Rich Boy invades the booth on BET’s Rap City

Feb 1st, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 1 Comment

Like It Or Not, The 2007 Top Five Emcees

Jan 31st, '07 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 88 Comments

My apologies to Bol or Noz or whomever had previously created a top five rapper list for this new year. Even this list is subject to change by the time the second quarter comes around but I am pretty confident that it won't ...

Jadakiss and Super Nova Slom Team to Educate Youth On Gang Culture

Jan 31st, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 20 Comments

Yonkers rapper Jadakiss and MC Super Nova Slom are teaming up to release a new track that will serve to educate youth on the activist origins of gang culture. The track, which is called “Gangsta's Salute,” was produced by Brooklyn ...

Air Jordan VI

Jan 31st, '07 • News • by XXL Staff • 5 Comments

The Air Jordan VI was to the V what the IV was to the III—the return of the same basic silhouette with a bunch of added-on plastic and rubber. The strip of leather across the toe disappeared—not to return until ...

New bangers from Nas, Little Brother, Mase, 40 Cal, Havoc, Freeway and Rich Boy are up now!

Jan 31st, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 1 Comment

Bol gives his take on XXL‘s 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2007.

Jan 31st, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 1 Comment

The future is bleak

Jan 31st, '07 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 166 Comments

Note: Obviously these aren't mine (or anybody's) 10 most anticipated rap albums of 2007. Basically, what I've done here is taken the list from this month's XXL and added my own take on each of the albums based on the ...

Listen to the remix of “Where Are They Now” by Nas featuring Redhead Kingpin, The Original Spinderella, Rob Base, Father MC, Monie Love, Mike D (of the Jungle Brothers), EST (of 3XDope), Positive K, Das EFX, Lords of the Underground, Dres (of Black Sheep)

Jan 31st, '07 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 1 Comment

Swizz Beatz
Still On It

Jan 31st, '07 • News • by XXL Staff • 61 Comments

Swizz Beatz has sort of renewed himself in the past few years. But before the DJ turned producer was chopping up Jay-Z’s vocals for the likes of T.I. (“Bring Em Out”) and Cassidy (“I’m a Hustla”) and helping Busta Rhymes ...