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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Details Revealed on New Drake TV Show

Jul 30th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  27 Comments

Drake may be the hottest thing in hip-hop, but he’s not completely ditching his television roots. The former actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation is developing a TV comedy series called Us and Them to air in Canada, according to a ...

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New York Daily News: Pete Nice Involved in Legal Battle over Sports Memorabilia

Jul 30th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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