Bobby Ray on Last Call With Carson Daly [Video]

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

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FEATURE: The Alchemist, Topdog/Underdog

Jun 30th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

The Alchemist has come a long way since his days of producing album cuts for Dilated Peoples and Mobb Deep. While he’s still closely associated with both acts (he produced Prodigy’s entire Return of the Mac in 2007 and is ...

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2009 BET Awards Notes and Observations

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

I know. I know. It's Michael Jackson holiday weekend extended, which means I must suspend my quest of... holding our beloved negro music to Michael Jackson standards. Like I give a fuck who catches feelings. The funniest shit about the 2009 BET ...

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The Loudest Moment Of Silence…

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

I didn't watch the B.E.T. awards last night because I was on some protest of their programming. The truth is that I don't have a cable or satellite account so I can't watch anything on my television set, except ...

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Did the TIs have Jacko killed?

Jun 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  31 Comments

I'll admit, when I first heard that the doctor Jacko was with when he kicked was a black guy, I figured he may have given Jacko the wrong pills and accidentally killed him. I saw a picture of the guy over ...

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Tru Life Pleads Not Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Charges

Jun 29th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  17 Comments

Tru Life recently pleaded his innocence to second-degree murder and gang assault charges stemming from a stabbing two weeks ago. The Miami Herald reports that the former Roc-La-Familia rapper is currently being held without bail. As XXLMag.com previously reported, Tru was ...

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Clipse Claim “Best Duo Ever” Title At NY Sneaker Pimps Concert

Jun 29th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  61 Comments

The Clipse proclaimed itself the best rap twosome ever Friday night (June 26) as they closed out Sneaker Pimps’s New York City tour stop. “Third times a charm from the best duo ever,” promised Malice, as he and Pusha T performed ...

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STFU

Jun 29th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  25 Comments

So everybody's a critic. As great as technology and the advent of social networking has been to us, it has made folks hypercritical. Case in point: last night's BET Award show. I for one would like to commend the folks ...

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Jay-Z, Lil Wayne & Drake Turn Swag On, MJ Honored At BET Awards

Jun 29th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  53 Comments

Jay-Z and Lil Wayne highlighted a memorable evening of performances at last night's (June 28) BET Awards  at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, a night which also payed tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Weezy, who took ...

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