On this day in Hip Hop history, The Source celebrates the 10th anniversary of the late great J Dilla’s first posthumous album The Shining. This relic of the culture is one of Hip Hop’s more cherished albums. In its “unfinished” glory, The Shining serves as the first LP that Jay Dee spits on since his debut Welcome […]
On this date in 2006, Dana Owens, who is best known to the Hip Hop world as Queen Latifah, received a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the very first Hip Hop artist to receive the prestigious honor. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recognized for her contribution to the film world, Latifah’s […]
On this date in 2005, the rags to riches tale of Hip Hop icon 50 Cent made it to the silver screen fifteen years ago with the debut of the hood gangsta flick Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Morphed from Fif’s album title with the same name, the “based on […]
On this date in 2005, music and fashion mogul Kanye West was definitely not a victim of the sophomore jinx as his Late Registration project hit the streets via the Roc-A-Fella/Def jam imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album went triple platinum and turned a college drop out into a superstar. Late Registration revealed […]
On this date in 2004, MF DOOM dropped his fifth full-length studio release MM..FOOD. Put out on the underground Rhymesayers Entertainment label, some songs from the project were previously released under the name Madvillian on another label. The album featured classic samples from several superhero cartoons including the Fantastic Four, Spiderman and Superman. Visit streaming.thesource.com […]
A lot of brands are celebrating anniversaries this year, and Pharrell’s cool-kids-only imprint ICECREAM is cooking up something extra sweet as it rings in 15 years of providing quality, oftentimes eccentric streetwear with the new Holiday 2018 collection. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information View this post on Instagram ICECREAM HOLIDAY 2018 | 11.17.18 A post […]
On this day in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn’s own Jay-Z released he would-be retirement album The Black Album. Although there was virtually no pause between The Black Album and new Jay-Z music (collaboration albums with both R. Kelly and Linkin Park were released the following year), this album is easily the greatest retirement project of all time. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
