Hip hop kings will grace SXSW stage Wednesday Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Watch the Throne duo Kanye West and Jay-Z have been announced by Samsung to be the opening act of the tech company’s SXSW four-day concert series that is starting this Wednesday night. The two haven’t been on stage together in two years and […]
Honor student forces parents to pay college tuition Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This child has the game completely messed up! Let me break the case down for you guys before I get on my soapbox. Rachel Canning, an honor student at Morris Catholic High School in New Jersey, is claiming that her parents threw […]
Hip hop storyteller announces 19-city tour Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ’89 debut album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick, Slick Rick has announced that he is going on a 19-city tour. The London rapper is widely known and highly regarded in the hip hop community as a legendary storyteller with […]
Tumblr, MediaTakeOut takes Lupita Oscar win hard Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The gorgeous and amazing 31-year old Kenyan actress is still on the high of winning her first Oscar for “Best Supporting Actress” at the 86th Annual Academy Awards this past Sunday. This win also allowed her to become the 7th black woman to […]
Goes on Rap Translator to understand MCHG track, visits Jimmy Kimmel Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Fashion designer, Tom Ford, recently had the chance to explain his initial reaction to Jay’z Magna Carta Holy Grail track “Tom Ford” when he visited Jimmy Kimmel. How did the designer take the track entitled with his very own name? “Well […]
Casey Veggies gives California Love Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Casey Veggies shows some love to his hood in his new visual for “Whip It.” The “Whip It” track is a single off of his recent 13-track Life Changes mixtape. The visual captures Casey in his hood in Inglewood, California riding around to this smooth, relaxing joint. I […]
Visual dropped for ‘Fall In Love’ Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Greenwich, New York duo Phantogram have dropped a visual for their “Fall In Love” track. The Barbara Mason “I’m Ready”-sampled track is the first single that they have dropped from their new studio album effort Voices. It should be mentioned that Phantogram just got finished OWNING […]
Bieber’s “Baby” Hits A Billion, Vevo Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In spite of all the bad news that has been surrounding Justin Bieber as of late, he definitely has a reason to be celebrating right now. Justin’s biggest hit ‘Baby’ has recently broken a record. As of Monday, his video for the single has […]
VH1’s ‘The Tanning Of America’ shows connection from birth of hip hop to Obama presidency Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to Steve Stoute, there is a direct line between the birth of hip hop in the Boogie Down Bronx and the White House where President Barack Obama is currently serving his second term. He […]
Band release new track ‘Midnight’ Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Coldplay seems to have grabbed some goodies from the Beyoncé playbook. At midnight last night, they dropped a single and visual without any kind of notice. The track is entitled “Midnight” and is a very ambient, peaceful electronic release from the British rock band. The band hasn’t […]
New Orleans Soul, Beauty, and Flow Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Enter Sol Galeano. A 21-year old femcee from the city of New Orleans or as she would say it “…the city where the demons hold our head under water…”. She’s a mix between Queen Latifah (because of the royalty that she speaks with), Lauryn Hill (because she can […]
The two team up for ‘Royals’ track Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The audience of the 2014 Brit Awards were up for a surprise when England group Disclosure and New Zealand born Lorde teamed up to do a remix of Lorde’s single ‘Royals’. Everything from the stage, the music, and the feel of the music […]
Target version features A$AP Rocky assisted track Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information If you were looking to get Schoolboy Q’s “Californication” track off of Oxymoron, you might need to change the location that you’re copping the album from. According to Target, the deluxe edition of Oxymoron will feature two exclusive joints. Even though the tracks […]
Ariography EP serves as soulful, relaxation music Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Ari Lennox, DC born and raised singer/songwriter, dropped the link for her newest project entitled Ariography EP on Facebook last month. I’m just now hearing it and I’m thoroughly pleased. If I were to compare Ari’s voice to anybody, it would be a difficult pick. She’s definitely in […]
Emcee drops visual for Gravitas single Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Do you all know how long Kweli has been rocking the mic? Maybe he can you understand his lengthy career in the game. Talib Kweli dropped the visual for his joint “Rare Portraits” today. The song itself is off of Kweli’s newest album Gravitas which dropped […]
London group set to perform at Bonnaroo 2014 I’ve spent the last few weeks listening to different groups and artists from overseas. I’m constantly telling the people around me that there is something brewing overseas. I’ve spent the last few weeks listening to different groups and artists from overseas. I’m constantly telling the people around me […]
How We Let The Hip Hop Culture Slip Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information When’s the last time you heard a track with actual substance? Better yet, when’s the last time you heard a track with actual substance, lyrics, and a message in mainstream in a large amount? Go ahead, I’ll wait… *Jay-Z voice*. It seems like […]
In the midst of success of new album, knocking on the door of $200 million Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information All hail the Queen Bey! Pop superstar Beyonce has been doing the unimaginable lately. First, she dropped her self-titled Beyonce album, which got 617,000 in first week sales, without notice. Second, her album is currently […]
London crooner Sampha & His ‘Dual’ Personality Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information London has been catching my ear lately with this wave of new music. It’s like they’re stuck in some universe that has 80s elements, 90s soul, and a futuristic spin on it all. I digress. Why did no one tell me about this […]
Documentary ‘Hidden Colors 2’ unveils black history Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This week, I got the opportunity to see the second installment of the Hidden Colors documentary. I thought that the first one couldn’t be top, but I was definitely proven wrong. I have to commend Tariq Nasheed on delivering such an enlightening product […]
