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Golden Era Legend Slick Rick To Be Inducted Into 2018 Bronx Walk of Fame
Respectfully a legend in the culture of hip-hop and notably a pioneer of the ‘Golden Era,’ Slick Rick will be inducted into the 2018 Bronx Wall of Fame in lieu of the borough’s 47th annual Bronx Week celebratory anniversary. Born Richard Martin Lloyd Walters in southwest London with a Bronx adolescence pounce, Rick is being […]
TIDAL Accused of Consciously Bluffing Kanye West and Beyoncé Streaming Numbers
When Jay-Z inherited TIDAL back in 2016, the act left TIDAL competitors in qualm about their own futures. The erupting success of the platform has lifted the streaming brand into a worldwide digital music haven of milestone history. Kanye West‘s 2016 The Life of Pablo, which was exclusively available on TIDAL for six weeks hit […]
Cardi B Accidentally Revealed The Sex of Her Baby In Recent Interview
It is no longer a mystery as to whether Cardi B is having a little prince or a little princess. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In a recent story with the New York Times Style, readers were taken into an intimate scope into Cardi B‘s prep game for the 2018 Met Gala with her signature […]
RZA Thinks The Wu-Tang Clan Versus Martin Shkreli Plight Is Cinema Worthy
After being convicted in August 2017 in a federal fraud case, Martin Shkreli was ordered to forfeit 7.36 million in assets which include the Wu-Tang Clan’s $2 million dollar single-copied double CD album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, a Pablo Picasso painting, and reportedly Lil’ Wayne‘s Tha Carter V album. Shkreli purchased the sacred […]
Happy Birthday to the Supreme Wordsmith of Hip-Hop: Ghostface Killah
Today (May 9), a wordsmith whose crowning aptitude to generate fervid painterly narratives through the chambers of a luminous soul into the realm of hip-hop welcomes in another year of life, the one and only, Ghostface Killah. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Widely recognized for his sonorous raps and wandering flow, Ghostface Killah is admired […]
Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ Endeavor Is Reportedly A Bite Out of Obama’s 2009 Campaign Material
During a 10-minute speech at the White House Rose Garden on Monday (May 7), Melania Trump announced the birth of her “Be Best” initiative. Trump, has reportedly been caught plagiarizing the program’s motto from an Obama-era work and mimicked the material verbatim. According to the first lady, the program owns three core focal points: the […]
Childish Gambino Puts The World In Awe In “This Is America” As He Tackles American Police Brutality and Gun Violence
Yesterday (May 6), Childish Gambino put the country in straight awe with the debut of the visual to his track, “This Is America.” And, it was only less than 24 hours after the actor/rapper hosted and performed at Saturday Night Live as Donald Glover, where he dramatized Kanye West in a memorable skit, A Quiet […]
Kanye West Declares He Wants To ‘Change The Stigma of Mental Health’
It is safe to say, Ye just might have beat Quincy Jones for the best interview of 2018. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Just about two weeks ago, Kanye West was spotted by TMZ with The Breakfast Club’s own Charlamagne Tha God leaving his Calabasas office. The sighting was a result of a meeting of […]
Kanye West Debates T.I. Over Controversial Trump Comments In New Single ‘Ye Vs. The People’
Just hours after dropping his production reeled single “Lift Yourself,” Kanye West dropped his second single of 2018 titled “Ye. Vs. The People,” an audible document where the masses find the famed producer in a debate with T.I. over the reveal of his gushing support for the Donald Trump agenda. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
Kanye West Calls For A Nicki Minaj and Cardi B Tour
Azealia Banks Checks Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: ‘Give It Up Sis’
Over the two weeks, chatter has been centered around Kanye West and his rather puzzling actions via mouth and social media. Since the reveal of his apparent support for the alternative right, the hip-hop community has managed to put Ye’s loyalty to the culture in serious question. West’s wife, Kim Kardashian took to Twitter today (Apr. […]
Big Daddy Kane To Celebrate 30th Anniversary of ‘Long Live The Kane’ With Free Brooklyn Concert
This summer will mark the 30th anniversary of Big Daddy Kane‘s rousing debut album Long Live the Kane. The Golden Era king will commemorate the milestone in the fashion of essential showmanship this June in his hometown of Brooklyn. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Presented by the City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage Festival slated as Big […]
MTV Reboots ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ with League of Golden Era Legends for 30th Anniversary Concert in Brooklyn
Treasured hip-hop music video show Yo! MTV Raps will celebrate a milestone with a strictly nostalgic tribute concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on June 1 as the Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary Experience, an ode to hip-hop’s most defining era amplified with performances by the Golden Era’s most legendary lyricists and collectives. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
9 Hip-Hop Songs That Have Sampled The Voice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jay-Z Teaches David Letterman What Makes A Good Rapper Using Snoop Dogg and Eminem
Jay-Z will join David Letterman as a guest on the once late-night talk show host’s monthly Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. Netflix has released a short preview of the episode where Jay and Letterman are seen center stage in dialogue as Hov defines his take on what makes a good rapper, using Snoop […]
Nas Calls For Unity Among Black Artists In Hip-Hop and Tackles Controversial Generation Gap
Nas is on a serious mission to tighten the bonds amid black artists in hip-hop culture. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information When the conversation of hip-hop legends who are known to push the culture forward comes up, Nas is a pretty frequent mention. Through endeavors such as his hip gourmet chicken and waffle spot Sweet […]
Roxanne Shanté Views Her Breast Cancer Scars As A Mark of Beauty
After beating breast cancer twice, hip-hop legend Roxanne Shanté doesn’t view the scars from her battle as an imperfection, but rather a mark of beauty. In light of promoting her new Netflix biopic Roxanne Roxanne, Shanté alongside Chanté Adams who stars as her in the film stopped by Sway In The Morning to talk about […]
Lupe Fiasco Apologizes For His Unpopular Opinion About Kendrick Lamar’s Lyrical Skills
Kendrick Lamar fans went berserk on Lupe Fiasco back in January when he expressed his unpopular opinion criticizing the TDE rapper’s lyrical skills. Fiasco, who is known for his rather unapologetic voice boldly tweeted, “KDot is not a top tier lyricist to me and my standards when it comes to punchlines and bars.” He went […]