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Before I Self Destruct fails to blow up
“I was gonna kill a couple rappers, but they did it to themselves. I was gonna do it with the flow, but they did it with their sales.” –Jay-Z, who must have seen this coming To think, Curtis was considered a flop, and it sold 600 some-odd thousand copies its first week out. ...
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Wes Nyle “Fresh Like Dougie”
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Rakim Soldiers Through Sound Issues At NYC Release Party [With Pictures & Video]
In celebration of the release of his first studio album in a decade, Rakim took to the stage last night (November 19) to a packed crowd at B.B. King Blues Club in New York City. The God MC walked out to the lead single “Holy Are You” from his new disc, The Seventh Seal. Yet his entrance ...
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Grand Theft Auto IV: Loso’s Way
Fabolous has been long overdue for one of these. Dude has garnered himself an automatic berth in 2010’s DDN of the Year competition without making an individual NP appearance this year. His rap-flavored blog-renowned Twitter stream is kinda like Chopper Suit , in that it has a life and ...
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VIDEO: Fabolous feat. Kobe “I’mma Do It”
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Lil Wayne & Young Money Comp Pushed Back, Both CDs Will be Released Separately
Fans waiting for Lil Wayne’s long-delayed Rebirth album will have to sit tight for one more week. XXLMag.com has confirmed with Universal that the album will be hitting stores on Monday, December 21, just one week after they set a December 15 release. Prior to reports, a rep for Universal ...
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Curren$y “Breakfast (In & Out)” Prod. by Mos Def
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VIDEO: Kidd Kidd “Don’t Be Scared of Me”
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VIDEO: Dres of Black Sheep “Forever LuvLee”
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An Open Letter To Tupac Fans
Years ago, I went to law school at Georgetown University, in Washington D.C. Being a Brooklyn, New York cat, I knew nothing about that city. One day I went to have lunch with a couple of friends at the famed Florida Avenue Grill . Me and my peoples were in there talking about how we thought the ...
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FEATURE: Crooked I, Homage to Dr. Dre, Pt. 5 of 5
FEATURE: Crooked I, Homage to Dr. Dre, Pt. 5 of 5
xxlmag.com — Once signed to Dr. Dre’s former label, Death Row, under Suge Knight’s regime, Crooked I never got to work hands on with the super producer on an album. Still, as one of the West Coast’s premiere lyricists, Crooked understands the impact Dre has ... FEATURE: Crooked I, Homage to Dr. Dre, Pt. 5 of 5
VIDEO: Ja Rule “Father Forgive Me”
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Book of Rhymes: A Rapper/Author Wish List
I can’t even remember the last time I used an iPod. Must’ve been back in 2005 or so; I had the one that held 1,000 songs, but the piece of you-know-what froze on me one day, right in the middle of All City’s “ The Actual ” (classic DJ Premier beat that nobody ever talks about), and never ...
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Bun B to Host Holiday Food Drive in Houston
Bun B is teaming up with Boost Mobile for the holidays. The Texas-bred rapper will be hosting an event to help benefit the Houston Food Bank next week. The rap vet will provide opening remarks at the food drive as well as participate in a meet and greet with fans. He will also accept a ...
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Watch Live Screening of Before I Self Destruct With 50 Cent
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Sandman “East Coast Me”
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