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Amazon Music Celebrates the Next Generation of Latino Artists with “The Future Is Ours”

By Shawn Grant / September 20, 2023

Amazon Music is embarking on a journey to celebrate the future of music with "The Future Is Ours," a vibrant...

Elon Musk Plans for ‘Small Monthly Payment’ to Come to X/Twitter

By Shawn Grant / September 19, 2023

Elon Musk is teasing his next move for the app formerly known as Twitter. Speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

DJ Connect App: Revolutionizing and Ruling the Music Realm

By Shawn Grant / September 1, 2023

Launching a music career online or through social media may seem like the dream, but oversaturation can limit the amount...

TikTok Releases Songs of the Summer List Including Doechii, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice & More

By Shawn Grant / August 25, 2023

TikTok has revealed its highly anticipated "Songs of the Summer 2023" list, offering a retrospective on the hottest tracks that...

Triller’s Upcoming NYSE Listing

By Shawn Grant / August 10, 2023

Triller Is Not What You Think It Is. It Is So Much More. Triller is preparing to debut on the...

Music Artist Neon Nash Goes Viral on TikTok With Her Song ‘Sailor Moon’

By Shawn Grant / August 7, 2023

Neon Nash, a nerdcore singer/rapper, is making magic with her latest single, "Sailor Moon." The song has garnered immense attention...

Audiomack Announces New Connect Tab Designed to Support Artists Communication with Fans

By Shawn Grant / August 3, 2023

Audiomack has announced the Connect Tab, a groundbreaking feature revolutionizing artist-fan communication. Frustrated by the limitations of traditional platforms, Audiomack...

Eaze Weed Delivery Service Lands Investment From Snoop Dogg’s Firm

Infinite Wiz

April 15, 2015

featured, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Lifestyle, Products, Tech

Snoop Lion's firm has invested in the "Uber for Weed" company Eaze Eaze, an on-demand marijuana delivery service nicknamed the “Uber for Weed”, has raised $10 million thanks to their first round of investors... Read Article

Digital Music Revenues Match Physical Sales For 1st Time In 2015 IFPI Report

Infinite Wiz

April 15, 2015

Digital, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Music Reviews, Tech

Digital music revenues matched physical sales for the first time in 2014 due to strong growth in the streaming market According to the newly released edition of IFPI’s (International Federation of the Phono... Read Article

Apple Requesting Exclusive Tunes To Boost Beats Music Sales

Sha Be Allah

April 14, 2015

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Tech

In the increasingly crowded world of music providers, Apple is looking to distinguish themselves from their competition by asking artists for exclusives streaming deals. The recent request from Apple to majo... Read Article

OP-ED: I’m No Fan of JAY Z’s Streaming Platform, Tidal.. Here’s Why

Idia Ogala

April 11, 2015

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, OP-ED | Featured Guest Posts, Tech, Tech News, Technology

Disclaimer: The following thoughts are my own and do not reflect the views of The Source Magazine. On March 30th JAY Z, accompanied by 15 of the most successful musical acts on the planet, rolled out the secon... Read Article

Code For Cuba Hackathon Combats Cuba’s Online Restrictions

Infinite Wiz

April 10, 2015

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Source Latino | Latin Music News and Entertainment, Tech

Roots of Hope is holding a Code for Cuba Hackathon to develop tools for residents get things done while dodging online restrictions The Code For Cuba event, which kicks off April 25th at Facebook's headquar... Read Article

Ex-Con Makes $3 Million With ‘Pigeonly’ Inmate Service Site

Infinite Wiz

April 9, 2015

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech

Frederick Hutson built a $3M business in one year after serving a four year prison sentence Pigeon.ly is an online inmate service site that was created by an ex-con by the name of Frederick Hutson. The initi... Read Article

Here’s How J-Lo’s 2000 Grammy Awards Dress Helped Invent Google Images

Khari

April 8, 2015

featured, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech

The power of J-Lo's flawless-ness Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, published an essay to Project Syndicate earlier this year titled The Tinkerer's Apprentice, about the beauty of making small tweak... Read Article

Apple Releases Highly-Anticipated Racially-Diverse Emojis & More with Newest iOS Update

Khari Clarke

April 8, 2015

Tech, Tech News, Technology

It's about time. ... Read Article

Jay-Z Removes ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Album From Spotify

Sha Be Allah

April 8, 2015

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Tech

The Hip Hop mogul and Tidal co-owner pulls his debut album from the top free music streaming site Jigga did not lose any time promoting his Tidal site as the new music streaming site, churning out premieres ... Read Article

Turn Your iPhone 6 Plus Into A Game Boy With The SmartBoy

Cvill

April 6, 2015

Tech, Technology

Over the years we’ve seen many cases that make your iPhone look like a Game Boy, but now thanks to Hyperkin, we have a device that transforms your iPhone into a functioning Game Boy. The SmartBoy is a devic... Read Article

Will.i.am. & Gucci Timepieces Unveil Watch Collaboration

Cinemasai

March 22, 2015

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

The Black Eyed Peas member is about to have his name on a watch ... Read Article

Nintendo coming to iOS and Android

Haleemakhan

March 20, 2015

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Video Games

Super Mario Mobile? Nintendo has announced their recent partnership with Japanese company DeNA (Marvel War of Heroes, Star Wars Galactic Defense) in order to bring their iconic characters like Mario and Luig... Read Article

Apple, Comcast, and Almost 400 Other Corporations Asking for Marriage Equality

Curt Cramer

March 6, 2015

Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Politics, Tech

The companies seek marriage equality, claiming it is good for business.... Read Article

New App FY– USE Claims to Be Better Than Instagram; Offers 360 Degree/3D Views

The Source

February 25, 2015

Tech

http://youtu.be/uSicYt02zJU We knew it was only a matter of time before another social media app would come along and take over, but will it be FY-- USE? ... Read Article

Snoop Dogg Is Looking To Invest Up To $25 Million Into Marijuana Start-Ups

Jamaal Fisher

February 9, 2015

featured, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech, Tech News, Technology

When dealing with investments, it's a common rule of thumb to invest in what you know. Clearly, we all know that Snoop Dogg knows marijuana. We won't get into the details of that (not that we should have to)... Read Article

How to Be a Rapper 101: How Not To Get Your Music Heard

Azeemk

February 2, 2015

Exclusives Music, OP-ED | Featured Guest Posts, Tech

There are some ways to get your music heard on Twitter, but there are other ways to definitely not make it happen. In this installment of "How to Be a Rapper 101," I'm going to tell you about the things you... Read Article

Jay Z Enters Music Streaming Biz; Buys Aspiro for $56 Million

April Dawn

January 31, 2015

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives, Tech

Jay Z made some more major boss moves, and it's way a way bigger deal than his rumored buying of Hot 97. ... Read Article

Apple Watch Set to Release This Spring

Khari Clarke

January 29, 2015

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Products, Tech, Tech News, Technology

18 billion dollars. Apple raked in a staggering $18 billion in earnings in the fourth quarter of 2014. With a reported 74.5 million iPhones sold in the December quarter following the release of the iPhone 6 an... Read Article

Mike Epps Stirs Up IG With Post of MLK/Black Slavemaster Scenario

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2015

Digital, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Tech

The comedian posted some not so funny images on Instagram that received more than its fair share of racial criticism Comedian/actor Mike Epps will probably never hear the end to this one. The Next Friday ... Read Article

US Military Twitter And YouTube Accounts Hacked By Alleged ISIS Supporters

Sha Be Allah

January 12, 2015

News Exclusives, Politics, Politics, Tech, Tech News, Technology

White House says "no operational impact" in cyber-vandalism If we’re going to be connected, we have to be protected says President Obama earlier today as he unveiled a slew of bills designed to protec... Read Article