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XXL Parodies Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj & Tech N9ne In Hilarious Halloween Clip
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 11/02/2011
The staff over at XXLMag.com look like they are having a little too much fun there. A day after Halloween, the staff got dressed like some of fans' favorite rappers for a parody video for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV tracks, "Intro," "Interlude" and "Outro," parodying the hip-hop superstars who appear on those 'Tha Carter... |
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XXL Asks: Is Birdman Hip-Hop's Last True Hip-Hop Mogul?
Music ♦ Posted 05/24/2011
Birdman -- aka Baby, the co-founder of Cash Money Records -- positioned his down south imprint at the top of the music industry in the late 1990s, landing a $30 million distribution deal with Universal and rolling out platinum acts, such as the Hot Boys, Lil Wayne, and Juvenile. However, after his biggest acts left (Juvenile, B.G., and the Hot Boys), and before Weezy rose... |
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Free Download: XXL, DJ Whoo Kid Drop '2011's Freshman Class: The Mixtape'
Music ♦ Posted 03/24/2011
Every year, hip-hop fans and the industry itself anxiously await the release of XXL's new "Freshman Class" issue, and 2011 was no different. After dropping the list of newcomers to watch for in the new year this February, the mag is further celebrating the honor with a free mixtape, which they unleashed on Wednesday (March 23) on their official website, XXLMag.com. XXL linked up with... |
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Lil B, Yelawolf, Kendrick Lamar Among XXL's 2011 Freshman Class
Music ♦ Posted 02/23/2011
Over the last few years, XXL's "Freshman Class" as become a list to watch for among hip-hop fans. The highly anticipated 2011 grads have finally been revealed. Usually, it's 10, but this year the long-running mag chose 11. Although the cover leaked nearly a month ago, the official list was just this week. The 11 rappers XXL thinks you should watch are: Lil Twist, CyHi... |
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Kanye West Pens New XXL Cover Story, Opens Up About Taylor Swift Incident
Music ♦ Posted 09/16/2010
Kanye West has always seemed to have a love and hate relationship with the media, simply because he feels his words are taken out of context or misunderstood. But, if something is taken the wrong way in the new cover story for the October issue of XXL, he'll only have himself to blame. Why? Because he penned the piece... |
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Shyne Freestyle Live From Belize
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 07/21/2010
Shyne's getting ready for his return so XXL gave him the cover of their upcoming September "Real Street Issue". The mag's editor-in-chief, Vanessa Satten, traveled to Belize for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Shyne Po, during which they shot a lot of video footage. Here's a piece of the footage of the rapper walking through the third world country, takes pics with the kids, and... |
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Gucci Mane Checks In From Jail -- Talks Buzz, Sober Living
Music ♦ Posted 02/09/2010
It's been only a few months since Gucci Mane was sentenced to prison for a probation violation, but he's been able to reflect in that short time. In a recent interview with XXL, the rapper looks back on his quick rise in music over the past year, the journey leading to his heightened... |
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Rosa Acosta Named XXL's 2009 Eye Candy of the Year
Entertainment ♦ Posted 12/18/2009
Each year XXL magazine honors the women we see in music videos throughout the course of the present year. After weeding through the countless beauties, one woman is awarded the annual Eye Candy of the Year honors. So, without further adieu 2009's winner is: Rosa... |
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Jay-Z Says The Game and Jim Jones Are No Competition
Music ♦ Posted 09/01/2009
Jay-Z has become the target of attacks as of late. While Jim Jones has always disliked the Brooklyn rapper, The Game has been on the war path, calling out Jay at a string of concert appearances. In a new interview with XXL, Jay explains why he doesn't... |
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