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No I.D.: Rise and Shine

Jan 13th, '12  •  by XXL Staff  •  7 Comments

Words by Carl Chery (@cchery) No I.D. may want to consider changing his moniker. Having earned stripes under the radar for most of his 20-year career, ...

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Frank Ocean Says Odd Future Inspires His Music, Talks Making of Nostalgia Ultra

Jan 6th, '12  •  by XXL Staff  •  2 Comments

Frank Ocean may just be an affiliate of OFWGKTA, but the singer/songwriter says he's inspired plenty by the radical rap group. "It liberated my thinking in ...

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Asher Roth Explains Def Jam Signing: “They Believe In Me”

Nov 22nd, '11  •  by Adam Fleischer  •  11 Comments

Over the weekend, thanks to a tweet by Senior Vice President of Island Def Jam Shawn “Pecas” Costner, news broke that Asher Roth had signed ...

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T.I. Blames Young Jeezy’s Album Pushbacks on Def Jam [Video]

Oct 20th, '11  •  by jesse  •  3 Comments

T.I. appeared on The Breakfast Club show on New York radio station Power 105.1 this a.m. to promote his new book, Power & Beauty: A ...

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Kanye West to Drop G.O.O.D. Music Compilation LP

Oct 19th, '11  •  by jesse  •  2 Comments

Kanye West mysteriously returned to his Twitter account this afternoon for a big announcement. “GOODMUSIC. THE ALBUM. SPRING2012 (sic),” he wrote. G.O.O.D.—which includes Yeezy, Big Sean, Pusha ...

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Rick Ross Avoids Airplane, Travels by Bus Back to Atlanta Home [Update]

Oct 17th, '11  •  by jesse  •  6 Comments

After suffering two seizures last Friday (October 14) on board two separate airplanes, Rick Ross will be staying on the ground, as he travels back ...

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Russell Simmons Co-Signs Irv Gotti for Def Jam Prez

Oct 17th, '11  •  by jesse  •  4 Comments

Russell Simmons is in favor of Irv Gotti becoming Def Jam’s new President. The business mogul and co-founder of the historic hip-hop label told XXLMag.com that ...

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Big K.R.I.T. Talks Album Push Back, Promises Cameos From Two “Super Duper Legends” [VIDEO]

Sep 13th, '11  •  by Adam Fleischer  •  6 Comments

Last week, it was announced that Big K.R.I.T.'s debut album, Live From The Underground, wouldn't be released on September 27 as initially scheduled. Instead, the ...

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Big K.R.I.T.’s Debut LP Pushed Back to 2012

Sep 8th, '11  •  by Adam Fleischer  •  9 Comments

It looks like September 27 won't be a day filled with former XXL Freshmen releasing their debut albums, after all. Though J. Cole's Cole World: The ...

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