Ace Hood Edges Out Maino, MJ’s Sales Soar

Jul 8th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  39 Comments

Several new releases hit the stands last week but none could compete with the late King of Pop, whose catalog’s sales continued to skyrocket after his death. Like previously reported, despite his overwhelming sales, Michael Jackson will not be sitting atop ...

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MJ’s Best

Jul 8th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  93 Comments

So Michael Jackson's Memorial went down yesterday, but this is far from the end.  It's almost been two weeks since MJ passed and the amount of coverage his life or death is getting doesn't seem to be decreasing one bit. I ...

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M.O.P.: Foundation

Jul 8th, '09  •  Reviews  •  by XXL Staff  •  21 Comments

M.O.P. Foundation (E1 Music) Throughout their career, M.O.P. have epitomized hardcore hip-hop. Now, after numerous mixtapes and side projects, the firing squad returns with Foundation, their first LP in nine years. M.O.P.’s Lil’ Fame and Billy Danze waste no time delivering their patented ...

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XXL VIDEO: Maino, U Not Like Me

Jul 8th, '09  •  XXLtv  •  by XXL Staff  •  4 Comments

Maino breaks down the meaning of his debut album...

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FEATURE: The-Dream, Got To Get It

Jul 8th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  6 Comments

Photography Phill Knott   In his songs, and his conversations, The-Dream swears a lot for an R&B singer. “Shit.” “Damn.” “Muthafuckas.” Nouns, verbs, adjectives. He sings as audaciously as he speaks. He’s even got an unreleased track called ...

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The Black Carpet

Jul 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

While I openly believe that 24-hour news networks are the worst thing ever to happen to journalism, I chose MSNBC's coverage of Michael Jackson's Memorial for hip-hop journalist Toure. On one ...

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Fat Joe Recalls How Michael Jackson Personally Cleared Sample

Jul 7th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  35 Comments

Fat Joe looked no further than Michael Jackson when it came time to pay tribute to his mother, Maria. XXLMag.com recently chopped it up with the Bronx rapper to find out how the King of Pop was responsible for making ...

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Proof Bol can make you famous

Jul 7th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  27 Comments

You know, I joke about how women should get with me in order to launch a career as a video ho, or some other career for a woman in hip-hop that doesn't necessarily involve sex, if there is such a ...

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MTV: Watch Michael Jackson’s Memorial Live [Video]

Jul 7th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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