News Exclusives - The Source

Memphis Bleek Recalls Michael Jackson at Summer Jam: ‘Mike Didn’t Want Eye-to-Eye Contact’

By Shawn Grant / September 23, 2023

Memphis Bleek has spent plenty of time next to JAY-Z and has seen some amazing things. One of which is...

Multiple Inmates Murdered At State Prison Where Tory Lanez Was Transferred

By Sha Be Allah / September 22, 2023

After being sentenced to ten years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez was sent to North Kern State Prison...

[WATCH] Jason Lee Claims Nicki Minaj Hired Men To Assault Him

By Sha Be Allah / September 22, 2023

Nicki Minaj and Jason Lee have been publicly going back and forth for quite a while now, which has escalated...

Today in Hip Hop History: Redman Dropped Debut ‘Whut? Thee Album’ 31 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / September 22, 2023

On this date in 1992, Brick City, NJ's own Reggie "Redman" Noble, dropped his debut solo release Whut? Thee Album...

DJ Premier Releases ‘Beats That Collected Dust, Vol. 3’

By Sha Be Allah / September 22, 2023

If there was a Mount Rushmore for producers, DJ Premier would surely be one of the faces etched in stone...

New Jersey’s Hushlife Boutique Celebrated Grand Reopening With AVIA Collaborative Shoe Drop

By Sha Be Allah / September 21, 2023

The Hushlife Boutique celebrated its grand re-opening this past weekend with grand festivities. Prior to their relocation, they were at the 10...

Today In Hip Hop History: De La Soul’s ‘Buhloone Mindstate’ LP Turns 30 Years Old!

By Sha Be Allah / September 21, 2023

On this date in 1993, De La Soul dropped their third full-length studio album, Buhloone Mindstate.The legendary Long Island Hip...

Lupe Fiasco And Azealia Banks Face Off On Twitter

Sha Be Allah

January 11, 2015

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

Two of the most vocal, intelligent, pro- black Hip Hop artists arguing on Twitter is only a recipe for some really good comedy...and this round goes to Lupe This week was a wild one for Azealia Banks. First ... Read Article

Former NBA Player Roy Tarpley Dead At 50

Sha Be Allah

January 10, 2015

News Exclusives, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews, Source Sports | Sports News

Former Dallas Maverick loses his battle with drug addiction and his life yesterday Former professional basketball player Roy Tarpley passed away yesterday in a hospital in Arlington, Texas at age 50. The cau... Read Article

Bill Cosby Jokes “You Have To Be Careful About Drinking Around Me”

Sha Be Allah

January 10, 2015

feature, featured, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, News Exclusives, TV

In the midst of one of the biggest sex scandals in American history, Bill Cosby tries to turn the recent rape allegations into part of his stand up routine in Canada The firestorm has yet to cease in the med... Read Article

George Zimmerman Arrested for Aggravated Assault With a Weapon

April Dawn

January 10, 2015

feature, featured, News Exclusives

Zimmerman's out of control, violent behavior lands him on the wrong side of the law for the fourth time since he was acquitted in the murder of slain teen Trayvon Martin. ... Read Article

All Def Digital, Amir Abbassy, The Signal

All Def Digital’s “The Signal” Sets Itself Apart As An Artist Accelerator Platform

April Dawn

January 9, 2015

News Exclusives

Since its October 2014 inception, All Def Digital's "The Signal" has proven itself to be more than just curated content of unsigned artists. When All Def Digital rolled out The Signal as part of its programm... Read Article

Mike Huckabee Says Jay Z Is “Crossing The Line Of Husband To Pimp”

Sha Be Allah

January 9, 2015

feature, featured, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives, Politics, Politics

The former pastor and politician has some very extreme words in describing the talent of Hov and Bey in his new book Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee recently released his new book, God, Guns, Grits an... Read Article

Music Legend Andraé Crouch Has Died, At 72

Infinite Wiz

January 8, 2015

feature, featured, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Lifestyle, News Exclusives

The Grammy and Dove Award winner Andraé Crouch has passed away at age 72, on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at approximately 4:30pm PST at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in LA Andraé Crouch was a 7 time Gramm... Read Article

John Jonchuck, child abuse, Phoebe Jonchuck, murder, Florida,

Florida Father Throws His Five Year Old Daughter Off a Bridge to Her Death

April Dawn

January 8, 2015

News Exclusives

Twenty five year old John Jonchuck Jr was charged with hurling his five year old daughter, Phoebe Jonchuck, to her death, just after midnight Thursday. ... Read Article

Don Lemon to Human Rights Lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar: Do You Support ISIS?

Jamaal Fisher

January 8, 2015

Exclusives, featured, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

http://youtu.be/bpobTX4u24k Where's Ed Lover? Don Lemon needs infinite "C'mon Son's." ... Read Article

VH1 Set To Launch Hip Hop Drama Series ‘The Breaks’

Sha Be Allah

January 8, 2015

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, News Exclusives, TV

The Viacom-owned cable network getting ready to premiere the Hip Hop centered drama based on a book titled The Big Payback The cable giant VH1 is going to premiere a drama with the option to become a series ... Read Article

Ghostface Killah Talks Obama, Bill Cosby, NYPD…And It’s Funny As Hell

Sha Be Allah

January 8, 2015

Digital, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Music Videos | Official Videos and Performances, News Exclusives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt0DavBPqFM Undoubtedly one of the most cynical personalities in the game, Ghost keeps it a hunnid in this video about everything from the POTUS to podiatry While promoting... Read Article

Rapper Cool C Granted Second Stay Of Execution

Sha Be Allah

January 7, 2015

Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

A Philadelphia judge has halted the execution of Philly rapper Cool C for the second time Philadelphia rap veteran Christopher Roney a.k.a. Cool C will live another day after a local judge granted him a seco... Read Article

Gunmen Filmed Shooting A Police Officer During The Charlie Hebdo Attack

Infinite Wiz

January 7, 2015

feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives, Politics

Metro News in France is reporting that police have identified the attackers on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo office Le Monde tweets that it has confirmed with police sources that the three susp... Read Article

FBI Says Explosion Outside Of Colorado NAACP Was “Deliberate” Bombing

Sha Be Allah

January 7, 2015

Hip Hop Community News, News Exclusives, Politics

The FBI are searching for a man who allegedly set off a homemade device that exploded outside of a Colorado Springs NAACP office yesterday The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that an explosion that caus... Read Article

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones Checks Into Rehab After Testing Positive For Cocaine

Rocko Rathon

January 6, 2015

News Exclusives, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews

UFC Champ Jon Jones fails drug test ... Read Article

Drake Will Headline Coachella Music And Arts Festival

Sha Be Allah

January 6, 2015

Exclusives Music, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, News Exclusives

The Canadian rap wunderkind is heading off the international music festival Drake will be the closing headliner at the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The huge two-weekend festival will b... Read Article

Two Plainclothes NYPD Shot In The Bronx

Sha Be Allah

January 6, 2015

Hip Hop Community News, News Exclusives

Two off duty officers were shot while investigating an alleged robbery in the Bronx last night Last night Officers Andrew Dossi and Aliro Pellerano were shot while investigating an armed robbery in the Fordh... Read Article

NYPD Officers Turn Their Backs On Mayor Bill de Blasio…Again

Sha Be Allah

January 5, 2015

feature, featured, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives, Politics, Politics

NYPD Officers turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio as he was speaking, at the funeral of Detective Wenjian Liu Despite the prior request of NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, that a funeral is for grievi... Read Article