XXL
Founded in 1997, XXL is an American hip hop magazine published 6 times a year.
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Profile and Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, February 2001
IT’S A DREARY late fall day in New York and Eve is having a fashion emergency. The first lady of Ruff Ryders is back from ...
Review by Amy Linden, XXL, 2000
ECLECTICISM IS NOT usually associated with hip hop. Most artists, especially those who sell, want to maintain their base, yet in an effort to keep ...
The Roots: Forward To The Roots
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, January 2003
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS the city of Philadelphia has sponsored the Philadelphia College Festival. Held directly across the steps of the Art Museum (home ...
Amy Winehouse: Hip-Hop Junkies: Amy Winehouse
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, June 2007
23-YEAR-OLD UK soul/jazz chanteuse Amy Winehouse has taken music by storm with her American debut Back To Black. Already huge overseas, Amy first got US ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, September 2006
THERE'S NEVER been a funkier white girl than Teena Marie. With hits like 'Lovergirl', 'Square Biz' and 'Fire and Desire' – a duet with former ...
The Notorious B.I.G.: Notorious B.I.G.: Forever
Retrospective by Michael A. Gonzales, XXL, March 2012
It's been 15 years since the greatest rapper of all time, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G., was taken from hip-hop, but his legacy continues to loom large. ...
Lil' Kim Is The Baddest Girl Alive
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, May 2000
NEW YORK CITY'S Central Park South is a mixture of dyed-in-the-wool, Waspy Manhattan mega bucks and the glitz of the nouveau notorious. Side by side ...
Obituary by Amy Linden, XXL, September 2012
THE DEATH OF a young person evokes its own peculiar grief. And when that death is a suicide – grief mushrooms into something more painful ...
Charli Baltimore: No more drama
Interview by Michael A. Gonzales, XXL, April 2002
Refocused and full of determination, Charli says she's got what it takes to rock the mic right. B.I.G.'s former mistress, Ms. B-More, has returned to ...
Missy Elliott: Rhymes & Misdemeanours: Missy Elliott Gets Her Freak On
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, July 2001
The expression "It takes a village to raise a child" has quickly morphed from sage African proverb to the Have a Nice Day of social ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, January 2005
To hell with the bitches and so-called fame, Ludacris just isn't as crazy as his rappin' name. Beef with Bill O'Reilly, T.I. and Chingy be ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, May 2004
Ten Years Ago, Method Man was unquestionably one of the rap game's top MCs. In 2004, he's knows more for his movies and TV appearances ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, June 2002
IMMORTALIZED IN Woody Allen movies and Seinfeld, Manhattan's Upper West Side is old school New York. Graced with wide avenues and imposing buildings — the ...
CeeLo Green: Cee-Lo Green: Cee-Lo Green And His Perfect Imperfections
Review by Amy Linden, XXL, May 2002
HE ISN'T a gospel singer, but there's no denying that there's a whole lot of chu'ch in Cee-Lo. Yet since the singer/rapper and founding member ...
Lenny Kravitz: Express yourself
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, July 2004
Hip-hop's favorite rock guitarist shows us his soul. ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, March 2002
Phife's worst nightmare has come true: Q-Tip would rather harmonize than spit. One of hip-hop's most respected MCs has flipped the script. But will the ...
Biz Markie, Will Smith: The Illest: Fix your face. It's the Biz Mark, Biz Mark.
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, November 2002
His old school hip-hop classics still make you feel good like Billy Bob Thornton. Just ask little-ass Mario, who owes his whole career to this ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, November 2003
She's the rare female MC who's known for her jaw-dropping lyrics — not the thing between her legs. That's why we love Digga, Digga … ...
Aerosmith, Run-DMC: Hip-hop junkies: Steven Tyler
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, August 2004
Down by law: Mr. 'Walk This Way' tells why rap and rock are meant for each other ...
Profile by Amy Linden, XXL, March 2005
Caking up ain't hard to do, it's just messy. ...
Pitbull: English. Spanish. Reggaeton. Crunk.
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, August 2006
He's got a lot more to talk about than culo. And major issues other than money. Straight outta Miami's Little Havana, Cubano rapper Pitbull wants ...
Dr. Dre, Lil' Kim, The Roots, Scott Storch: Scott Storch: Big Chips
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, December 2004
He's rich, bitch. Boyfriend of Lil' Kim. Producer of 'Lean Back'. Beyoncé hitmaker. Dr. Dre Coconspirator. And, oh yeah, he's white. Ladies and gents, Scott ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, December 2007
From the U.K. to the U.S., Stringer Bell is feeling hip-hop ...
Review by Amy Linden, XXL, May 2003
ONCE A ROCK critic noted that while '60s icons the Velvet Underground sold few records everyone who bought one went on to form their own ...
Coldplay: Chris Martin: Justify My Thug
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, September 2005
Coldplay's front man is addicted to the game ...
Patti LaBelle: Hip hop junkies: Patti LaBelle
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, December 2002
Your Highness. Bow down to mama soul or get the boot. ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, January 2005
Rock's number-one White chick tells us what she's learned from rap royalty. ...
Interview by Amy Linden, XXL, Summer 2006
Kelis is too raunchy! No, she's alternative. Then again, she's also a wife and stepmother. Listen, this colorful peacock has too much wingspan to be ...
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