DJ Z-Trip, who helped pioneer the mash-up remix trend, has a assembled an impressive group of MC’s for the soundtrack to the new All-Pro Football 2K8 video game from 2K Sports. Z-Trip has meshed vocals from the diverse ...
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T.I. vs. T.I.P. Tracklist and Production Credits
XXLMag.com debuts the tracklisting to T.I.’s new album. Look for an in-depth preview later this week. 1) “Act 1” Produced by T.I. and Kannon “Caviar” Cross. Additional production by Just Blaze. 2) “Big Shit Poppin’ (Do It)” Produced by Mannie Fresh 3) “Raw” Produced by Lil ...
Read MoreDiddy Wins Fifi Award For No. 1 Selling Fragrance
Bad Boy Entertainment Chairman, Sean “Diddy” Combs, has won this year’s Fragrance Foundation (Fifi) Award for his No. 1 selling fragrance, Unforgivable. The popular cologne was the No. 1 seller for 2006, beating out all other men’s and woman’s fragrances. ...
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Hip-Hop is often criticized by the mainstream media for being overly homophobic, but I wonder: would it be homophobic of me to suggest, as I have before, that hip-hop is the straightest genre of music evar? After all, hip-hop has ...
Read MoreThe Fixxers Ball 4 Real on Streetball Tour
DJ Quik and AMG, who make up the group The Fixxers, will take their live show on the road this month for the Ball 4 Real Streetball Tour. The basketball tour is made up of former And 1 players who ...
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One Man Band Man
Deep down inside, everyone wants to be a star. That’s why it’s no surprise that so many beatsmiths are trading in their boards for the mic. Although there’s the occasional success story (Dr. Dre), not everyone is as fortunate. Creating ...
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We The Best
If nothing else, DJ Khaled is a great host. After a successful mixtape run, the Miami-based jock made sure to include all his MC buddies on last year’s Listennn: The Album. For his follow-up effort, We the Best, the rotund ...
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Notebook Paper
Although there isn’t much fanfare surrounding it, 19 is a confusing age—old enough to serve in the military, but too young to legally drown the memories in a bottle. St. Louis rapper Huey now finds himself at this perplexing period ...
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Survival of the Fittest
Bubblin’ in the bayous of Baton Rouge, La., for a few years, Trill Ent. was just another indie label with a local buzz until UGK cosigned them. By 2005, the whole country knew the crew’s name, as franchise player Webbie’s ...
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Show & Prove
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Rap Videos
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