Vine 2 Reboot “Byte” Officially Launches

Dylan Kemp

January 25, 2020

Tech, Tech News

Its been almost two years since Vine co-creator, Dom Hofmann, announced that he was working on a successor to the popular Vine app, which allowed users to upload 6-second videos for the world to see. Yeste... Read Article

Apple Music, NBA, and UnitedMasters Team to Launch ‘Base:Line’ for Independent Artists Globally

Shawn Grant

January 16, 2020

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews, Tech

Apple Music, the National Basketball Association, and UnitedMasters have announced Base:Line a new independent playlist committed to looking for the best new hip-hop artists across the earth. The new init... Read Article

Youtube Bans Hate Speech on Its Site

sourcestaff

December 12, 2019

News, Tech, Tech News

By: Amira Lawson The YouTube platform has made a call to action against all racist, sexist, and hate speech videos. The video streaming website will take down any recordings that heave insults on race, sexual orientation, gender expression, and any form of... Read Article

Motorola Announces plans to bring Back the Razr

Zoe Zorka

November 26, 2019

Tech, Tech News, Technology

Years before the iPhone dominated pop culture and revolutionized the entertainment industry, the Motorola Razr was king. Name dropped by hip-hop artists such as Snoop Dogg, E-40, Fabulous, Mario, Eve, and more... Read Article

Lecrae Hits Tech Industry With Indie-Artist Friendly Investment

Ime Ekpo

November 14, 2019

Tech

The rap game is getting wiser and wiser about the art of investing. Christian rap artist Lecrae recently extended his profile as an artist and has added an investor to his repertoire. The Grammy-award winner ha... Read Article

Ray J’s Bike Sharing Company ScootEbike Projected to Make Over $200M in 2020

Sha Be Allah

November 1, 2019

feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Brandy's brother is out to get that bag! William Norwood Jr. aka Ray J and his Raytroniks Corporation signed a deal with LoopShare, a ride-sharing company that specializes in sustainable urban transportation, for their "ScootE" brand bike, with Ray J milkin... Read Article

Issa Rae Becomes the Voice of the Google Assistant

Symone Daniels

October 12, 2019

Digital, featured, Her Source, Tech

Issa Rae is expanding her resume! The Insecure writer, producer, and actress is now the voice of Google Assistant. In a tweet announcing her latest accomplishment, Issa rights, “I'm the new voice of the Google ... Read Article

Spotify is Testing a Button That Will Allow You to Create a Podcast

Shawn Grant

August 30, 2019

Tech

If you are looking to launch a podcast like a certain rapper is doing, Spotify has you covered as they are testing out a new “Create podcast” button within their product’s library. The Verge discovered the tes... Read Article

DJ Khaled Named Apple Music’s First Artist in Residence

Shawn Grant

July 25, 2019

Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

DJ Khaled now has the honor of being Apple Music’s first-ever Artist in Residence. The streaming service announced Wednesday (July 24), the We The Best leader will have complete creative control over the popular playlists they offer. Billboard reports th... Read Article

NBA 2K Partners with UnitedMasters to Develop Soundtrack, Spark Worldwide Search for New Talent

Shawn Grant

July 22, 2019

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Video Games

NBA 2K20 took center stage at ComplexCon in Chicago and announced the soundtrack for the upcoming video game. The game experience will have a curated 50 songs from the 2K team and Steve Stoute's UnitedMasters b... Read Article

Skullcandy to Celebrate Music and Culture with ’12 Moods’ in Chicago

Shawn Grant

July 16, 2019

Tech

If you happen to be in Chicago this weekend for ComplexCon be sure to pop up on Skullcandy at booth F4 to take part in the 12 Moods. 12 Moods is an activation that will celebrate the blend of music, culture ... Read Article

Facebook Fined $5 Billion by FTC! Is That Chump Change Or A Major ‘L’ For Zuckerberg?

NDSmith

July 16, 2019

Tech

On Friday, the news about The Federal Trade Commission's $5 billion fine against Facebook hit the public with great speculation and awe. Everybody's auntie's favorite social network founded by CEO Mark Zuckerberg raked in over $15 billion in first-quarter reve... Read Article

UnitedMasters Releases New App to Aid Indie Artists with Distribution

Shawn Grant

July 9, 2019

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

UnitedMasters is once again assisting the independent artist, this time by dropping a new iOS app to assist in the distribution process of their music. "The goal of UnitedMasters is to help artists operation... Read Article

Spotify Ending Beta Program For Independent Artists Uploading Music

Roman White

July 2, 2019

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

Spotify's nearly year-long experiment of letting independent artists upload original music is coming to an end. Spotify announced on Monday that they'll be ending the beta program at the end of July. The mus... Read Article

Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade are the NBA2K20 Cover Stars

Shawn Grant

July 1, 2019

Tech, Video Games

Basketball legit never sleeps. The NBA free agency is currently sending shock waves across the sports world and the video game world is letting fans know they can soon dictate the action with NBA 2K20. The new edition of the game will have new Los Angeles Lake... Read Article

The Beats by Dre Solo3 Club Collection is Sure to Brighten Up Your Summer of Streaming

Keenan Higgins

June 12, 2019

Hip Hop Style | Latest Trends in Fashion and Footwear, Latest Hip Hop Style Trends, Products, Tech, Technology

As summer 2019 is sure to be filled with a bunch of new music releases, Beats by Dre is providing a vibrant set of on-ear headphones with its new range of Solo3 Wireless colorways. https://www.instagram.... Read Article

WATCH: Uber Elevate Gives a 360° View of How the Air Taxi Service Will Operate

Keenan Higgins

June 12, 2019

Digital Entertainment, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News, Tech, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

With Uber's new air taxi service coming to NYC this summer, commuters everywhere are excited to see how it will operate on a global scale. Now, Uber Elevate is giving us a full VR/AR experience to preview how a... Read Article

BET and Tyler Perry to Team for New Streaming Service

Shawn Grant

June 11, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Tech, TV

BET is ready to enter the streaming service game and will do so in partnership with Tyler Perry. Deadline reports the new service from BET will be titled BET+ and is set to target African-American viewers and will launch with a production deal between Perry... Read Article

Apple is Ready to Shut Down iTunes

Shawn Grant

June 1, 2019

Digital, Tech

iTunes, the Apple Music file staple that has been around for more than a decade, is getting ready to come to an end. According to Bloomberg, the phase-out of iTunes is a part of the effort to not make the iPhon... Read Article

‘Avengers: Endgame’ to Stream on Disney+ During the Holidays

Shawn Grant

May 9, 2019

Film, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Tech

Disney is set to take over your home television experience with the release of their Disney+ streaming platform. One of the films that you will be able to stream at any time is the record-breaking Avengers: End... Read Article