This article was originally published in The Source “Power 30” Issue #273 DANIEL CAESAR Freudian Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Golden Child Recordings Production: Alex Ernewein, Daniel Caesar, Jordan Evans, Matthew Burnett, & Riley Bell Advertisement Daniel Caesar took the R&B scene by storm. Just two years after the release of his debut […]
This article was originally published in The Source “Power 30” Issue #273 MIGUEL War & Leisure Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information RCA/ByStorm Production: Miguel, Mark Pitts, and more Advertisement Since 2010, Miguel has consistently delivered solid projects. With the release of his fourth studio album, War & Leisure, he’s done it again. Although […]
Nas brought in his birthday this year in a room full of love. Swizz Beatz, Nicki Minaj, and many more friends and family helped Nas celebrate 44 years of life and love. The Source Magazine would also like to help Nas celebrate by reflecting on how far he has come in his career. Below is Nas’ […]
There aren’t many MCs that have managed to maintain their musical longevity past the 20 year mark like Redman. Ever since his What? The Album debut, his weed smoking, comedic lyricism left an imprint in the game that would be picked up and adopted by the new millenium’s artists. That same energy is felt on […]
Southernplaylisticadillacmuzik will always be regarded as a stellar debut album, a left-field nuclear bomb that landed smack dab in the era of rap purists laud endlessly. The Illmatic, Ready to Die, The Chronic era, in which no rap or pop music critic was quite ready for the drawl-heavy, genre-blending series of cherry bombs Outkast dropped […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Label: Roc Nation / Columbia Records Production: J. Cole Written By Kyle Renwick Advertisement “It’s way darker this time” J. Cole declares as his second studio album, Born Sinner, opens to “Villuminati.” Those words couldn’t be truer as Cole clings to themes of moral dilemma and frustrated love affairs through […]
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Despite his super human flows, White Jesus is human, too. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information He may have thousands of fans across the country praising him for his lyricism and transparency in his work, but Rittz is not going to pass on the opportunity to show you his flawed, less than exemplary image as a […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Record Report: Advertisement Jared Evan The Fourth Chapter Producers: !llmind, Ill Factor Jared Evan started working on his EP The Fourth Chapter since 2009, and I can’t be mad at him for the wait. For a debut EP, Jared Evan put a lot […]
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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Record Report Dom Kennedy Advertisement Yellow Album Producers: THC, Fly Union, Chase N Cashe, DJ Dahi, Polyester, Drewbyrd, J. Lbs, Troy Noka Dom stays true to what he’s good at on the Yellow Album. He goes about his rhymes in a calm, cool, and collective […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Record Report Boldy James Advertisement Consignment: Favor For A Favor (Redi Rock Mixtape) Following up from last year’s Trapper’s Alley, Pro’s and Cons: The Quikcrete Mixtape, Motor City’s newest spitter emerges out of the failed economy to give listeners some much needed medicine via his Consigment: Favor For A Favor […]
