Born on this date in 1968, William Griffith Jr. aka Rakim Allah is considered the greatest emcee to ever touch the mic. His debut album along with DJ Eric B., Paid In Full, is a necessary piece of Hip-Hop’s creative history, used as an instructional tool to many up and coming emcees and deejays as […]
Before Dr. Dre was a billionaire music legend, he was the producer and founder of “America’s Most Dangerous Group”, committing one of the most malicious acts in Hip Hop during its Golden Era. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On this date in 1991, the host of Hip Hop video show Pump It Up Dee Barnes […]
Even though television and comedy legend Bill Cosby has been released from prison, the 84-year-old has remained out of the public eye, but a W. Kamau Bell-directed docu-series will dive deep into Cosby’s legal situation that landed him in a Pennsylvania prison. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Starz-powered We Need to Talk About Bill […]
According to a report from TMZ, famed Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy’s Texas home was raided by SWAT team members that resulted in three men and custody and the seizure of several weapons. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A warrant was served at the Texas home early Tuesday morning, but it has not been confirmed whether […]
According to a recent report from NOLA.com, the half-brother of Cash Money Records CEOs Bryan “Baby” Williams and Ronald “Slim” Williams, who has spent more than two decades behind bars on a life sentence, was released from prison earlier this month with no legal explanation. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Terrence “Gangsta” Williams, a member […]
Today in Hip-Hop history, Twista released his Kamikaze album, the Chi-Town MC’s fourth studio LP, in 2004. As Twista’s only platinum release, it was his most successful album to date. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During this era, Twista’s Guinness Book of World Records rap speed was chic in the rap game, which made many […]
Due to the recent change within the music industry and how music is released to the public, third party, black market businesses have made manipulating streaming numbers a regular occurrence, even among internationally known recording artists. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information An episode on Season 2 of Viceland‘s Black Market, which was hosted by late […]
In an exclusive interview with The Art of Dialogue, Junior Mafia member Lil Cease talked about rumors that the late Notorious B.I.G. intended to drop a diss track aimed at his friend-turned-nemesis Tupac Shakur during the East Coast/West Coast beef in the mid-90s. Cease says that Biggie never wanted to give much energy to the […]
According to a recent post on his IG, West Coast legend Snoop Dogg is vowing to take it back to his Long Beach roots on his latest full-length LP effort to be appropriately titled Bacc On Death Row. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The new album is slated to drop the day before Valentine’s Day […]
On this date in 1999, Brooklyn emcee Inga Merchand aka Foxy Brown dropped her sophomore effort, Chyna Doll, on the Violator/Def Jam imprint. This album rode the successful wave of previous projects released by Brown including her appearance on The Firm album with Nas, AZ, and Nature as well as her own 1996 debut LP […]
On this day in 2005, millennial music powerhouse Murder Inc. was put under pressure by the FBI, thus, forcing the surrender of label heads and brothers Irving and Christopher Lorenzo aka the Gotti Brothers on money laundering charges. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The FBI spotlighted the Gotti brothers as record execs with criminal ties, […]
In his last eligible year to appear on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, San Francisco Giants living legend Barry Bonds was denied admittance into Cooperstown for his alleged participation and usage of performance-enhancing drugs. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Bonds was rejected for the 10th time in Cooperstown, with a group of baseball journalists […]
According to a report from FOX News, a pair of teenage brothers and their friend are currently being charged with the murder of the brothers’ stepfather, who was wanted by authorities for sexually assaulting their 9-year-old sister, which was the stepfather’s biological daughter. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information 42-year-old Gabriel Quintanilla was already wanted by […]
Not much has been mentioned about the longstanding beef between Gucci Mane and Jeezy since their VERZUZ battle last year, which led many to believe that the real-life battle between the two Atlanta emcees was squashed “for the culture”, but according to a new video from Gucci called “Rumors” featuring Lil Durk, this is obviously […]
in a recently released documentary series detailing the daily operation at the world-famous Playboy Mansion, it is being alleged that the late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner taped many sex acts without the participants’ consent, and even one claim that Mr. Hefner engaged in a sexual act with a dog. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In […]
On this date at the top of the 21st century, legendary Yonkers trio The L.O.X.(Living Off Experience) released their sophomore full-length LP appropriately titled We Are The Streets on the Ruff Ryders/Interscope imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Produced primarily by Double R in-house producer Swizz Beatz, We Are The Streets saw substantially more commercial […]
According to a report from The Shade Room, Alabama singer Yung Bleu has been arrested on a felony weapons charge after a shootout with would-be robbers who tried to stick up the crooner and his crew outside of a Los Angeles restaurant. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As Bleu and his crew were waiting for […]
Despite the fact that directors Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah were previously given complete directorial control by Yeezy himself to release the highly anticipated Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, Kanye West is now urging Netflix to “open the edit room” in order for him to approve the final cut of the documentary. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more […]
On this date in 2000, neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo dropped his second full-length studio album Voodoo to follow up to the epic 1995 Brown Sugar LP. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recording sessions for the album took place from 1998 to 1999 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, featuring an extensive line-up of musicians […]
Following the continued success of Starz Power series and all of its connecting spin off series’, 50 cent has connected with Love And Hip Hop creator/producer Mona Scott-Young and former TMZ co-host Van Lathan for WEtv-powered, non-scripted series titled Hip Hop Homicides. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information From every Hip Hop related homicide, including the […]
