Pitbull Presents…Lyrics To Go

 •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  44 Comments

They underestimate us, but if you listen to Miami music…JT Money’s shit, the Poison Clan shit, they’re talking about exactly what was going on in Miami at the time. Jackin’ tourists and all the things that were happening down here. ...

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You go girl

 •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  102 Comments

A few weeks (possibly even months) ago I did a post here in which I listed the winners and losers of hip-hop circa 2006. It hadn't occurred to me at the time, but I probably should've included hip-hop hoes in ...

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Juvenile Cleared in Lawsuit

 •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  28 Comments

New Orleans rapper Juvenile has been cleared in a lawsuit brought against him by a Jacksonville, FL police officer who was injured during a scuffle in a mall back in 1999. The incident occurred on July 23, 1999 when Juvenile, ...

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Jonathan “JR” Rotem:
Music For Life

 •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  42 Comments

Bay Area-bred producer Jonathan Rotem is one of rap's fastest-emerging producers, but a glance at his musical history, speech patterns and even his physical appearance suggests otherwise. A studied jazz pianist and a classical head, Rotem speaks like a Mathlete, ...

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