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Jay-Z XXL Magazine October 2009 Cover Photo
Mr. Blueprint himself covers the October issue of XXL.
Rick Ross Louis Vuitton Sunglasses Fake XXL May 2009
“The Boss” has been thrust into the spotlight yet again — and this time its got nothing to do with baby mamas, fur coats, or 50 Cent. Apparently, Rick Ross thought it would be a good idea to floss some knockoff Louis Vuitton shades he copped down on Canal Street for the cover of the May issue of XXL. On Monday, the editors of XXL received this letter from LV concerning the counterfeit sunglasses featured on their May 2009 cover:
Dear Editor:
We were dismayed to see the cover of the May 2009 issue of XXL Magazine, which features a photo of Rick Ross wearing a pair of sunglasses prominently featuring counterfeit Louis Vuitton trademarks. Because the photo has generated considerable confusion among your readers and Louis Vuitton customers among others, we feel it is important to clarify several points.
The first is that the sunglasses Mr. Ross is wearing were not made by Louis Vuitton, and in fact, are counterfeit. Louis Vuitton did not grant permission to Mr. Ross or to whoever did make the sunglasses to use our trademarks. The second is that no affiliation, sponsorship or association exists between Rick Ross or XXL and Louis Vuitton. The third is that counterfeiting is illegal.
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to correct the confusion.
Sincerely,
Michael D. Pantalony, Esq.
Louis Vuitton Malletier
Eminem XXL June 2009 (Photos)
After a three year hiatus from the industry, Eminem is set to grace double covers of the June issue of XXL, on newsstands May 5, as he prepares for the May 19 release of his fifth studio album, Relapse.
A special collector’s edition, features Em as Marvel Comics’ vigilante The Punisher.
Eminem On His Drug Addiction:
“I wasn’t really mentally. I wasn’t ready to give up drugs. I didn’t really think I had a problem. Basically, I went in, and I came out. I relapsed, and I spent the next three years struggling with it. Also, at that time, I felt like I wanted to pull back, because my drug problem had got so bad. I felt like, Maybe if I take a break, maybe this will help. I started to get into the producer role more…I can still be out there with my music, like with the Re-Up album, but I don’t have to be in the spotlight the whole time.”
Eminem On The Current State Of Hip-Hop:
“I stayed up on the music, and obviously I watch TV and saw what was going on. And without naming any names, it just felt like hip-hop was going downhill. And it seemed like kinda fast. You know, in them three years, it was like everybody just cares about the hook and the beat; nobody really cares about substance. But with this new T.I. album, with this new Lil Wayne album of recent, it seems like things are looking a lot better now. You can appreciate Lil Wayne using different words to rhyme and actually rhyming words that you know. Or T.I., where you hear shit and you’re like Whoa, ah, I wish I would have thought of that! You know what I mean? Or you hear all the compound-syllable rhyming and all that. It just seems like now the craft is getting cared about more.”
Cam’Ron XXL Magazine April 2009 (Cover)
Crime Pays, Cam’Ron’s first album in three years, drops on April 24.
Lil Wayne XXL Magazine October 2008 Cover Photo
Lil Wayne in a spacesuit on the October 2008 cover of XXL Magazine.
T.I XXL Magazine August 2008 Cover Photo
T.I is featured on the August 2008 cover of XXL Magazine.
Game XXL Magazine May 2008
Game on the May 2008 issue of XXL.
Ice Cube XXL Magazine May 2008 Cover Photo
Ice Cube is featured on one of two covers (Other features Game) for XXL’s May 2008 issue.
G-Unit XXL Magazine May 2008
G-Unit on the May 2008 cover of XXL Magazine.
