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Kanye West Buys New $57 Million Malibu Pad

By Jiggy Jones / September 22, 2021

Kanye West is going back to Cali! Ye's highlight anticipated DONDA album, dedicated to his late mother throughout the summer,...

King Von Gets New Mural In Chicago’s O-Block

By Sha Be Allah / August 9, 2021

Late Chicago drill rap favorite King Von and his sudden death have fueled some of Hip Hop's current feuds, however,...

Images Inspired By Slim Aarons From Jay-Z Cannabis Line Now For Sale

By Kim SoMajor / July 14, 2021

If Jay-Z isn't in the news for music, he's in the news for business. Three months ago, Jay-Z aka Hov's...

Jay-Z to Make Over 130K for ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT

By Kim SoMajor / July 3, 2021

Reasonable Doubt NFT valued the highest it has ever been at 130K. On June 24, Jay-Z announced that he'd be...

A Tribe Called Quest First 5 Albums Auctioned as NFT

By Kim SoMajor / July 2, 2021

A Tribe Called Quests’ music is making plays in the digital currency space. The advancement of technology has brought back...

[WATCH] Check Out The ‘Can’t Be Stopped’ Graffiti Documetary Feat. Everlast

By Sha Be Allah / May 12, 2021

Regime Films is gearing up to drop their Can't Be Stopped documentary about the world famous CBS Crew, a follow-up...

[WATCH] Bobby Shmurda Gets New Harriet Tubman Tattoo

By Sha Be Allah / May 7, 2021

Newly released Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda has recently added some ink to his body art repertoire and the recognizable face...

After 27 Years, Jeff Bezos Is Stepping Down As Amazon’s CEO

Jason Cordner

February 3, 2021

Art/Design, Digital, Digital Entertainment, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Lifestyle, News, Technology News | Digital Culture, TV

One of the richest men in the world is stepping down as CEO of his own company. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO and transition to a new position at the company as executive chair of t... Read Article

Happy 69th Birthday to ‘Wild Style’ Director Charlie Ahearn!

Sha Be Allah

January 2, 2021

Art/Design, Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip Hop Art and Design | Urban Arts, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Lifestyle, News Exclusives

On this day in 1951, film director and creative cultural artist Charlie Ahearn was born in Binghamton, New York. Ahearn is best known for his Hip Hop cult classic flick Wild Style, which has become a... Read Article

T.I.’s Trap Music Museum Opens Miami Location

Jiggy Jones

December 30, 2020

Art/Design, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle

T.I.'s Trap Music Museum (TMM) is taking its talents to Miami. After 2 years of operating and taking the museum on wheels across the country, it has now installed a 6-month activation called, "Lil Trap Hou... Read Article

[WATCH] Fat Joe and Action Bronson Talk NYC Graffiti On IG Live

Sha Be Allah

December 21, 2020

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While discussing the freedom of artists to create their own album covers as Action Bronson has done himself, Bambaklava and Fat Joe chop it up about the impact of the Rotten Apple's graffiti scene, past and pr... Read Article

[WATCH] Sauce Walka Gets a $250K Diamond Implanted In His Face

Sha Be Allah

December 21, 2020

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You're not really rockin' ice unless you're rockin' it like Sauce Walka. This past weekend, the Houston rapper posted a video o IG right after he had a $250K diamond implanted into his face. Walka jumped up... Read Article

Happy 52nd Birthday to Graffiti Living Legend COPE2 KD!

Sha Be Allah

December 20, 2020

Art/Design, Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip Hop Art and Design | Urban Arts, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

One of the most infamous graffiti artists of the 20th century is celebrating his 52nd born day today and he goes by the name of COPE2, founder of the world-famous KINGS DESTROY crew. Born Fernando Carlo on ... Read Article

Cardi B Reportedly Files to Trademark 'Okurrr' Phrase

Cardi B Going to Trial for Putting Man’s Tattoo on Mixtape Cover

Sha Be Allah

December 8, 2020

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According to a confirmed report, Cardi B is being sued over her Gangsta B***h Music Vol. 1 mixtape cover, in which a man is claiming his tattoo was used in a “misleading, offensive, humiliating and provocative... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: The Source Remembers Graf Legend Iz The Wiz On His Birthday

Sha Be Allah

November 9, 2020

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On this date in 1959, graffiti legend IZ THE WIZ was born Michael Martin in Queens, New York, making Rockaway Beach is home for most of his life. The NYC born bomber began writing in graf's infantile stages... Read Article

[WATCH] New Book ‘Trap History’ Explores Gentrification, Drug Addiction, And Mass Incarceration

Sha Be Allah

October 21, 2020

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A.R. Shaw's new book Trap History delves into the past, present, and future of Trap music and the Trap and will be released on Halloween, Saturday, October 31. In a new video interview,... Read Article

Few And Far Inc. Women’s International Art Collective Presents Their Annual Art Show TODAY!

Sha Be Allah

October 18, 2020

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Today in Richmond, VA, the largest, international women's art collective, Far and Few Inc, will host its ninth annual art exhibit with a host of female artists from around the world. With local hosts Nico C... Read Article

Houston Debuts George Floyd ‘VOTE’ Mural On His 47th Birthday

Sha Be Allah

October 13, 2020

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Murals of slain Houston native George Floyd have popped up all around the country, but a colorful painting of the 46-year-old who died in the hands of the Minneapolis Police has been revealed in Floyd's hometo... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Graffiti Artist Michael Stewart Arrested by NYC Transit Police 37 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

September 15, 2020

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On this date in 1983, graffiti artist Michael Stewart received recognition after his death in the hands of the New York City Transit Police following an arrest for using a marker and/or spray paint can on a Fi... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: HEAT’s Jimmy Butler Rocks MC Hammer ‘Too Legit To Quit’ T-Shirt After Eliminating The Bucks

Jason Cordner

September 9, 2020

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Jimmy Butler is living and playing his best life in the NBA playoffs. After officially eliminating the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, the Heat star had a fitting look for his media session. Butler... Read Article

Public Enemy Art Show Feat. Shepherd Fairey, Chuck D and More to Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of ‘Fear Of A Black Planet’

Sha Be Allah

August 24, 2020

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Artists from around the world will come together using Public Enemy songs, legacy, and history as an inspiration to create unique and original art pieces for the first time ever at The Terrordome. Celebrating ... Read Article

Trump Supporters Charged With Hate Crime For Painting Over #BlackLivesMatter Asphalt Mural In CA

Sha Be Allah

July 7, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, the duo who were filmed desecrating a Black Lives Matter mural in the Bay Area were both charged with hate crimes. Nichole Anderson and David Nelson were charged by t... Read Article

50 Cent: Street Artist LushSux Needs An A** Whooping Bad

Sha Be Allah

May 20, 2020

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An Australian street artist has been painting some really "creative" images of 50 Cent and the G-Unit general isn't too happy about it. Earlier this month, the muralist painted an image of Fif's face with d... Read Article

The Source Magazine Mourns the Passing of Graffiti Legend “KANG” KEZ5 YKK

Sha Be Allah

May 19, 2020

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According to several confirmed reports, infamous NYC graffiti writer KEZ5 YKK died last week on Mother's Day in Bushwick, Brooklyn just 24 hours after being released from the hospital. He was 45 years old.&nbs... Read Article

SOURCE LATINO: Latino Designers Sharing Their Culture Through Creative COVID-19 Masks

Rachel Shubayeva

May 13, 2020

Art/Design, featured, Health COVID-19, Lifestyle, Shop, Shop Men, Shop Women, Source Latino | Latin Music News and Entertainment

Almost overnight, masks became an essential accessory to wear whenever you walk out the door and the way we perceive fashion might be changed forever. After the virus reached San Diego County, rather than f... Read Article

Happy 62nd Birthday to Modern Art Icon Keith Haring! (RIP)

Sha Be Allah

May 4, 2020

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Born on this date in 1958, Keith Haring was an artist, an activist, and a reformer who influenced the street art scene in NYC and around the world. The Pennsylvanian who moved to NYC would eventually go on to ... Read Article

NYC Graffiti Pioneer NIC 707 OTB Dies From Coronavirus

Sha Be Allah

April 13, 2020

Art/Design, Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip Hop Art and Design | Urban Arts, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

The entire graffiti world is mourning the loss of one of its great pioneers who lost his life this morning to complications from the novel coronavirus. NIC 707 OTB, one of the original writers to bomb the N... Read Article