LL Cool J

More rappers than ever are turning to books to scratch their creative itch. A list of the 10 best ever Words: Adam Fleischer, Jesse Gissen, Mark Lelinwalla, Jayson Rodriguez Images: Socrates Gomez These days, when rappers pull out a pen and a pad, or even get on the computer or their smart phones, it’s not certain they do so with the intent of writing a rhyme. More and ...

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Who said school wasn't cool? Despite dropping out of high school, LL Cool J made an grand entrance at Northeastern University to not only celebrate his daughter's receiving her honors degree, but also his own. "I've been called a few things but never doctor...

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From YG releasing his debut studio album to French Montana gracing the "American Idol" stage with Jennifer Lopez, this week on Instagram was certainly on the live side. With much more also going down, scroll through XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week...

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With XXL's 10th spot voting in full effect, the #XXLFreshmen2014 pretty much took over twitter this week. Check out the industry's freshmen picks along with a few other tweets in XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Tweets Of The Week." Put ya vote in -------> @XXL #lilsnupe for freshman of the year! — ...

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