Gunplay Details His Struggle With Drugs – XXL Issue 150
Gunplay Details His Struggle With Drugs – XXL Issue 150
Gunplay Details His Struggle With Drugs – XXL Issue 150
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone Gunplay details his struggles with drugs. As told to Eric Diep Images David Walter Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the September 2013 issue of XXL Magazine. I started with weed and then tried coke, pills and everything else. I’m ...
Rakim Taps DJ Premier And Pharrell For New Album, Says He Doesn’t Speak With Eric B.
Rakim Taps DJ Premier And Pharrell For New Album, Says He Doesn’t Speak With Eric B.
Rakim Taps DJ Premier And Pharrell For New Album, Says He Doesn’t Speak With Eric B.
On the strength of some genre-defining albums and a flow that birthed a thousand MC's, Rakim has a clear claim to the status of one of hip-hop's leading lights. But over a 25-plus-year career, and with a dwindling output that has seen him drop only three albums in the past decade and a half, there are a lot of unsolved questions and mysteries surrounding the original God MC—after all, what happene
Young Guru Offers A $20 Mixing Class With Skillshare
Young Guru Offers A $20 Mixing Class With Skillshare
Young Guru Offers A $20 Mixing Class With Skillshare
Have you ever wanted to learn to mix like Young Guru? Well, you're in luck—as long as you've got $20 to spare. The legendary producer and engineer will teach a course in mixing on September 4 via Skillshare, a company that offers video classes where experts in a certain field share their specialized knowledge with an online audience. The ...
Kreayshawn Shows Off Pregnancy In New Photos
Kreayshawn Shows Off Pregnancy In New Photos
Kreayshawn Shows Off Pregnancy In New Photos
Since the release of her debut album, Somethin' 'Bout Kreay, failed to achieve commercial success, "Gucci, Gucci" rapper Kreayshawn has been keeping a low profile. Her absence could be due to her impending pregancy. Earlier this spring, Kreay revealed that she was a expecting a child on her Instagram after she posted a picture of her pregnant stomach. ...
Kanye West Turned Down ‘American Idol’
Kanye West Turned Down ‘American Idol’
Kanye West Turned Down ‘American Idol’
US Weekly is reporting that Kanye West allegedly turned down a spot as a judge on popular singing program, American Idol. According to US's sources, Kanye turned down the invitation because he was afraid that it would hurt his street cred by joining the cast for the program's 13th season on Fox. "He d...
Recap Of ‘Marrying The Game’ Episode 3
Recap Of ‘Marrying The Game’ Episode 3
Recap Of ‘Marrying The Game’ Episode 3
Last week on VH1’s Marrying The Game, Tiffney and Game took a stab at resolving their rocky relationship, but alas, things were expectedly left uncertain. Nevertheless, on this week’s episode, Tiffney decides to do something special for her man and asks Cali and Justice what each would like to do for their dad on Father’s Day. Justice admits h...
Raekwon Says The Notorious B.I.G. Is Still “King Of New York”
Raekwon Says The Notorious B.I.G. Is Still “King Of New York”
Raekwon Says The Notorious B.I.G. Is Still “King Of New York”
As one of New York's most beloved rappers, Raekwon had some pointed comments directed at Kendrick Lamar regarding his controversial claim about being "The King Of New York." In an interview with ItsBizkit.com,  the Wu-Tang veteran responded to Kendrick's claim by declaring that K. Dot was ...
DMX Says He Was Wrongly Arrested In South Carolina
DMX Says He Was Wrongly Arrested In South Carolina
DMX Says He Was Wrongly Arrested In South Carolina
Late last night, TMZ reported that the often-incarcerated rapper DMX had gotten in trouble with the law again, this time in South Carolina, after getting pulled over in a routine traffic violation. X went on to get arrested and brought to county jail, and was expected to have a hearing with a judge today...
No Malice Finds God But Loses Some Fire On ‘Hear Ye Him’
No Malice Finds God But Loses Some Fire On ‘Hear Ye Him’
No Malice Finds God But Loses Some Fire On ‘Hear Ye Him’
No Malice, formerly known as Malice, built a career on cocaine. As one half of beloved 2000s rap duo Clipse, the Virginia MC, along with his younger brother Pusha T, painted grimy pictures of the drug game through intricate lyrics that were as creative as they were clever...

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