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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Dead Rappers Get Better Promotion…

Jul 8th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  27 Comments

What has Michael Jackson's death taught you? It should be that the music industry is reliant now upon the deaths of icons to sell its backstock of CD's and other merch. This is fine too since I can ...

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Royce da 5’9″ Responds to J-Hood Diss, “I’ma Take his Fuckin’ Head Off”

Jul 8th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  65 Comments

While the war of words between Slaughterhouse and D-Block defector J-Hood has recently cooled off, Royce da 5’9" says the dispute is far from resolved. In a recent interview with XXLMag.com, Nickel-Nine denied that there’d be any more lyrical fire from ...

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