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XXXTentacion Plans to Donate 20k to Local Foster Home for Christmas

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information XXXTentacion is getting in the holiday spirit after a rough couple of weeks. The South Florida MC was recently arrested and charged with more than 8 felonies for witness tampering. The “Look at Me” rapper was released from prison less than a week ago and placed […]

Lil Yachty Teases Potential Joint Project with The Migos’ Takeoff

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Lil Yachty and Takeoff might have a project in the works. Lil Yachty teased the idea when he responded to a fan’s tweet on Sunday. The fan tweeted at Yachty and Takeoff saying they “smell a Takeoff Yachty tape coming”, to which Lil Boat responded “You […]

Jeezy Says Rappers Should Not Promote Opioid Use

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Words by Comfort Nnana Kalu Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recently, Jeezy sat down in an interview with Mass Appeal to express his opinions on the spread of opioid use in society, and specifically in Hip-Hop. Jeezy is apprehensive about rappers who glorify dangerous drugs. He explains his stance by saying, “I got a family […]

Atlanta Hawks’ Dennis Schroder Reaches Career High After Phone Call with Quavo

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Atlanta Hawks Point Guard Dennis Schroder reached a career high 33 points Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks in a 107-112 win in Atlanta. In a post game interview, Schroder says Migos rapper Quavo called him the night before the game telling the fourth year player that he had […]

Quavo and Takeoff Drop a Bag on New Home for Quavo’s Mom

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Words by Roman White Migos’ rappers Quavo and Takeoff are in the giving spirit this Christmas. Quavo posted on Instagram Saturday a picture of a new house that he and Takeoff bought for Quavo’s mom, who is also Takeoff’s Aunt. Based on the picture, the large house has a two car garage and at least three stories. […]

Apple Sued Over Unpaid Independent Artist Royalties

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Words by Comfort Nnala Kalu Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The main sale and attraction of streaming services is that they pride themselves in how much they pay for artist royalties. However, Apple has recently received a new lawsuit over unpaid royalties for independent artists. The lawsuit contradicts the value that they promise to artists. […]

Singer Joy Villa Raises Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Trump Campaign Manager

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Independent singer and Trump supporter, Joy Villa, is accusing former Trump Campaign Manager, Corey Lewandowski of sexual misconduct and groping. In an interview with Politico, Villa claims that during a holiday party last November at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, Lewandowski repeatedly “slapped her behind.” […]

Cyn Santana Shares Photo of Newborn Baby with Joe Budden

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Joe Budden’s girlfriend and reality star Cyn Sanatana posted a picture of her and Joe’s new born baby on Friday. The 25-year-old former VH1 Love and Hip Hop cast member posted a picture on Instagram of her baby boy, Lexington Budden who was born December 15. […]

Cardi B Dismisses Criticisms of New Song Bartier Bardi

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Cardi B is responding to criticisms about her newest single, “Bartier Bardi”. The Bronx rapper has gotten flack for rapping about Migos rapper and fiancée Offset for the second time since their engagement. “Cardi took your man you upset, Cardi got rich they upset, Cardi put […]

EDM Wouldn’t Exist if Wasn’t for Hip Hop

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From our #263 issue Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information PQ1: “There’s something about communities and the ‘Wu-Tang’ model of having people collaborate with each other and individuals that are super creative.” PQ2: “There’s this non existent line between electronic and hip hop. “ Advertisement PQ3: “I remember when Ice-T came on tour for Lollapalooza with […]

Mixtape or Album? There’s Practically No Difference in 2017

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From our #258 issue Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “Remember, there is no more tapes, it’s CDs and mp3s, the title “mixtape” became so commercialized and the word just carried weight along the way. DJ Red Alert will agree with the original concept and purpose of a mixtape in the 1980s, which was a compilation […]

Is Hip Hop Ready to See More Than One Female MC On Top?

Is Hip Hop Ready to See More Than One Female MC On Top?

From our #264 issue Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Tonight, Church Street Boxing Gym’s ring will serve as the platform for upcoming females to exchange vicious rap verses. Former Bad Boy Records protégée Babs Bunny—along with partners Vague & Debo have created the first female battle league — ‘Queen Of The Ring’. ‘Q.O.T.R.’ has broken […]

The Revolution Will Be Spotified: The Ex-Stream Wars Rage On

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Words by Khari Clarke Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information From our #267 issue On March 30 of this year, Shawn Carter, better known as Jay Z, held a conference to announce the launch of his newly acquired, Sweden-based music streaming service, TIDAL. At the time, another Sweden-based company, Spotify, occupied an overwhelming portion of the […]

U.S. Tax Dollars Fund Senate Discrimination Settlements, $1.45 Million Since 1997

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New data from the Congressional Office of Compliance was released Thursday featuring the amount of taxpayer-funded settlements. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In the last couple of months press headlines have been dominated by sexual misconduct and the discrimination of women in entertainment as well as the workplace. Washington hasn’t been immune to the scandal and accusations […]

Source Latino Exclusive: NAHJ Panel Discusses Tom Hanks’ ‘The Post’ and Freedom of Speech

Source Latino Exclusive: NAHJ Panel Discusses Tom Hanks' 'The Post' and Freedom of Speech

Words by Nick Slay Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This week the National Asssociation of Hispanic Journalists invited local college chapters for a special pre-screening of Tom Hanks & Meryl Streep’s, The Post. A movie that eerily echoes similar struggles the press is facing in the wake of the Trump Administration and presidency. If you’re fuzzy […]

Royal Showdown Between Meghan Markle and Soon-To-Be In-Laws

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Words by Leslie Monet Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information We could only imagine how hard it would to be-wed someone from a royal background, let alone taking on the task as an interracial courter. On Wednesday Meghan was met with imperial distaste while Prince Harry’s cousin’s wife, Princess Michael of Kent, approached her wearing a […]

Dave East Announces ‘Paranoia 2’ Release Date

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Dave East announced on Instagram early Friday that he’ll be releasing the follow up to his Paranoid EP, titled Paranoia 2 on January 16.  The East Harlem rapper posted the album artwork which is a picture of him facing right showing his “Mugga” face tattoo while kissing his daughter […]

Daylyt Sends Prayers to Ab-Soul as He Goes Through “Tough time”

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Words by Roman White Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Battle rapper Daylyt took to Instagram early Friday morning to send prayers to his fellow South LA rapper Ab Soul. Daylyt posted a picture of the Top Dawg Ent artist with the caption “I need everybody to say a prayer for my boy ab soul ! He’s going […]