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Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida Home Raided By IRS

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

After several run-ins with the law, troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's home in Florida was raided by federal agents and they...

NBA YoungBoy Arrested For Large Scale Prescription Fraud Ring In Utah

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

According to severl news reports, Baton Rouge native NBA Youngboy was arrested on Tuesday(April 16) over a prescription drug fraud...

Happy 63rd Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Grandmaster Caz!

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

Curtis Fisher a.k.a Grandmaster Caz, one of Hip Hop's very first and most well known ghostwriters, turns 63 today. He currently works as...

GloRilla Arrested for DUI in Georgia

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

GloRilla had a rough night in Georgia. The CMG rap queen was charged with driving under the influence early Tuesday...

Happy 53rd Birthday To Onyx’s Fredro Starr!

By Sha Be Allah / April 18, 2024

On this day in 1971, Fred Scruggs Jr., better known as Fredro Starr of the legendary Hip Hop group Onyx,...

Ye Investigated for Punching a Man Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Bianca Censori

By Shawn Grant / April 18, 2024

Ye is the subject of an investigation by the LAPD. According to TMZ, the Vultures creator allegedly punched a man...

EXCLUSIVE: Lil Skies On Speaker Knockerz: ‘A Lot Of People Don’t Give Them Credit’

By Shirley Ju / April 18, 2024

Lil Skies has been enthralled with music ever since he can remember, and it continues to be his saving grace....

Philly Wants to Help Set Up Safe Injection Sites

City Of Philadelphia Set To Open Safe-Injection Sites For Heroin Users

Sha Be Allah

January 24, 2018

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Officials in Philadelphia are voicing support for the opening of safe-injection sites in the city to help combat opioid overdose deaths. The location of the sites — which would let people inject drugs with m... Read Article

A$AP Rocky Releases New Single “5IVE $TAR$”

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January 24, 2018

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A$AP Rocky’s forthcoming third solo LP is one of this year’s most anticipated albums and to kick off Flacko season, A$AP Rocky releases a new track titled “5IVE $TAR$". Rocky comes correct with an appropriate h... Read Article

Apple Plans To Discontinue iPhone X Later This Year

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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Apple will has plans to discontinue the current iPhone X model once the company introduces its 2018 iPhone lineup later this fall. The news comes courtesy of reputed analyst Ming Chi-Kuo who relays that Apple’s... Read Article

Jazz Trumpeteer Hugh Masekala Dies At 78

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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Legendary jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and "the father of South African jazz", has died aged 78. In a statement, his family said he had "passed peacefully" ... Read Article

Snoop Dogg Donates $10K To Colin Kaepernick’s $1M Pledge Against Police Brutality

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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Former NFL quarterback and social activist Colin Kaepernick has given away the final $100K of the $1 million pledge he offered up to organizations that help to curb global oppression through proactive work in t... Read Article

Bill Cosby Does Surprise Stand-Up In Philly, Takes Stage For First Time In Three Years

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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Bill Cosby performed in public for the first time since a sex abuse scandal embroiled him in 2015, joking that he “used to be a comedian” and playing with a jazz band in his hometown as a retrial looms in his c... Read Article

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BREAKING: 8.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Alaska, Prompts Tsunami Warning For Entire West Coast

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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A tsunami alert has been issued for the west coast of America after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska. The quake hit 157 miles south east of the town of Kodiak at about 9.30am GMT on Tues... Read Article

Jhene Aiko Premieres Visual For “Sativa” Featuring Rae Sremmmurd

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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Jhene Aiko took fans on a trip as she unleashes clips from the "Sativa" video featuring rap juggernaut Rae Sremmmurd at exactly 4:20pm in cities around the globe. Sativa by Jhené Aiko & Rae Sremmurd on V... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Tone Loc Drops His Debut ‘Loc-ed After Dark’ LP 29 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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On this date in 1989, West Coast rap giant Tone Loc released his debut album Loc-ed After Dark on Delicious Vinyl Records. It was a huge success, making it to #1 on the Billboard 200 the week of the April 15 an... Read Article

ICE Detains Michigan Doctor That Has Lived In U.S. For 40 Years

Sha Be Allah

January 23, 2018

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A respected doctor who has been in the United States for nearly 40 years has been picked up by American immigration agents after the Trump administration denied his attempt to renew his green card. Lukas Nie... Read Article

Watchdog Group Files Complaint Against Trump Campaign For Payout To Porn Star Stormy Daniels

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2018

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Common Cause, a nonprofit watchdog group, filed a complaint Monday with the Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) claiming President Trump’s lawyer violated campaign finance law by pay... Read Article

Government Shutdown Ends As Senate Strikes A Deal

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2018

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The Senate voted to advance a bill that would reopen the government on Monday after Senate Democrats agreed to vote for legislation that funds the government through Feb. 8, on the condition that Republicans pu... Read Article

Vermont Becomes Ninth State To Legalize Marijuana

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2018

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Vermont became the ninth U.S. state and third in the Northeast to legalize recreational marijuana use on Monday when Republican Governor Phil Scott signed a bill passed by the legislature earlier this month. ... Read Article

Dave East & Nas Join Aloe Blacc For Lin-Manuel Miranda’ “Wrote My Way Out” Music Video

Brad Washington

January 22, 2018

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Nas, Dave East, and Aloe Blacc collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda on a track called "Wrote My Way Out" in the fall of 2016. The track was featured on the "mixtape" for the Hamilton Broadway musical which pre... Read Article

The Source Exclusive: Rakim On 30 Years In Hip-Hop & Being The God MC

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January 22, 2018

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Words By Zoe Zorka Over the past four decades, hip-hop has risen from an obscure genre to a dominating force of western culture. The Source was lucky enough to sit down with the original God-MC, hip-hop lege... Read Article

Too Short Accused Of Rape And Sodomizing Woman In LA

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2018

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A new lawsuit that was recently filed reveals that legendary Oakland rapper Too Short allegedly sexually assaulted a woman multiple times before raping her in a Los Angeles hotel room. Teana Louis claims tha... Read Article

Happy 52nd Birthday To The Legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff!

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2018

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On this date in 1965, Jeffrey Townes, better known to Hip Hop and television fans as "Jazzy Jeff" was born in the City of Brother Love and has become one of the best to ever place their hands on a pair of Techn... Read Article

Kentucky Ex-Asst. Police Chief Told Rookie To Shoot Black Teens If Caught Smoking Weed

Sha Be Allah

January 22, 2018

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A former police official in Kentucky repeatedly encouraged a recruit on Facebook to “shoot” Black kids caught smoking marijuana and to sexually abuse their parents, according to media reports. The revelatio... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: RUN-D.M.C. Drops Their Sophomore LP ‘King Of Rock’ 33 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2018

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The "Kings From Queens" dropped their second album 33 years ago today On this date in 1985, Joseph Simmons, Daryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell successfully avoided the sophomore jinx some three decades ago wh... Read Article

Nicki Minaj’s Former “Hoodstars” Group Member Shot In The Head

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2018

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Tragedy had struck one of rapstress Nicki Minaj's former group members after 7even-Up of the group Hoodstars was shot in the head in Brooklyn. 7even-Up, whose real name is Jaquin Royall, was shot several tim... Read Article