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Dame Dash Places Full Blame On Jay Z For The Breakup Of Roc-A-Fella

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One of Hip Hop’s most historic record labels, Roc-A-Fella Records enjoyed much success in the late 90s and early 2000s but things soon soured as co-founders Jay Z and Dame Dash parted ways in a highly publicized debacle. The two have never formally discussed the reasoning behind the breakup of the label, which occurred during […]

Jay Z to Fans at Tidal Show: “Only One They Hating On Look The Same As You”

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Jay Z puts Tidal on his shoulders during a special 2-night engagement Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Since I started writing about music in the 2010’s, I’ve seen some pretty crazy moments. I was there when Q-Tip brought out Kanye West for a crowd of a few hundred people in Brooklyn. I caught Outkast on their […]

Jay Z Reunited with Roc-A-Fella at the Tidal B-Sides Show Last Night

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Last night was one for the ages in the lengthy, successful career of Jay Z Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jay Z’s new streaming service, Tidal, has been criticized so heavily in the first couple months of its relaunch, its new owner has dived into the image re-shaping process, tweeting and doing interviews about the […]

Beanie Sigel Shot In New Jersey

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The former Roc-A-Fella rapper/actor was shot during an altercation this morning in a Jersey Shore town Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Dwight Grant, who’s known to the Hip Hop world as Beanie Siegel or simply “Beans”, was shot in the stomach this morning after an altercation in Pleasantville, New Jersey at approximately 9:45 am. The […]

Memphis Bleek Says He Started The Beef Between Jay Z & Nas

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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Here goes Bleek again A few weeks ago, Memphis Bleek revealed a little known fact to Thisis50, about a very well known line spat by his lifelong brother and mentor, Jay Z. Bleek postulated that Jay’s infamous “Bleek could be one hit away his whole career, as long as I’m […]

A Small Glimpse Inside The College Dropout Sessions

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If you’ve had the misfortune of living under a rock this past week, you missed the musical worlds collective celebration of The College Dropout’s ten year anniversary. Kanye West’s importance has been a topic of great discussion these few days, but each time it was recognized that his music has always been groundbreaking, pushing us places we […]

Young Chris is “Alive” In New Music Video

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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Young Chris Refuses To Be Left For Dead In Latest Visual Don’t count Young Chris out. The Philly rapper known for his successful run with Roc-A-Fella Records in the early and mid 2000s as a member of the Young Gunz still has a lot left in the tank. His new video […]

Young Guru Shares His Vinyl Collection On Crate Diggers

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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The legendary engineer and producer goes through his expansive vinyl collection. Fuse TV‘s series Crate Diggers took a trip to Young Guru’s studio and talked about his wide-range of knowledge in music and his deep vinyl collection. Guru touches on his influences back at home when he was a kid, […]

Kanye West: Music’s Divinity

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With the release of Yeezus rapidly approaching, Kanye West’s legacy has planted two firm feet in the realm of greatness. With superior production skills, lyrical ingenuity, and a string of controversial actions, Kanye West just may be the biggest Hip Hop superstar our generation will ever see. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As fans worldwide […]

Mannie Fresh: Kanye West “Came to Cash Money looking for a deal”

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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Super-Producer Mannie Fresh tells Vlad TV what could have been before Kanye started G.O.O.D. Music. Former Big Tymer Mannie Fresh is known to have worked with Kanye West in the past. Most notably on G.O.O.D Music’s last collaborative album Cruel Summer, co-producing “The One.” G.O.O.D.’s superior, Kanye West, recently struck […]

Recap: GRAMMY U x Young Guru “Era Of The Engineer” Event

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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Yesterday we had the privilege of attending the GRAMMY U Presents “Era Of The Engineer” event with three-time Grammy Award nominated engineer/A&R Young Guru at the Clive Davis Institute in NYU. The room was packed with NYU students and different media outlets that came to hear Young Guru share his […]

Kanye West’s Accused Of Illegally Using MBDTF’s Samples

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The sample game is certainly f….d up these days. Mr. West is certainly feeling some heat with his 2011 release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. TufAmerica has pushed the legal envelope to Kanye’s team over the samples used in “Who Will Survive In America” and “Lost In The World.” Both tracks sample Eddie Bo’s […]

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