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A 2005 cover of XXL, featuring Snoop Dogg and The Game.
A 2005 cover of XXL, featuring Snoop Dogg and The Game. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29 1979 better known by his Stage name The Game, is an American Rapper.

XXL (pronounced [dʌbḷlɛksɛl], double-X-L) is a hip-hop magazine from Harris Publications. Harris Publications Inc is a magazine publisher located in New York which publishes King Magazine, XXL, Scratch Magazine The magazine's editor-in-chief was Elliott Wilson, formerly of ego trip and The Source magazines. ego trip was the name of a hip hop magazine started in New York City in 1994 The Source is a United States -based monthly full-color Magazine covering Hip-hop music, Politics, and culture, founded in He was fired on 7 January 2008, with former deputy editor Vanessa Satten serving as his interim replacement. [1] [2]

Since 1997, XXL has competed with hip-hop powerhouses such as The Source magazine and Vibe magazine. Hip hop is a Subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa The Source is a United States -based monthly full-color Magazine covering Hip-hop music, Politics, and culture, founded in Vibe is a Magazine, launched 1993 by founder Quincy Jones and funded by Time Inc It was started by former Source staffers James Bernard, Robert Marriott and Reginald Dennis, as well as others who wanted to create a better magazine than The Source, which they saw as compromised because Benzino, a Boston, Massachusetts-based rapper and associate of The Source publisher David Mays, was influencing the editorial content and rating system. Raymond Scott (born October 24 1965) also known by his stage name Benzino, is an American rapper, producer and co-owner of The Source magazine David Mays is a pioneer in the field of Hip Hop journalism Dave Mays has created numerous hip hop magazines throughout his career

In December 2006, XXL took over the hip-hop producer/DJ magazine Scratch (another title owned by Harris Publications), rebranding it as "XXL Presents Scratch Magazine". Scratch was a magazine about the art of creating hip-hop It featured articles regarding producers musicians and DJs that make beats for rap records and details the secret It shut down in September 2007.

Other titles with limited runs have also been launched under the XXL umbrella, including Hip-Hop Soul, Eye Candy Magazine and Shade45 Magazine.

Contents

Special releases

Magazine cover of XXL Presents Shade 45
Magazine cover of XXL Presents Shade 45

In August, 2005, Eminem and XXL teamed up to release a special issue titled XXL Presents Shade 45, and was designed to give maximum exposure to Shade 45 as a radio station, and at the same time give maximum exposure to the Shady Records label as a whole, as well as the radio DJ's and G-Unit Records' artists. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning Shade 45 is Eminem 's uncensored Hip-Hop/Rap station on SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 45 and DISH Network 6045 This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Shady Records A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience G-Unit Records is an American Record label specializing in Hip hop music. XXL executive Publisher, Jonathan Rheingold, stated that typically magazines based around particular artists were not favourable, but "since Shade 45 is a truly authentic and uncensored rap radio channel, the marriage with the XXL brand made sense," before adding that it's what would interest rap fans. [3]

Album ratings

XXL rates albums from "S" (poor) to "XXL" (classic). Initially, editors awarded XXL status to only five albums:

A later issue re-rated some albums and gave XXLs to:

References

  1. ^ Jacobs, Allen: "XXL Editor-in-Chief Elliott Wilson Fired", hiphopdx, 2008. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo Album studio by Lauryn Hill. Lauryn Noel Hill is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Rapper, Musician, Songwriter, producer, and The Blueprint is the sixth Studio album by Rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 11 2001 (a week earlier than planned Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr (born March 13 1972) better known by his Stage name Common (and previously known as Common Sense) is an Late Registration is the critically acclaimed second studio album by Chicago hip hop artist Kanye West. Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. For the popular proverb beginning with a line that is similar to "Hell hath no fury Clipse is a Virginia -based hip hop duo Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice (born Gene Thornton in 1972 in The Bronx New York The College Dropout is the debut album by Rapper and producer Kanye West, released February 10 2004 Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. The Marshall Mathers LP is the third Studio album released by American Rapper Eminem, released in 2000 Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning 2001, sometimes referred to by fans as The Chronic 2001, Dr Dre 2001 and The Chronic 2, is the second album by Hip hop producer Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr Life After Death (Originally titled "Life After Death'Till Death Do Us Part" is the Grammy -nominated second album by East Coast rapper Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Reasonable Doubt is the debut album of East Coast Rapper Jay-Z, released June 25 1996 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella The Infamous is the second album by Queensbridge hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Mobb Deep is a hip hop duo that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The Diary is the highly acclaimed third album from rapper Scarface. Brad Jordan, better known by his Stage name Scarface (and formerly Akshen) is an American Rapper originally known for his work Nasir Jones, nɑːˈsiər (born September 14 1973 better known by his Stage name Nas, nɑːz formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers is the Debut album of American East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, released November The Chronic is the Debut album of Hip hop producer and rapper Dr Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr All Eyez on Me is the fifth studio album and a Double album by U Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper [1] Retrieved on 8 January 2007.
  2. ^ Wolfe, Roman: "XXL Magazine Fires EIC Elliott Wilson", AllHipHop, 2008. [2] Retrieved on 8 January 2007.
  3. ^ Carl Chery (23 August 2005). Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eminem & Shade Collabo W/XXL For Special Radio Issue. SoHH. com. Accessed 29 January 2008. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

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