Grinding For The Evil Empire

 •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  55 Comments

The New York Yankees were called the Evil Empire in the early 2000’s because they never have to rebuild their team to compete on a championship level. Just a new part here or there and they are in contention ...

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How We Live

 •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  17 Comments

"I’ve got a new name,” says Chad to Bernard. “Benny D!”Chad’s face spreads with a Texas-sized grin as Bernard leans back in his chair, cocks his head to the left and strokes his chin.“Benny D?” says Bernard. “Hmmm.”“Ben Dover!” Chad ...

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Eye Candy
Sheryl K.

 •  Eye Candy  •  by XXL Staff  •  107 Comments

For almost a decade now, we’ve coated these pages with candies of almost every shape and cup size. Although we’re the Baskin-Robbins of publishing, it’s recently come to our attention that there’s a certain flavor we haven’t poured for your ...

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Show & Prove
Brisco

 •  Show & Prove  •  by XXL Staff  •  22 Comments

Just because Brisco spit his first rhyme over an Usher instrumental doesn’t mean the Opa Locka, Fla., goon is an R&B dude. “I took the beat to ‘You Make Me Wanna’ and made about eight different tracks to it,” says ...

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We Gon’ Make It

 •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  12 Comments

Two years ago, the talented Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Tears of the Sun) was tapped to direct a biopic about the life and death of Christopher Wallace (a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G.). Initially funded by Fox Searchlight Pictures (the Koch of ...

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Editorial
Go Getta

 •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  4 Comments

Sittin’ on the crapper, watchin’ white rappers…and evidently I’m not the only one. That’s right—white, Black, Spanish and Asian (notice white is the only one not capitalized) folks have spoken, and not only can I sell magazines, but I can ...

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