KarmaLoop: Attack Of The Blogs PSA #2 [Video]

May 28th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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Update: Eminem “Not Confirmed” For The 2009 BET Awards, Says Rep

May 28th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  48 Comments

XXLMag.com has learned from a network spokesperson that despite reports on several websites, Eminem is "not confirmed" to perform at this year’s BET Awards. Although Em's spot is not etched in stone Kanye West, The-Dream and Jamie Foxx, who has ...

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Attack of the bums

May 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  35 Comments

I may have mentioned this once or twice before, but my academic background, to the extent that you can even say I have an academic background, is in marketing. The classes I should have been in when I was stroking ...

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Update: Busta Rhymes’ Standing On The Charts Changes, SoundScan Recalculates Sales Figures

May 28th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  74 Comments

Yesterday's (May 27) Nielsen SoundScan report has been corrected. While it originally had Redman and Method Man’s reunion album Blackout 2 ranked higher than Busta Rhymes’ Back On My B.S., the updated figures put the Dungeon Dragon over the dynamic duo. Busta’s ...

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Mr. Len “Meatloaf Special”

May 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  1 Comment

It's time to play " Who Used That"...

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Plugging the Leaks

May 28th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  50 Comments

It’s pretty much a given these days that if an artist has an album coming out, at some point it’s gonna leak. If not for premature releases, labels would be making considerably more money than they are now and the ...

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Details Emerge On Possible Jay-Z/Warner Deal

May 28th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  33 Comments

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Jay-Z was on his way to bringing his Roc Nation label, an imprint he created as part of his rumored $150 million deal with concert promoter Live Nation, to Sony. Now the New York's ...

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Raekwon, MC Lyte, Naughty By Nature & Boot Camp To Rock All ’90s Event In NYC

May 28th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  22 Comments

It’s gonna get real '90s in Times Square when Raekwon headlines the second show in the Hip-Hop Legends Concert Series on June 17 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Hosted by Funkmaster Flex and Chuck Chillout on the ones and ...

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FEATURE: Kanye West, Between The Lines

May 28th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  17 Comments

When Will Smith made the leap into having his own sitcom at the height of his rap popularity, the gamble paid off for Hollywood’s current leading man, as fans were able to accept the Fresh Prince in a new arena. ...

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