A controversial concert that would have featured appearances by Jim Jones, Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne has been cancelled by officials in Providence, Rhode Island. The show, which was part of the recently kicked off Street Dreams Tour, was scheduled ...
Read MoreWyclef’s Foundation Uplifts Haiti
Grammy Award winner and Fugees member, Wyclef Jean, testified on Capitol Hill yesterday (March 14) about development efforts in Haiti. During his testimony before the Subcommittee of the Western Hemisphere Committee on Foreign Affairs at the U.S. House of Representatives, ...
Read MoreViacom Media Does Not Care About Ed O.G. And The Bulldogs…
I’m sure that the majority of you go to CNN’s website right after leaving XXLMAG dot com’s page. How else would you kids stay so well informed? So you all must have heard that Viacom Media, the Tall ...
Read MoreNotorious B.I.G.’s Greatest Hits Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Top 200
The latest album from the Notorious B.I.G., Greatest Hits, will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts this week after consumers picked up 99,000 copies during its first week in stores. The strong debut marks the third ...
Read MoreC-Murder Allowed to Leave Home to Promote Album
A Louisiana judge ruled on Tuesday (March 13) that Corey “C-Murder” Miller may occasionally leave the residence where he is currently under house arrest to continue his recording career. According New Orleans’ Times-Picayune, Judge Martha Sassone will allow the rapper ...
Read MoreNew DVD Exposes Illegal Mixtape Scene
Walter Bell of Cando Entertainment is directing and releasing a new DVD, Mixtape Inc., which is an in-depth look at the world of illegal mixtapes. The documentary provides behind the scene footage and interviews that exposes the volatile mixtape industry. ...
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The more I learn about Lupe Fiasco, the more I'm not sure what to think is true and what's not. I'm not saying the guy's a liar or anything. I'm just saying. Word to Henry Rollins. Take for example the revelation, ...
Read MoreHavoc To Release International Voicetones
Mobb Deep’s Havoc has signed a deal with Voxonic, Inc. to release international voicetones that will convert his songs into foreign languages. Havoc, who is prepping the release of his solo album this year, will take one of his singles ...
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With the backing of Geffen Records and The Neptunes for his major label debut album — Already Platinum — few imagined Paul Wall, Mike Jones and Chamillionaire outselling Slim Thug. But after numerous delays and rampant bootlegging, Already Platinum was ...
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Show & Prove
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