XXL Blogs turns 1.

XXL Blogs is officially one year old today. It was on this day last year that I posted my first blog here at xxlmag.com. I had no idea what to expect, and no idea if a largely male, largely American ...

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Snoop Dogg’s Camp Issues Statement

The following statement was issued by Tracey Nguyen, of 5W Public Relations regarding Snoop Dogg's recent run-in with police in Stockholm, Sweden. "Contrary to erroneous press reports, Snoop Dogg was not arrested in Sweden. He was questioned and released with no ...

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New Educational DVD Uses Hip-Hop to Teach

A new educational DVD for preschoolers, “It’s Hip-Hop, Baby!,” will use hip-hop music to teach children about the alphabet, numbers, colors and animals. Created by Emmy-Award winning television producer Candi Carter, the DVD features original songs as well as timeless ...

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Charli Baltimore
I Gotta Get It

The fire engine red locks and thick, Philadelphia-honed accent are just a couple of Charli Baltimore’s trademarks. Perhaps the most familiar is her romantic attachment to the Notorious B.I.G. in the early ‘90s. Not only did Biggie give Charli her ...

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Pop Goes The Weasel…

There’s a saying in psychoanalytical circles that the gun represents a phallic symbol and it’s reverence and worship by some is because of their lack of an actual penis. I suppose if that were true then we’d see way ...

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