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Watch Now: Sino ft. Lawrence Jacob, “Talk To You”

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Be motivated. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Detroit artist and talent Sino from the COIN Handlers LLC family recently shared with the world, “Talk To You” his latest single which entails a spiritually inspired conversation for conflicted souls enduring the everyday struggle across America. The year 2014 has seen many infuriating injustices among black men affecting millions of people […]

Russell Simmons and Rapper Lazarus Use Hip Hop To Fight Heart Disease

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Physician Dr. Kamran Rashid Khan is also a Rap Phenom known as Lazarus. This super talented lyricist caught the eye of Rap Pioneer Russell Simmons who signed Lazarus to his All Def Digital imprint in 2013. The Detroit native has appeared on Sway In The Morning on Shade 45, the Discovery Channel, Fox Sports and […]

The Source Remembers Detroit Rapper Kevlaar 7

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Detroit rapper/producer Kevlaar 7, Kevin Cross, lost his life to a blood disorder December 23rd Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Detroit rapper/producer Kevin Cross aka Kevlaar 7, passed away this week in his hometown. He was 37 years old. His work speaks for itself, dropping over a dozen solo projects and appeared on albums from […]

Watch: “I’m From Brightmoor” – Dusty McFly On Detroit Life + Evergreen Mixtape

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  Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “People think Detroit is such a crazy city and is violent… I just don’t have those memories.”  Atlantic Records’ newcomer Dusty McFly shares with us more on his life growing up in Detroit, the new single “Paper” produced by Troy Taylor and JWriteDidIt and what it is like to […]

Judge Drops Involuntary Manslaughter In Aiyana Jones Shooting

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A Detroit police officer accused in the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones walked into a Detroit courtroom Friday facing a felony and misdemeanor charge Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Officer Joseph Weekley walked out of the courtroom with just the misdemeanor charge after Wayne County Circuit Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway dismissed the involuntary manslaughter […]

Detroit’s Earlly Mac Talks “Like Kanye”, Plus Upcoming Show with OG Maco

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“I’mma let you finish like Kanye…” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information We all have our favorite rappers. From 2Pac, Biggie, Nas or Jay, there are legends of our time that deserve their due respect for their undeniable impact on hip hop and American culture. Kanye, whether you like him or not, is the focus and […]

LSTN4 Music Conference Provides Soundboard for Midwestern Artists

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​ Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Detroit is surpassing its harsh reputation of socioeconomic struggles and is reinventing itself as the “Mecca” of Music. Originally, nicknamed “Motown” and the “Home of Soul”, a new wave of hip hop/rap artists from Eminem, Royce Da 5’9, Dej Loaf, Detroit Che and Big Sean has the Detroit hip hop […]

New Music: Detroit’s Dusty McFly Channels West Coast Swag for New Single, “Paper”

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Everyday I’m getting that paper… Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The 4th quarter of 2014 is proving to the battlegrounds for artists to release some of their hottest hits building momentum for what usually is a quiet winter season for new music. This fall smash from Dusty McFly is essentially a C-walking, 90s gangsta, jheri […]

Icewear Vezzo Drops The Remix To His Street Single “Money Phone”

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Icewear Vezzo is a rapper currently making waves in Detroit, earning co-signs from hometown heroes like Big Sean, Danny Brown, and the man behind the city’s controversial “No Fly Zone” policy, Trick Trick. The remix to his street banger, “Money Phone,” pairs him with another artist who has quite a reputation in his respective city, […]

Rick Ross Addresses Detroit Summer Jam Incident

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4frFvKNFItY Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “IF YOU SAY YOU FROM THE JUNGLE” An incident went down on Sunday in Detroit at Chene Park, the location of Hot 107.5’s Summer Jam, that forced Rick Ross to cancel his performance at the annual hip-hop concert. Advertisement Conflicting reports indicate that Rick Ross was everything from mobbed […]

Big Sean Takes Over a Detroit High School as the Principal

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Big Sean was Celebrity Principal for a Day  Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information G.O.O.D.’s Big Sean made a lot of high school kids really happy on Thursday when he took over Bates Academy in Detroit as “Celebrity Principal for a Day.”  The rapper helped recognize students for improving their attendance and winning Get Schooled and Viacom’s Detroit […]

Detroit’s Icewear Vezzo Releases New Addition to Clarity Trilogy

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Detroit rapper, Icewear Vezzo, brought out the “Who’s Who” of Detroit entertainment with an exclusive listening event with Karen Civil this past weekend. This release features 19 tracks from the indie rap artist including, “Clarity” and “On It” with Dusty McFly. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Clarity 1 and 2 both helped this Detroit underground favorite […]

Driver Beaten in Detroit Is Released From the Hospital 6 Weeks Later

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A Detroit truck driver was severely beaten by a mob and hospitalized for over a month  Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Steve Utash, 54, thought he was doing the right thing when he stepped out of his truck to tend to a 10-year-old child that he had accidentally struck with his truck last month. Instead, […]

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