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Eight Page Turning Hip-Hop Must Haves for the Holidays

Dec 13th, '10  •  by Adam Fleischer  •  4 Comments

Hip-hop has always prided itself on its oral traditions—rappers, at their core, are street griots who provide corner reportage on varied topics: ghetto tales, politics, ...

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AZ Remembers His Classic Debut, “Doe or Die,” 15 Years Later

Oct 12th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  14 Comments

Straight up, 1995 was a great year for hip-hop. From New York artists alone, we were blessed with Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., Big ...

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“One Love” or “One Mic” – Chose One as Your Favorite Nas Track

Sep 14th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  37 Comments

If memory serves me correctly, I was doing research for an article on Nas or Queens when the idea hit me. I was searching YouTube ...

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10 of QB’s Finest Tracks – The Bridge Ain’t Over

Sep 3rd, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

What up, y’all! I’m sitting here anticipating some serious precipitation today on the East Coast. Hurricane some-shit-or-other is supposed cause the heavens to open up ...

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C-N-N’s Favorite Sequels

Jul 13th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  4 Comments

Today marks the release of C-N-N's The War Report 2, a follow up to their influential 1997 debut, The War Report. The duo, comprised of ...

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Download Fashawn’s “Ode to Illmatic” Mixtape

Jun 11th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  52 Comments

It ain’t hard to tell, the day has finally arrived! XXL and Orisue clothing are proud to present Fashawn’s Ode to Illmatic mixtape for free ...

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Fashawn’s “Ode to Illmatic” Pushed Back, Artwork & Track List Revealed

Jun 9th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  23 Comments

Fans will have to wait a couple more days for Fashawn’s Ode to Illmatic mixtape. The project, initially set to come out today (June 9) ...

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Fashawn Presents “Ode to Illmatic” Remix Contest, Mixtape Coming June 9

May 26th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

We’re only two weeks away from the release of Fashawn’s Ode to Illmatic mixtape and in celebration of the project, XXL and Orisue clothing ...

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What Hip-Hop Album Would You Wanna See Played Live?

May 25th, '10  •  by XXL Staff  •  62 Comments

Urb.com broke the news yesterday that Lauryn Hill was going to perform her seminal debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, in its entirety during ...

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