Judgement Day

 •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  54 Comments

Trick or treat, niggas. Last Halloween was a historic day for hip-hop. No, we didn’t get the release of the long-awaited second album from Clipse (some magazine said it’s a classic, you bastards). Instead we got a grab bag of ...

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Young Jeezy
The Love Movement

 •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  201 Comments

“I don’t think no amount of money could buy the way I’m feeling right now,” Young Jeezy says when he gets on the phone. His morale is high, but one can’t help wonder if the Atlanta MC is secretly nervous. ...

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Losing my edge

 •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  143 Comments

Tell me it isn't just me. First there was that Diddy album, and now I find myself enjoying this new Jim Jones album, at least as much as one can enjoy a Jim Jones album. Not to mention shit like ...

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To vote or not to vote

 •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  103 Comments

Hip-Hop doesn't seem like as much of a political force during these off-year elections, now does it? Back in 2004, you had dudes like Diddy (at the time P Diddy) and Russell Simmons out there trying to get today's youth ...

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