The Great Debate: Does XXL’s 2012 Freshman List Even Matter?

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/29/12 | Filed under Top Stories, Features, The Great Debate, XXL

Am I comparing XXL to a two-year-old running around the house naked while screaming at the top of their lungs? Yes, yes I am. Stick with me – and don’t worry, I promise this isn’t another “rapper X should have been on there instead of rapper Y” piece. The problem’s much deeper than that. See more...

XXL Magazine Pays Homage To Tupac Shakur As We Near The 15th Anniversary Of His Death

Posted by Danielle Harling on 08/03/11 | Filed under Magazine Covers, Tupac, XXL

As we approach the 15-year anniversary of the death of rapper Tupac Shakur, XXL Magazine has decided to pay respect to the rapper with their September 2011 issue. The bandana-clad Pac is featured on the cover of the magazine which unfortunately boasts the headline "2Pac Back." Really XXL? You just had to resort to the extremely overused Meek Mill song? See more...

Esther Baxter’s Goodies Featured On KING Magazine’s Latest Issue

In the past few weeks the Esther Baxter/Joe Budden saga has simmered down quite a bit and earlier today Baxter was revealed as the cover model for KING magazine's September/October issue. Baxter had a few interesting things to say about Budden in her interview with KING. In particular, the fact that she had no idea who Budden was prior to their relationship. See more...

XXL Drops Not Completely Crazy List, Says Dre’s “G Thang” Best Song of the ‘90s

Posted by Nathan S. on 05/23/11 | Filed under Top Stories, Features, XXL

It's no secret around these parts that I take any list put together by XXL about as seriously as I take my one-year-old daughter's scribblings, but I have to hand it to them, they know how to get people talking. It'd be impossible to put together a list like the 250 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the '90s and not stoke some debate. See more....