Armon Sadler

I'm Armon Sadler, upcoming graduate from Cornell University. I love music and I love writing about it.

Spike Lee Directs New Video for LIDS

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Sports retailer LIDS has partnered with legendary filmmaker Spike Lee to release a new promotional video addressing diversity within headwear culture. Combining humor and honesty, the video explores the path many go on to becoming hat fanatics. It plugs LIDS for being “fashion-forward” and consistently producing products that consumers desire the most. Lee describes the hats that […]

PARTYNEXTDOOR And Quavo Back At It On “Team”

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PARTYNEXTDOOR and Quavo have enjoyed much success this year, with their releases of Colours 2 EP and Migos’ Culture, respectively. The two have apparently teamed up yet again to bring us a track called “Team” produced by Murda Beatz, which was teased by Quavo on Instagram back in March of 2016. Murda Beatz is responsible for production on Drake’s […]

ICYMI: Check Out B.o.B’s New Video for “Finesse”

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B.o.B has been all over the country for The Elements Tour following recent release of his album ETHER. Once again, he took the time out to give us another visual, this time for the track “Finesse.” The video was released on BET Jams during BETX Live, and features direction by Jon J. ETHER has received much […]

Top Moments Of The NBA Awards & Full List of Winners

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The NBA decided to do things a little differently this year, delaying the announcement of all regular season award winners until yesterday (June 26th) where they hosted a full awards show. Held in Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City, it was a night for players, coaches, and others to come together and […]

$3 Million Settlement Reached in Philando Castile Case

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Valerie Castile, mother of slain Philando Castile, reached a near $3 Million settlement with the city of St. Anthony, Minnesota. This served as slight relief after just ten days ago Jeronim0 Yanez, the officer involved in Castile’s death was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter and all other charges. The family, and those paying close attention, were disheartened to […]

The Top Moments of BET Awards 2017

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2017’s installment of the BET Awards truly lived up to the hype. We witnessed epic performances by Bruno Mars, Xscape, Migos, Big Sean and SZA despite some initial technical difficulties. Chance The Rapper was treated to a heartwarming tribute featuring Michelle Obama’s acknowledgement of his philanthropic efforts. Chance iconically called for the arrests of Black people for […]

Jimmy Butler Traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves

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As expected, the NBA Draft found many teams moving around players and picks to position themselves to contend next season. One name thrown around a lot was Jimmy Butler, former star forward for the Chicago Bulls who has now found a home in the Minnesota Timberwolves. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information There were initial rumors of […]

Vince Staples and Sprite Partner for ‘Rain Come Down’ Video

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Rapper Vince Staples has a long history with classic thirst quencher, Sprite, starting from being merely a fan of the brand to becoming a brand ambassador. Staples, having just released his sophomore album Big Fish Theory, was given the honor of being one of six artists to have their song lyrics cover cans of Sprite worldwide. This relationship […]

Eric B and Rakim Announced Paid In Full 30th Anniversary Concert

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Eric B. & Rakim’s Paid In Full album shook the Earth in 1987. July 7th they will remind people of just that, when they celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary with a “one night only” performance at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. They promised some famous friends will be in the house as well, joining them on stage. This […]

2 Chainz Drops Third Video of the Week for ‘Trap Check’

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2 Chainz really doesn’t stop working. After a successful release of Pretty Girls Like Trap Music last Friday (June 16) he rolled out visuals for “Blue Cheese” ft. Migos and “Sleep When U Die” throughout the week. Now we have video #3, for bass-heavy record “Trap Check.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The black-and-white video is an […]

Vince Staples Big Fish Theory – Big Fish in a Big Pond

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This week’s New Music Friday brought us the sophomore album from Long Beach native Vince Staples titled Big Fish Theory. The album had been teased for months, with singles “BagBak,” “Big Fish,” and the Ty Dolla $ign-assisted “Rain Come Down.” Today he gave it all to us and this album may shape up to be dark horse for […]

Georgia Special Election Ends in Disappointment for Democrats

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Karen Handel, Republican, defeated Jon Ossoff of the Democratic Party in a special election for vacated seats in the House of Representatives, specifically Georgia’s Sixth district that Republicans have controlled for nearly 40 years. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Ossoff, 30 years old, had been working for quite some time to raise money for his […]

Ray Jr. Drops Short Film and Mixtape

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Cleveland, Ohio native Ray Jr. has made quite a name for himself in many ways over his career, releasing over ten mixtapes and partnering with Hair Melodies Beauty Salon, Conscious Consulting, and Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center in his hometown to provide eleven women with makeovers. Now, he’s making a splash in the film world, […]

There’s A Petition to Remove Dennis Rodman from NBA Hall of Fame

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Dennis Rodman, NBA legend and pop culture enigma, has come under a lot of fire as of late due to both praising and defending North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation have created a petition on change.org to get the Hall of Fame forward removed from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall […]

LA Lakers Send D’Angelo Russell to the Brooklyn Nets for Brook Lopez

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With the NBA Draft approaching soon, teams are gearing up to make big moves in anticipation of the 2017-2018 NBA season. One of the biggest moves so far occurred yesterday (June 21) when the Los Angeles Lakers traded their starting point guard D’Angelo Russell and center Timofey Mozgov to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for former All-Star center […]

SZA Releases Video for Drew Barrymore

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SZA really does not stop working, releasing yet another dope visual from the recent CTRL album. This time it’s for the introspective ballad and single, “Drew Barrymore.” The video features the singer and her friends drinking, smoking, eating pizza and parading around New York City. The party finds time to go sledding as the visual is set in […]

Chris Brown and Ray J Surprise Us With Mixtape ‘Burn My Name’

Yesterday we began our week with a surprise mixtape from R&B icons Chris Brown and Ray J. The 10-song project titled Burn My Name shows Breezy and Ray being, well, themselves. They dive deep in their bags, addressing the haters and multitude of women they’ve encountered in their lives on songs like “F*ck Them Hoes” and “Side B*tch.” […]

Paul George Plans To Leave Indiana Pacers in Summer 2018

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With another disappointing playoff elimination for the Indiana Pacers, Paul George has decided his future in the NBA might be best fit for a different location. He informed the Pacers this weekend that he intends to test free agency in the Summer of 2018. With the Cleveland Cavaliers having a solid lock on the Eastern […]