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[WATCH] Scarface Recalls When Tupac “Blew His High” With Police Prank

By Sha Be Allah / April 23, 2024

During a recent performance on his Behind The Desk Experience Tour, Dirty South Hip Hop legend Scarface paid tribute to...

Saweetie Exposes Quavo DM After He Mentions Her On Chris Brown Diss Record

By Sha Be Allah / April 23, 2024

The back and forth on wax between R&B crooner Chris Brown and Migos member Quavo has taken another unexpected turn...

‘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...

DJ Akademiks Shares “Taylor Made Freestyle” Without 2Pac and Snoop AI Verses

By Shawn Grant / April 22, 2024

Drake's diss to Kendrick Lamar, "Taylor Made Freestyle," was an AI treatment, evoking the voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg....

Snoop Dogg Reacts to Drake Using His Voice in AI Diss: ‘Why Everybody Blowin’ Me Up?’

By Shawn Grant / April 22, 2024

Since Kendrick Lamar has yet to respond to "Push Ups," Drake has gone back to back. Hitting Instagram, The 6ix...

Jim Jones Arrested in Georgia on Drug and Weapons Charges

Corey Copeland

June 22, 2018

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2018 has proved to be an abysmal year for Dipset. While Juelz Santana could face prison time for gun possession by a felon, a high-speed chase ended with Jim Jones being detained on drug and weapons charges in ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Intelligent Hoodlum Dropped His Self Titled Debut Album 28 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

June 22, 2018

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On this day in 1990, original Juice Crew member and Queensbridge Projects native Percy Chapman aka the Intelligent Hoodlum, released his debut album, also entitled Intelligent Hoodlum, on the A&M Records label.... Read Article

Source Exclusive: The Family of Prodigy Sues Hospital and Physician For Wrongful Death

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June 21, 2018

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Yesterday (June 20) marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic and sudden passing of legendary rapper and Mobb Deep member Prodigy. The Source is exclusively reporting that on June 15th, Prodigy's family and... Read Article

Rich The Kid Being Investigated For Beating Up Photographer

Sha Be Allah

June 21, 2018

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According to a report from TMZ, Rich The Kid is currently being investigated for beating up a photog in the swanky Beverly Hills eatery Mastro Steakhouse. According to the report, Rich was leaving Mastro's l... Read Article

Havoc Releases 2 Mobb Deep Freestyles To Celebrate Prodigy 1 Year After His Passing

Sha Be Allah

June 21, 2018

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It always hurts to lose someone and the Hip Hop community lost a lot with the death of Prodigy. For his fans, Hav, helped the healing with some unreleased posthumous music. One year ago, Prodigy unexpectedly... Read Article

Soldier Kidd’s Gun Pic On IG Under Investigation For XXXtencion Murder

Sha Be Allah

June 21, 2018

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Homicide investigators believe that they have a lead on the shooting death of Florida millennial rapper XXXtencion, who was killed on Monday, and they think that their biggest clue is on Instagram. Broward C... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Big Daddy Kane’s Debut Album ‘Long Live The Kane’ Turns 30 Years Old!

Sha Be Allah

June 21, 2018

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On this day in Hip Hop history, Big Daddy Kane released his debut LP Long Live The Kane. Released by Cold Chillin' Records and produced by Marley Marl, this album is one of Hip Hop's earliest successes. Through... Read Article

Chance The Rapper To Produce Special Olympics Concert In Chicago

Sha Be Allah

June 21, 2018

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Windy City artist Chance The Rapper is rolling up his sleeves in his community again; this time for the mentally and physically challenged. Chance will be producing a concert next month in his hometown of Ch... Read Article

Jermaine Dupri Inducted Into The Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame On So So Def’s 25th Anniversary

Sha Be Allah

June 20, 2018

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2018 seems to be a great year for So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri! After just being inducted into the Songwriter's Hall Of Fame, JD will also be celebrating a quarter century of So So Def music, including K... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers Mobb Deep’s Prodigy One Year Later

Sha Be Allah

June 20, 2018

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Just one year ago, the Hip Hop community took a great, unexpected loss of Albert Johnson aka Prodigy of legendary rap duo Mobb Deep. He was 42 years old. Prodigy's legacy in the Hip Hop game spans almost thr... Read Article

MTN Dew Kickstart Signs NBA Draft Prospect Marvin Bagley

Sha Be Allah

June 20, 2018

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Mtn Dew Kickstart announced a partnership with one of the top NBA Draft prospects, Marvin Bagley III. As the newest Mtn Dew Kickstart Rising Stars athlete, Bagley III will join the robust roster that includes J... Read Article

YouTube Originals Music Documentary ‘G FUNK’ Starring Warren G Premieres July 11

Sha Be Allah

June 20, 2018

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YouTube announced that it has acquired the highly-anticipated music documentary G Funk, which recounts the untold story of hip-hop’s most iconic subgenre through its pioneer, Warren G. G Funk explores the sound... Read Article

Akon To Open His Own City In Senegal Controlled By ‘Akoin’ Cryptocurrency

Sha Be Allah

June 20, 2018

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International artist and producer Akon has always been active outside of the studio bringing necessities to his people, but the "Locked Up" singer's next game-changing plan I see to build his own city. The K... Read Article

‘Luke Cage’ Creator Cheo Hodari Coker Talks Season 2, Hip-Hop, and Black Superheroes

Roman White

June 19, 2018

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Embracing the Carhartt hoodie, buckskin Timberlands and Girbaud jeans era that he comes from, Cheo Hodari Coker is finding a commonplace between Marvel comics and '90s era Hip-Hop in Luke Cage, season 2. The... Read Article

The History Behind Juneteenth: What It Meant Then and Where We Are Now

Amber McKynzie

June 19, 2018

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President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, which dictated that all slaves in the rebellious states “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” But the law only matt... Read Article

Dr. Dre Slated To Produce Marvin Gaye Biopic

Sha Be Allah

June 19, 2018

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With production credits from 2015's Straight Outta Compton under his belt, legendary Hip Hop icon Dr. Dre is ready to take on another big musical biography and make a motion picture. According to several med... Read Article

OutKast Might Be A Wrap, But The Cadillacs They Love Are Still Going Strong

NDSmith

June 19, 2018

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Big Boi and André 3000 introduced many a folk to the joy of driving a Cadillac. Through two of their earliest albums, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and ATLiens, this duo allowed 'The Caddy' to enter into thei... Read Article

UPDATE: XXXTentacion Pronounced Dead After Being Shot In South Florida

Keenan Higgins

June 18, 2018

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We just got an update on an earlier report regarding rapper XXXTentacion: the Florida-bred MC was just pronounced dead after being shot in Broward County earlier. See the official statement below, which was ... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: The Lost Boyz Release Their Second LP ‘Love, Peace And Nappiness’ 21 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

June 18, 2018

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On this day in Hip Hop history the famed Queens Hip Hop quartet The Lost Boyz dropped their sophomore album, Love, Peace And Nappiness over two decades ago. As successful as the reception of their debut album L... Read Article

[WATCH] Chief Keef’s Baby Mother Says Tekashi 6ix9ine Gave Her $20K

Sha Be Allah

June 18, 2018

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The drama between Chi-Town rap favorite Chief Keef and Brooklyn rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine just got personal when the mother of Keef's children claims she's been showered with gifts from the rainbow haired rapper; ... Read Article