MJ Gets Posthumous Sales Boost, Black Eyed Peas Go Gold

Jul 1st, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  43 Comments

Although he sold over 415,000 discs in only three days, the King of Pop will not be sitting atop the Billboard 200 sales chart this week. Due to The Billboard 200 sales chart’s stipulations - the list bans any record ...

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Tapemasters Inc Present Trife Diesel: The Project Pope

Jul 1st, '09  •  Reviews  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

Being a die-hard Ghostface fan since Ironman, it’s only natural that I pay attention to the rappers he cosigned. Though none of them ever went on to bank off his commercial status, Trife Da God has somewhat broken through to ...

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Everyone Hates Big

Jul 1st, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  116 Comments

Yesterday I wrote a blog saluting the living legends like Prince, Jay and R. Kelly. At the end of the entry I made a list of honorable mentions, one of which was Lil Wayne. A few of ya'll took exception, ...

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And He Like Her Toooooooooo…

Jul 1st, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  39 Comments

This drop is for grown ups so I advise the children, and those of you with childlike sensibilities to click, click away. I just read a story on the internets that says Robert Sylvester Kelly is under investigation for statutory rape. ...

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Prodigy Reacts To Michael Jackson’s Death From Behind Bars

Jun 30th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  33 Comments

Prodigy, one half of Infamous rap duo Mobb Depp, recently spoke with XXLMag.com to give his thoughts on Michael Jackson’s passing. P, who is currently serving time behind bars for a gun conviction, apparently had a chance to catch Sunday night’s ...

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Young Money: Every [Little] Girl

Jun 30th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  64 Comments

Wow. Thank you readers for pointing out a glaring omission in my 2009 BET Awards Notes and Observations blog yesterday. Not only did I glaringly omit an "s" somewhere in my original title, but I left out any mention of ...

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Vibe’s finally dead? Bonus!

Jun 30th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  35 Comments

I haven't awaited a death this eagerly since that time the Pope died. It was way the fuck back in 1995 when I first copped an issue of Vibe magazine. I was on vacation with my parents in Minnesota, and of ...

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50 Cent Says He’s Still No. 1 [With Exclusive Video]

Jun 30th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  66 Comments

Despite the decline in sales from 2005’s The Massacre to his last album, 2007’s Curtis, as well as a shift from gangsta rap’s overall popularity, 50 Cent still considers himself to be on top of the rap game. XXLMag.com ...

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Young Money CEO Cortez Bryant Speaks on Drake’s Distribution Deal

Jun 30th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  46 Comments

In one of hip-hop’s most drawn-out bidding wars, Drake has finally inked a deal with Universal Republic, according to Young Money’s Cortez Bryant. Bryant says the Toronto rapper was already signed to Young Money Entertainment, but signed his distribution deal on ...

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