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‘Freaknik’ Doc Director P. Frank Williams To Be Honored At San Diego State University

By Sha Be Allah / April 22, 2024

P. Frank Williams has been selected by his alma mater, San Diego State University, as the recipient of the 2024...

50 Cent Urges Quavo To Fire Back After Chris Brown’s “Weakest Link” Diss

By Sha Be Allah / April 22, 2024

In an unexpected fashion that seemed harder than most rappers' recent diss tracks, Chris Brown dropped a scathing diss track...

Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers Digital Underground’s Shock G Three Years Later

By Sha Be Allah / April 22, 2024

On this date in 2021, Gregory Jacobs aka Shock G of the legendary Digital Underground, passed away in his home...

Method Man, Redman, Styles P and More Bring In 4/20 At Inaugural BUD DROP Concert

By Sha Be Allah / April 20, 2024

The dynamic duo of Method Man and Redman headlined the inaugural BUD DROP concert at Terminal 5 in NYC on Friday, April 19th. This groundbreaking event, produced by LTB Productions, provided...

Happy 49th Birthday To Killer Mike!

By Sha Be Allah / April 20, 2024

On this day in Hip Hop history, Dungeon Family member Killer Mike was born in Atlanta, Georgia. From Grammy's to...

Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers The Passing Of Gangstarr’s Guru 14 Years Later

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

On July 17, 1961, Keith Edward Elam was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Sadly, 14 years ago today the late, great...

[WATCH] Dame Dash Says Biggie And Diddy Copied Him And Jay-Z

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

On the otherwise politically centered PBD Podcast with Patrick Bet-David, former Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Dame Dash claimed that the late Notorious...

Key Witness in Harvey Weinstein Trial Hit By Car

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February 26, 2020

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A key witness against Harvey Weinstein is in hospital after being run down by a car. According to a confirmed news report, Dr. Barbara Ziv, a forensic psychologist who testified for the prosecution at the&n... Read Article

LL Cool J Responds to Indictments of Jam Master Jay's Killers: 'I’m Just Glad That They’re One Step Closer to a Conviction

[WATCH] LL Cool J Says He Stopped Kobe Bryant From Making a Gangsta Rap Album

Sha Be Allah

February 26, 2020

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During and after the emotional memorial of basketball icon Kobe Bryant, many fans and notables have spoken publicly about their memories of the NBA star, but none have a memory of the "Mamba" quite like rap ve... Read Article

CDC Warns U.S. to Expect Spread of Coronavirus

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February 26, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, the Center Of Disease Control has issued a warning to all Americans to prepare for an inevitable spread of the deadly coronavirus. Federal officials sent out the warn... Read Article

CBD Company Creates Products for Pets

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February 25, 2020

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cbdMD has been taking over the wellness world. Since last year, they have continued to lead the industry with a variety of products and concentrations that they offer at affordable prices. Their current pr... Read Article

Nine Trey Gangster Aljermiah ‘Nuke’ Mack Sentenced To 17 Years After Tekashi Testimony

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February 25, 2020

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Disgraced Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine continues to bring down his former squad, with the Nine Trey's second in command being sentenced to 17 years in federal prison yesterday. Tekashi, whose real name i... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Boogie Down Productions Dropped Their ‘Sex And Violence’ Album 27 Years Ago

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February 25, 2020

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On this date in 1993, KRS-One and the rest of the Boogie Down Productions crew dropped the Sex And Violence album, which was the fifth and last album put out by the pioneering Bronx-based Hip Hop collective. ... Read Article

Meek Mill Reacts to the Killing of Pop Smoke

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February 24, 2020

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After the brutal killing of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke February 19, an outpour from the Hip-Hop community came to stop the senseless violence by several artists, especially those who got to know the "Dior" emce... Read Article

‘Mob Wives’ Star Drita D’Avanzo Acquitted an All Gun and Drug Charges

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February 24, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, Mob Wives regular and her allegedly mafia-linked hubby were acquitted on all drug and gun charges on Friday. Even though the raid on the Staten Island home of Drita a... Read Article

[WATCH] Cardi B Defends Dwyane Wade’s Trans Child on IG Live

Sha Be Allah

February 24, 2020

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With so many people weighing in on the decision of Dwyane Wade and wife Gabrielle Union to allow their 12-year-old child to decide his/her gender. Wade's 12-year-old Zion has brought a lot of criticism from... Read Article

Lord Jamar does not have it after Eminem admits that

Eminem Admits Whites Are Guests in Hip-Hop Culture, Lord Jamar Responds

Sha Be Allah

February 24, 2020

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With an argument that has continued for almost three years now, it's great that the disagreement between Eminem and Lord Jamar has finally come to some sort of resolve. Recently, on Crooked I's Crooked Corn... Read Article

#BHM: 7 Facts That You May Not Know About The Founder of the 5% Nation

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February 22, 2020

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Many people may have heard of the "Five Percenters" or the teachings that stem from this cultural phenomenon born in the ghettos of America, but there are very few who are familiar with the origins of the 5% N... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: DJ Quik’s ‘Safe + Sound’ Turns 25 Years Old!

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February 21, 2020

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On this day in 1995, Compton's own DJ Quik released his third album entitled Safe + Sound. Released on Profile Records, it peaked at number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified Gold by t... Read Article

[WATCH] Young Jeezy On Pop Smoke’s Death: ‘You Don’t Have To Kill Your Brother To Eat’

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February 20, 2020

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Everyone in the Hip Hop community has displayed a myriad of mixed emotions about the killing of 20-year-old Brooklyn rap star Bashar "Pop Smoke" Jackson in Hollywood Hills yesterday. ATL legend Young Jeezy... Read Article

[WATCH] Indiana Woman Killed For Threatening to Extort DL Gay Man on Facebook for $5K

Sha Be Allah

February 20, 2020

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An Indianapolis woman who was seen on Facebook threatening a man she had been intimate with, who she later allegedly found out to be gay, was shot and killed on Tuesday by the man she allegedly tried to extort... Read Article

[WATCH] HBO Sports’ ‘Women Of Troy’ Official Trailer

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February 20, 2020

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An HBO Sports presentation of a Triple Threat TV production in association with Ringer Films, Women Of Troy is directed by feature-film director Alison Ellwood. The documentary explores the illuminating ta... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Larry Davis Was Killed in Shawangunk Prison 12 Years Ago

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February 20, 2020

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Some say he was 50 Cent before 50 Cent. Some called him "the Robin Hood of The Ghetto", while the establishment dubbed him "the crack city terminator." In the hood, his solution is considered the only possible... Read Article

Happy Birthday to Hip-Hop Icon Dr. Dre!

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February 18, 2020

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Today we celebrate the birth of one of the most influential figures in Hip-Hop. Not only was this man the first rap billionaire, but he was also an instrumental part (literally and figuratively) in the creatio... Read Article

Exclusive: Pete Buttigieg Talks Bringing U.S. Citizens Together, Rising Cost of Living During Utah Campaign Stop

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February 18, 2020

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As the Democratic race for presidential nominee heats up, over 4,500 people braced below-freezing temperatures on Monday night as Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg took the stage in Salt Lake City for a t... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Eminem Battles Kuniva at Detroit’s Hip-Hop Shop 24 Years Ago

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February 17, 2020

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On this date in 1996, Detroit natives Eminem and Kuniva bumped heads on the microphone at Motown's famous Hip-Hop Shop, where late D12 member Proof used to host battles in the mid to late 90s. In his regula... Read Article

New Era Unveils Gear for 2020 NFL Scouting Combine Collection

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February 17, 2020

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Today, international sports and lifestyle brand, New Era Cap, Co. Inc., premieres the first New Era Official NFL Scouting Combine Collection. The inaugural New Era Official NFL Scouting Combine Collection ... Read Article