I remember during the whole Nas “Hip-Hop is Dead” fiasco how offended all southern artists were and their reaction. From Jeezy airing out God’s Son on the air to Ludacris rocking a T-shirt in a video that read, “Hip-hop isn’t ...
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XXcLusive: Charles Hamilton Takes J Dilla Credits Off Album, LP Drops For Free Online This Tuesday
The hip-hop community was taken aback when XXL freshman alumnus Charles Hamilton announced that the late Detroit producer J Dilla would be listed as an executive producer on his major label debut, This Perfect Life. XXLMag.com caught up with the ...
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Debates and discussions come about out of thin air here at the office. For instance, I was just working on some images for an upcoming feature when I overheard Mike D, our Photo Editor, bumping Devin The Dude's "What A ...
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Fabolous Album Pushed Back
Brooklyn rapper Fabolous has taken to his Twitter account to inform fans that his latest LP, Loso’s Way has been pushed back to next month. In a message posted just minutes ago, Fab said he just found out about his new ...
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From the very beginnings of rap we have loved the groups that have graced the microphone. Do you remember that scene in 'Wild Style' when the Cold Crush Brothers battled the Fantastic Five on the basketball court. The ...
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Are anti-hip-hop policies racist?
You might remember that I all but predicted a violent crime wave last year here in St. Louis. I was walking down the sidewalk trying to get a burrito, and I was forced to cede the center of the sidewalk to ...
Read MoreMos Def First Week Sales Predictions
Let's cut to the chase. Mos's fourth album, The Ecastic, hits stores today. how many copies will he sell in his first week? Here are the staff's predictions. Mike D: 26K Jackpot: 25k Clovito: 82,003 Vanessa: Same numbers as Jim Jones Jesse: 35-40k Rob The Music ...
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Lists
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Hip-Hop Fashion
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Show & Prove
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Rap Videos
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