One of the biggest nights in entertainment brought out all of the celebrities who gathered at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for the 66th annual GRAMMY Awards presentation. In addition to the traditional highly-coveted award categories, the 2024 event saw the addition of three new categories of awards: Best African Music Performance, Best Alternative Jazz […]
On this date in 1998, after her successful intro into the game with The Fugees, Lauryn Hill embarked on her solo journey and released her first solo LP entitled The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on the Ruffhouse/Columbia imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As a play on the titles of Carter G. Woodson’s The Mis-Education […]
On this date in 1972, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., the rapper, actor, and poet also known as Common was born in Chicago, Illinois. The Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist is not only an icon of Windy City’s Hip Hop scene, but he has also helped to blaze a trail for Golden Era rappers into other […]
On this date at the beginning of Hip Hop’s “Golden Era,” Philly natives DJ Jazzy Jeff and his partner, The Fresh Prince, Dropped their landmark single “Parents Just Don’t Understand” on Jive Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With the song’s signature tune from the 60s hit sitcom I Dream Of Jeannie, the Fresh Prince, […]
The stars returned to the GRAMMYs resulting in a spike in ratings. The Grammy Awards reached a three-year viewership high on CBS, but still, register below pandemic levels. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Returning to February for the first time in three years, The GRAMMYs was watched by 12.4 million people in numbers that include […]
As amazing as the GRAMMYs 50th-anniversary tribute to Hip-Hop was, it was set to be even bigger. Questlove spoke to Variety and revealed that Will Smith was originally supposed to be in the performance. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “I’ll give the spoiler alert away. Will Smith was apart of the festivities tonight, but they […]
It’s been a while since Will Smith has been on a stage at an awards show, but allegedly, he was scheduled to make a surprise appearance at the Grammy’s this past Sunday night. However, his comeback performance was derailed due to conflicts with filming Bad Boys 4. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In the weeks […]
Questlove did that. The GRAMMYs hosted a special celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and tapped the legendary roots drummer as the producer. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Performers for the celebration of Hip-Hop include Big Boi, Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star, De la Soul, DJ Drama, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Missy Elliott, Future, GloRilla, Grandmaster […]
The nominations for 2023 Grammy awards have been announced. The nominees for the biggest night in music feature Beyoncé, JAY-Z, DJ Khaled, Future, Drake, and more. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The category of Best Rap Performance features active legends like JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar and rising stars like GloRilla and Gunna. “God Did” – […]
JAY-Z is rumored to return to the Grammys Stage. Hits Daily Double reports Hov is set to take the stage at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to perform for the show. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hov’s appearance is rumored to potentially show up during DJ Khaled’s set, to deliver his 2022 Verse of […]
Guest Contributor: CHIKA Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The time to vote for this year’s GRAMMY Award winners has arrived. Following nominations, the final round of voting is one of the most important periods of the year for Recording Academy voting members. Starting Dec. 14 until Jan. 4, as music’s only peer-voted honor, all voting […]
The nominations for 2023 Grammy awards have been announced. The nominees for the biggest night in music feature Beyoncé, JAY-Z, DJ Khaled, Future, Drake, and more. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The category of Best Rap Performance features active legends like JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar and rising stars like GloRilla and Gunna. “God Did” – […]
The nominations for 2023 Grammy awards have been announced. The nominees for the biggest night in music feature Beyoncé, JAY-Z, DJ Khaled, Future, Drake, and more. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The category of Best Rap Performance features active legends like JAY-Z and Kendrick Lamar and rising stars like GloRilla and Gunna. “God Did” – […]
On this day in Hip-Hop history, we celebrate the birth of one of the culture’s brightest stars, the late, great Russell Jones, affectionately known to the Hip-Hop world as Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information To Hip Hop, Dirt Dog was more than a rapper. His personality and ostentatious demeanor were representatives of the […]
On this date in 1998, after her successful intro into the game with The Fugees, Lauryn Hill embarked on her solo journey and released her first solo LP entitled The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on the Ruffhouse/Columbia imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As a play on the titles of Carter G. Woodson’s The Mis-Education […]
On this date in 2004, Def Jam Records through the Roc-A-Fella imprint dropped the debut album of the uber-talented producer/emcee Kanye West properly entitled College Dropout. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The LP debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 441,000 copies during its first week. The five singles that achieved […]
According to a report from The New York Times, Jay-Z has surpassed Quincy Jones in being the most nominated artist in the history of the Grammys after he was nominated for three more Grammys in the 2022 award show. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jones and Carter were tied until this year at 80 nominations […]
On this day in Hip-Hop history, we celebrate the birth of one of the culture’s brightest stars, the late, great Russell Jones, affectionately known to the Hip-Hop world as Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information To Hip Hop, Dirt Dog was more than a rapper. His personality and ostentatious demeanor were representatives of the […]
On this day in Hip Hop history three decades ago, the self-proclaimed G.O.A.T., LL Cool J released his fourth album Mama Said Knock You Out on the Def Jam imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album consisted of four chart-topping singles; “Boomin System”, “Six Minutes Of Pleasure”, “Around The Way Girl” and the inevitable […]
On this date in 1998, after her successful intro into the game with The Fugees, Lauryn Hill embarked on her solo journey and released her first solo LP entitled The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on the Ruffhouse/Columbia imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As a play on the titles of Carter G. Woodson’s The Mis-Education […]
