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Azeem is a 26-year-old Pakistani-American Muslim living in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Boston University in 2010 with a, B.A in Biology, and from Boston University in 2012 with an M.A in Medical Sciences. He is a currently a freelance business development consultant for startups.

Happy Birthday Kanye West!

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Today is June 8th, which means it’s Kanye West’s birthday and he turned 38 years old today Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Kanye West has had a career full of accomplishments and even more so this past year has been great to him. It’s no mystery that Kanye is one of the most hard working […]

Listen Here: Anik Khan: “The Knowing”

Anik Khan releases his new single, “The Knowing.” Produced by Don Knock and Renaissance (of Green Street) it boasts a reggae baseline complemented by a smooth low toned melody, and dynamic drums. It’s the first single off I Don’t Know Yet, slated to come out in July. The Knowing is a snapshot into the world of a young Bengali born, Queens bred wunderchild. The […]

Listen Here: Consequence ft Lupe Fiasco – “Countdown”

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Finally, Consequence and Lupe Fiasco have blessed us by putting out a track together on their first collaboration, “Countdown”. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information We’ve been waiting on this track for way too long. They were even doing a short video clip that was going around for the countdown to “Countdown”. Aside from Consequence and […]

Malik Ferraud Unleashes Free Album “INFINITY”

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The moment has finally come! After months and months of hard work and a few sneak peeks, Baltimore’s own Malik Ferraud has released his long-awaited free album INFINITY. The 14-track (and 3 bonus track) project aims to inspire and motivate anyone with a dream, and most importantly it caters to anyone who appreciates good music. The lyricism’s on […]

Watch Here: NicX f/ Well$ – “Crack”

Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information While hard at work on his next project, NicX releases a video for “Crack,” his collaboration with Well$ off of Don’t Go Computer On Me. The video, directed by Meechie of A Lit Productions, was shot down in Atlanta, when Well$ came down for a weekend trip. Short but impactful, the track is a sign of what’s to […]

Watch Here: Ikes “Pray For Me” – All Def Digital’s #TheSignal

Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Check out the new song “Pray For Me” by Ikes. This serves as the debut for the UK native record artist’s long awaited “Outside|In” project that should be dropping soon. The video was inspired by the very popular British crime drama television series “Luther”, which features well known actor Idris Elba. […]

Watch Here: “False Reality” by Dizzy Wright

Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “False Reality” is the second video to drop for Funk Volume’s Dizzy Wright upcoming album. The first was his hit record “Floyd Money Mayweather”. His highly anticipated album, “The Growing Process” comes out tomorrow on May 26th on iTunes. It’s already available on the Funk Volume website if you’re interested. Also, Spotify has the […]

On This Day Slick Rick released The Art of Storytelling In 1999

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Slick Rick’s fourth album “The Art Of Storytelling” came out on May 25th, 1999. This was the final studio album by the British-America rapper. It was released on Def Jam Recordings. Some notable producers on the project were DJ Clark Kent and Kid Capri. This album proved to be his highest-charting album by peaking at number eight on […]

Listen Here: The Countdown to “Countdown” (Trailer) Consequence x Lupe Fiasco

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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Consequence is back, and has been killing it for the last few months. He made good with Kanye West, Pusha T, and everyone over at G.O.O.D Music, and has been working on a variety of new tracks recently. This newest one is an early look for the countdown to “Countdown” […]

Listen Here: Tax Season Episode 9 – Henny Talk

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In episode 9, Tax is joined by @LowKeyUHTN and Kam McCullough of #HennyPalooza. The trio discuss the murder of Chinx, podcast wars, finding love at #HennyPalooza, Dominican vs Haitian women and if Jhene Aiko really has groceries. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Taxstone was recently featured by the Village Voice, and said it was the Internet’s most dangerous podcast […]

Nappy Roots Releases The 40 Akerz Project

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It’s been about 4 years since Nappy Roots came out with an album. The group is back with “The 40 Akerz Project,” which takes its name from Nappy Roots’ umbrella group, 40 Akerz. You can get it on iTunes now. They have been working on it over the last two years. It started off as […]

Happy Birthday To Parrish Smith of EPMD!

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Happy 47th Birthday Parrish J. Smith, better known as “PMD”, one half of EPMD Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information EPMD, the famous duo from Brentwood, Long Island, New York, is an acronym that stands for “Erick and Parrish Making Dollars”. The group has been together for 29 years aside, from the infamous breakup in the mid 1990s. They […]

Three Things To Do On Cinco De Mayo

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Cinco de Mayo, aka “Drinko de Mayo,” is a Mexican holiday with a rich history; not just a day to have the club going up on a Tuesday.  So, here are some things you can do to celebrate, besides getting white-girl wasted.

A$AP Rocky Hits Elliott Wilson’s CRWN For a Part Two

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Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In this half, host Elliott Wilson chats with the Harlem MC about the importance of his hometown – “Fashion and culture, we’re the mecca of it” – his affinity for high fashion, and his opinion on Kanye West.

The Ever Enigmatic Emcee, Appleby, Returns With “Bitter Boy”

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The enigmatic Chicago rapper Appleby is at it again with his new song “Bitter Boy.”  The nonchalant artist has still gone against the norms by keeping his face in absolute obscurity. He has said in the past that he may reveal his face at some point, but, until then, he wants his music to do […]

Happy B-day Master P, Born April 29, 1970

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The Source sends a big born day shout out to the No Limit general Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information We want to give a big Happy Birthday shout out to Master P (aka Percy Miller), who was born on April 29, 1970 in the city New Orleans. He used money from a malpractice settlement to […]