Nights like this I wish raindrops would not only fall but that Elliott Wilson was still in charge over at XXL. No personal shots at whoever is responsible for approving this but that ain’t it. The use of double exclamation marks on the Mary J. Blige story headline [that's some Hip-Hop Weekly shit] and The Dream’s world champion of the world shirt just upset me.

But I am interested in reading that Lil’ Boosie article. More details about the issue:

Def Jam stars Fabolous and The-Dream have joined forces for the new issue of XXL for The Hip-Hop Soul Issue.

The August edition of the number one music magazine will focus on the connection between hip-hop and R&B. In addition to interviews with Loso and Dream (with a guest appearence from his boo, Christian Milian), the issue will also include an essay on the history of hip-hop soul, the making of some of hip-hop soul’s smash hits, including the biggest of all time, Method Man and Mary J. Blige’s “I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By.”

There’s also a package featuring the Top 10 Hip-Hop Soul singers, songwriters and producers to look out for in 2010, an in-depth profile on Black Thought and much more.

The August issue of XXL hits stands on July 7.