The Price of Shame

Jul 9th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  50 Comments

Depression is some serious shit. While we’re not all clinically depressed, we all get down from time to time. I feel that. Soulja Boy freaked the fuck out last week after realizing all that glitters ain’t swag. Bow Wow may ...

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But I thought 50 Cent had given up rap!

Jul 9th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  69 Comments

My least favorite 50 Cent is the one who's actually convinced he's a genius. You know the one. He goes on the radio and in interviews, dropping words like "content" and "finances," when you'd much rather hear him talk about ...

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SlaughterHouse = Graphic Music…

Jul 9th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  44 Comments

In about one month (or less for the illegal downloaders) the SlaughterHouse collective project will be unleashed upon us. That will be a great day for these artists since they formed a union that many couldn't believe would bear ...

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Ghostface Recruits John Legend & Lloyd For Upcoming R&B Album

Jul 9th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  17 Comments

Ever since news that Wu-Tang vet Ghostface Killah would be sticking to his more soulful side on his new disc— an entirely R&B tinged effort titled The Wizard of Poetry— there have been mixed reactions. But in a recent interview with MTV ...

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Jay-Z, Diddy & Kanye Top Forbes “Hip-Hop Cash Kings” List

Jul 9th, '09  •  The Music Biz  •  by XXL Staff  •  66 Comments

Jay-Z, Diddy and Kanye West topped Forbes’s annual list of hip-hop’s top earners. Dubbed Hip-Hop Cash Kings, the list, which was announced today, names the top 20 most financially successful rap artists over the last year, beginning in June 2008. Topping ...

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Popz-N-Nick B: Deadly Combination 3

Jul 9th, '09  •  Reviews  •  by XXL Staff  •  10 Comments

Pardon the break from street albums, but I can’t just ignore the everyday DJ creating true to the game mixtapes in hopes of getting on. They grind just as hard if not harder than your household name mixtape co-host and ...

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BlackBook: Kanye West Has the Hots for Sugababe

Jul 9th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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WEB CANDY: Roxy Milan, Miss June

Jul 9th, '09  •  Eye Candy  •  by XXL Staff  •  64 Comments

NAME: Roxy Milan REPS: Memphis, TN MATH: 36C-25-40 HIGHLIGHT: Only Black promotional model for Nuvo (West) QUOTE: “When I seduce someone I just make ‘em do what they’ve secretly wanted to do all along." Photography Patrick ...

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Alchemist: Chemical Warfare

Jul 9th, '09  •  Reviews  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

[Editor's Note: There was a misprint in the August 2009 issue of XXL. The Alchemist's album received an L rating for its beats and an XL for its lyrics. The correct rating is an XL for the beats and L ...

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