must be the problem. We're not paying close enough attention. Alrighty, then... I’m watching this nigga Alfadavit ...

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Once a hoo-er, always a hoo-er

Jul 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  43 Comments

Props to white people for putting Superhead in her place. In the past week or so, she's been kicked off of at least two different shows she was on to promote her new video ho kama sutra the Vixen Manual, ...

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Q-Tip Plans Posthumous Birthday Party for Michael Jackson

Jul 28th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  19 Comments

While Michael Jackson never got to cut his 51st birthday cake, Q-Tip is commemorating the late legend’s forthcoming birthday with a party at Manhattan’s Nokia Theatre. Dubbed “Long Live the King! A Birthday Celebration for Michael Jackson,” the celebration will take place ...

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