It’s not even two weeks into 2019 and Missy Elliott is already leading the charge of women breaking barriers in Hip-Hop as this weekend, she received the honor of being the first female Hip-Hop artist to be inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame. Joining Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri, Elliott is one of the […]
Hip-hop was a mixed bag of reactions after the reveal that Travis Scott would join Maroon 5 on the Super Bowl stage. For Hip-Hop, it finally puts the genre on one of the biggest stages in the world. For the culture, the question arises if this is the proper time due to the issues stemming […]
The Carters were on the run in South Africa for the Global Citizens Festival to celebrate the life of the late Nelson Mandela. The festival’s initial aim was to raise one billion dollars, however with the help of the high-powered Hip-Hop couple and many other celebrity guests including Oprah Winfrey, John Legend and Janet Jackson […]
Kylie Jenner has earned another noteworthy accolade this year, thanks to her long bank account. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On Tuesday, the 21-year-old showed up on Forbes’ Wealthiest Celebrities in America list, arriving at No. 5 with total assets of $900 million. In spite of the fact that Jenner has her hands in everything […]
After devoting the last six years of her life to social change since the unjust murder of her son, Trayvon Martin, this past weekend Benedict College and the city of Columbia presented Sybrina Fulton with an honorary doctorate degree and the Key to the City. Fulton was stationed as the Commencement Convocation speaker for the […]
Chi-Town slang spitter Vic Mensa has managed to put himself in a no-lose situation, being under the wing of Roc Nation head honcho Jay-Z, but Mensa says that his conversations with his boss are now becoming cross-cultural. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During an interview with Ebro Darden for Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio show, […]
On this date in 2004, Cam’Ron released his fourth solo album entitled ‘Purple Haze’ released on the Diplomats, Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam imprints. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This was the first solo album from the Dipset capo following the Dipset craze, where he switched from his obsession with the color pink to the more […]
Let’s be honest, Alicia Keys is one of the greater talents of the 2000’s. She can sing, play piano like Stevie Wonder and she’s just flat-out beautiful. We all have been in love with her as an artist since she was “Falling” but today on possibly the greatest rapper of all-time’s birthday, she’s “Feelin’” instead. […]
If you thought Hov was going for Yeezy’s neck on Meek Mill’s “What’s Free” single featuring Jay and Rick Ross, then you were erroneously mistaken. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Meek’s latest critically acclaimed project Championships boasts some top shottas on its line up, including a socio-political Jay-Z, who dropped some hidden jewels over a […]
The Global Citizens Festival: Mandela 100 event went down last weekend in Johannesburg, South Africa. The concert featured performances by Pharrell, Ed Sheeran, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Martin, Usher, Wizkid, plus Beyoncé and JAY-Z. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The festival’s goal is to raise $1 billion for poor women and children across the world. It also […]
Fresh off the heels off his highly-anticipated post-prison album, CHAMPIONSHIPS, Meek Mill sat down with Elliott Wilson for a chit-chat about his collection, his advocacy for prison reform, and an awkward moment he shared on a double date with JAY-Z, Beyonce, and his ex-girlfriend, Nicki Minaj. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On the latter, he […]
Remember when Kanye West tweeted about Watch the Throne 2 and everybody questioned was JAY-Z apart of the sequel, better yet, did he even know? Well, maybe Kanye was not as far off as some may believe. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Yesterday, the entire Hip-Hop community heralded Hov’s scene-stealing verse on Meek Mill’s “What’s […]
Update: The line clearly meant don’t pit me against my brothers no matter what our differences are (red hat) now go pick up Meek album . Drake and Meek on there together . — Mr. Carter (@S_C_) November 30, 2018 Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Original Story: Meek Mill’s CHAMPIONSHIPS is finally here and it […]
Meek Mill’s highly-anticipated post-jail album, Championships, is finally here and the guest list is looking like a Forbes list. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Philly emcee unveiled the tracklist a day before the album’s release in an Instagram post. “Gotta take advantage for all them cold nights I’ve been thru … shout out to everybody […]
For an entire decade, spanning from the mid ’90s to the second half of the ’00s, Hip-Hop style centered on three staples: a fitted cap one size too big, a XL white tee and an even bigger throwback jersey to go over it. Thankfully, the ’90s resurgence making its current return is adopting the trends […]
Davon Eddington was on the phone with his brother enjoying a beer in his own backyard. The pair was talking about the Lakers and LeBron James when Eddington casually quoted the infamous JAY-Z lyric, “I got 99 problems but a b—h ain’t one.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A neighbor overhead his comment and came […]
Swizz Beatz has been holding on to a record featuring a stack of Hip Hop OG’s like Nas, JAY-Z, Jadakiss, and DMX just because. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During a recent episode of Elliot Wilson’s Rap Radar podcast, the super-producer revealed that the collaboration titled, “Just Because” was originally intended to be featured on […]
The 15th anniversary of Jay-Z’s The Black Album was celebrated across Hip-Hop this past week. With the discussion dominating social media, photographer Jonathan Mannion revealed the original photo for the cover of the album. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Many viewed the all-black cover of the album as the ending to a legendary career and […]
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 […]
Aside from, eloquently stated by The Source Magazine at the time, “[coming] with ill animated lyrics, combined with metaphors that stun; a combo sure to have suckas on the run,” Big L also ushered in two emcees that are very prominent in the culture today: a then-unknown Killa Cam and a semi-established Jay-Z. The track […]
