New bangers from Redman, Immortal Technique and Joell Ortiz, Crime Mob with Young Dro and Rasheeda, Saigon with The Game and B.G. and Prodigy are up now!

Feb 20th, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • No Comments

Controversy Arises Over Common Performance at Duke University

Feb 20th, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 31 Comments

Despite comments he made in reference to the Duke Lacrosse rape case, Chicago rapper Common is still scheduled to perform at the school’s Last Day of Classes concert on April 25. Some controversy has arisen over a freestyle Common performed ...

Gillie Da Kid Released From Prison

Feb 20th, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 24 Comments

Philadelphia rapper Gillie Da Kid was released from prison on Friday (February 16) after posting bail. The rapper was arrested on February 6 and accused of running two drug stash houses in the Oxford Circle section of Philly. According to ...

Beauty Shop Owner Plans to Sue Foxy Brown

Feb 20th, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 11 Comments

The owner of the beauty supply store in Pembroke Pines, FL where Foxy Brown is accused of going on a rampage, plans to sue to the Brooklyn rapper over the incident. According to the New York Post, Hayssam Ghoneim feels ...

Billy Sunday takes a look at Foxy’s latest breakdown

Feb 20th, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • No Comments

Tara Henley examines the use of drama as a marketing tool

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Bol breaks down last night’s episode of the (White) Rapper Show

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Foxy Brown is STILL not as hardbody as Brandy

Feb 20th, '07 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 29 Comments

Like I said before at this site, ‘Brandy is more hardbody than your favorite rapper’, but Foxy Brown is on the come up. There’s a likely chance that she has violated her probation by getting arrested in Florida and ...

Addicted to drama

Feb 20th, '07 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 36 Comments

I finally got around to reading this weekend’s New York Times Magazine piece on the mixtape crackdown and subsequent arrests of DJs Drama and Don Canon. I thought Samantha M. Shapiro did a great job with the article. It’s refreshing ...