You can’t win

Nov 17th, '06 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 286 Comments

"You know we can't have one of nothing. So we had to double up and do one for the old people!" —The Dirt Angel You get the idea that Jim Jones was just waiting for Jay to finally responding to one of ...

YN’s Breakaday: Vote Or Die

Nov 17th, '06 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 13 Comments

Carmine Coppola "Murder Of Don Fanucci" (1974) ...

Jimmy responds to Jay!

Nov 17th, '06 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 1 Comment

Russell Simmons Travels to Africa, Starts Diamond Empowerment Fund

Nov 17th, '06 • XXL Magazine • by XXL Staff • 30 Comments

Fashion and Entertainment mogul Russell Simmons will be traveling to South Africa and Botswana later this month to tour the two nations’ diamond mines in preparation for the launch of his Diamond Empowerment Fund, the New York Daily News reports. ...

YN’s Breakaday: Eliot Ness

Nov 16th, '06 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 11 Comments

Nat Adderley "Rise, Sally, Rise" (1968) ...

Not a rapper, just a hustler that can rap good

Nov 16th, '06 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 62 Comments

Yesterday Coolfer posted a look at Soundscan numbers for recent hip-hop releases. Needless to say, things are bleak this year, and will probably remain so even if the much anticipated blockbuster fourth quarter pans out. With the exception of a ...

Riding around sweatin’

Nov 16th, '06 • Bloggers • by XXL Staff • 247 Comments

In a year of devastating, career threatening album leaks, the Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury has been remarkably well-protected. From what I understand, the album has been completed for quite some time now, but the only way to get your ...