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‘Freaknik’ Doc Director P. Frank Williams To Be Honored At San Diego State University

By Sha Be Allah / April 22, 2024

P. Frank Williams has been selected by his alma mater, San Diego State University, as the recipient of the 2024...

50 Cent Urges Quavo To Fire Back After Chris Brown’s “Weakest Link” Diss

By Sha Be Allah / April 22, 2024

In an unexpected fashion that seemed harder than most rappers' recent diss tracks, Chris Brown dropped a scathing diss track...

Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers Digital Underground’s Shock G Three Years Later

By Sha Be Allah / April 22, 2024

On this date in 2021, Gregory Jacobs aka Shock G of the legendary Digital Underground, passed away in his home...

DJ Akademiks Shares “Taylor Made Freestyle” Without 2Pac and Snoop AI Verses

By Shawn Grant / April 22, 2024

Drake's diss to Kendrick Lamar, "Taylor Made Freestyle," was an AI treatment, evoking the voices of Tupac and Snoop Dogg....

Snoop Dogg Reacts to Drake Using His Voice in AI Diss: ‘Why Everybody Blowin’ Me Up?’

By Shawn Grant / April 22, 2024

Since Kendrick Lamar has yet to respond to "Push Ups," Drake has gone back to back. Hitting Instagram, The 6ix...

Method Man, Redman, Styles P and More Bring In 4/20 At Inaugural BUD DROP Concert

By Sha Be Allah / April 20, 2024

The dynamic duo of Method Man and Redman headlined the inaugural BUD DROP concert at Terminal 5 in NYC on Friday, April 19th. This groundbreaking event, produced by LTB Productions, provided...

Happy 49th Birthday To Killer Mike!

By Sha Be Allah / April 20, 2024

On this day in Hip Hop history, Dungeon Family member Killer Mike was born in Atlanta, Georgia. From Grammy's to...

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

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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

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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

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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

Overseas Troops Will Miss NFL Championships Due To Government Shutdown

Sha Be Allah

January 21, 2018

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Both the Republicans and the Democrats have failed the troops on this one. As “nonessential” government activities shut down due to the Republican-controlled Congress’s failure to come up with a budget, so d... Read Article

Are Southern Battle Rappers Dominating SMACK/URL?

Corey Copeland

January 21, 2018

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At the top of the year, The Source received a great deal of push back from the battle rap world, when we released our Top 20 Battle Rappers of 2017. While many argued that the list did not include any women, ... Read Article

Jay-Z To Receive Special Award From Gay And Lesbian Alliance

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January 20, 2018

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This year's GLAAD Media Awards will be presenting a special honor to Sean "Jay-Z" Carter for the LGBT message in the song "Smile" from his 4:44 album, which focused on his mother's struggle with identifying her... Read Article

Air Force Cancels All Athletic Events During Government Shutdown

Sha Be Allah

January 20, 2018

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All games cancelled Air Force announced Saturday that it would cancel all athletic events as a result of the government shutdown. The ruling was immediately effective and wiped out Saturday’s scheduled home ... Read Article

2 Chainz And Snoop Dogg To Host Celebrity Hip Hop Basketball Game During All Star Weekend

Sha Be Allah

January 20, 2018

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This week, Mr. Hairweave Killer himself announced via Instagram that he and Snoop Dogg were prepping for this year's NBA All Star Weekend with a Hip Hop celebrity basketball game featuring all of the industry's... Read Article