Common Recruited for Lincoln Navigator Marketing Campaign

Nov 13th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  11 Comments

U.S. automotive brand Lincoln has recruited Chicago MC Common for a new marketing campaign touting their 2008 Navigator line of SUVs. Through this exclusive partnership, the rapper will appear in Lincoln’s nationwide television, radio and print campaigns for the 2008 ...

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RUMOR: Flipmode Squad Leaves Busta, Changes Name

Nov 13th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  32 Comments

In a recent interview with HHNLive, Flipmode Squad's First Lieutenant Rampage is claiming that he and three other members of the original Flipmode Squad are severing ties with founder Busta Rhymes. "Rah Digga, Baby Sham, Spliff Starr, and myself. We ...

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Details Emerge in Death of Dr. Donda West, Kanye Issues Statement

Nov 13th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  55 Comments

Kanye West’s mother, Dr. Donda West, died on Saturday night (November 10) at the Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Marina del Rey. The Associated Press reports that Dr. West was brought to the hospital by paramedics who responded to ...

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C-Murder Preps Release of New DVD, The Movement

Nov 13th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

Corey “C-Murder” Miller is preparing to release a new DVD on December 11 called The Movement through Asylum Records. The Movement is a video journal that offers insight into C-Murder’s state of mind as he works on his first new ...

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PREVIEW: XXL‘s Triple Lil Wayne Covers!

Nov 12th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  234 Comments

For our annual year-end Love/Hate issue, XXL decided to let Weezy have three different covers all to himself. Be the first to see our upcoming January/February issue right now... ...

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Wyclef Travels to Haiti to Establish Youth Programs

Nov 12th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Wyclef Jean arrived in Haiti on Saturday (November 10) on a mission to establish a range of programs to benefit youth in his impoverished homeland. According to the Associated Press, this is Clef’s first visit to the Caribbean nation since ...

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LINK: Young Buck On His Relationship With Trina

Nov 12th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  42 Comments

In a new interview with MTV, Young Buck elaborates on 50's famous line from "Fully Loaded Clip" ("When Trina was telling Wayne, 'I love you, boo'/She was running games, she told Buck that too."). The Nashville rapper had this to ...

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Project Pat
Walkin’ Bank Roll

Nov 12th, '07  •  Reviews  •  by XXL Staff  •  16 Comments

HYPNOTIZE MINDS/KOCH Project Pat has had more ups and downs than a seesaw. After his breakout appearance on Three 6 Mafia’s 2000 smash “Sippin’ on Some Syrup,” the local star earned a platinum plaque for his 2001 disc, Mista Don’t Play: ...

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T.I. Recording New Album While Under House Arrest

Nov 12th, '07  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  54 Comments

T.I., who is currently under indefinite house arrest while he awaits his trial on federal weapons charges, is keeping himself busy by working on his next LP. According to Entertainment Weekly, Tip is six tracks deep into the new project, ...

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