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

‘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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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....

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

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...

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

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...

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Happy 49th Birthday To Killer Mike!

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...

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Donald Trump's Visit to Puerto Rico Was Very Interesting

Does Donald Trump Want to “Make America Great Again” by Re-Fueling Race Wars?

September 23, 2017

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Friday night , Donald Trump landed in Huntsville, Alabama to campaign and show his support for Sen. Luther Strange. Strange has practically based his entire campaign on convincing potential voters how much of a... Read Article

Today In Hip Hop History: Redman’s Debut ‘Whut? Thee Album’ Turns 25 Years Old

September 22, 2017

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On this date this in 1992, Brick City, NJ's own Reggie "Redman" Noble dropped his debut solo release 'Whut? Thee Album' on the Def Jam imprint. Produced primarily by the legendary EPMD's Erick Sermon, Whut? ... Read Article

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Aaron Hernandez’s Brain Showed Advanced Signs Of CTE

September 22, 2017

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The brain of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, referred to as CTE, according to doctors who conducted tests... Read Article

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Kardashians’ DASH Family Store Trashed By Gun-Toting Woman

September 22, 2017

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Stick up kids are out to tax from the Kardashian family again. A woman armed with a handgun pointed it at employees at a boutique owned by reality TV stars the Kardashians in the Los Angeles area on Thursday... Read Article

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Kenyon Martin Says That People In NJ Used To Mistake Him As Joe Budden When He Played For The Nets

September 21, 2017

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Joe Budden is 6 feet tall and Kenyon Martin is 6’9. Yet, according to Martin people would confuse the two while out and about shopping in Newark, NJ. Kenyon Martin was past of a three-headed monster that... Read Article

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Enjoy Your National New York Day With This Hip Hop Playlist Created by The Source

September 21, 2017

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New York City is the epitome of a melting pot. The city is full of inspiration for artists of all kinds, sparks intelligent debate and philosophical discussion. It's also the birthplace of Hip Hop, and The Sour... Read Article

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Ex-NFL Player Accuses WNBA Ex-GF Of Physical Abuse, Using Racial Slurs

September 21, 2017

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Former NFL player Albert Haynesworth accused his ex-girlfriend, former basketball player Brittany Jackson, of repeatedly physically abusing him and calling him racial slurs in a string of tweets today. TMZ repo... Read Article

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OKC Police Shoot And Kill Deaf Man Holding A Pipe

September 21, 2017

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Police in Oklahoma City fatally shot a deaf man Tuesday night who they say was advancing toward them with a metal pipe as witnesses yelled that the man was deaf and could not hear them. It's the fifth office... Read Article

Child Hit By Foul Ball At Yankees Game, Hospitalized

September 20, 2017

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The Yankees and Twins stopped their game briefly in the bottom of the fifth inning after a young girl was apparently hit by a foul ball Todd Frazier hit into the stands. Frazier immediately dropped down to a... Read Article

‘I’m Gonna Get You Sucka’ Star Bernie Casey Dead At 78

September 20, 2017

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Bernie Casey, the former NFL star known for his work in the films 'I'm Gonna Get You Sucka' and 'Revenge of the Nerds', died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, news reports have confirmed. He was ... Read Article

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Mystikal Indicted On Rape Charge, Bail Upped To $3M

September 20, 2017

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Michael Tyler aka Mystikal is about to do another stretch behind bars. Mystikal was indicted in the rape charge that he was arrested for last month after he was accused of kidnapping and raping a woman at a ... Read Article

Trump Vows To “Totally Destroy North Korea” If Threatened

September 20, 2017

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Donald Trump has used his first address to the UN General Assembly to make clear that the US may have no choice but to “totally destroy” North Korea. With North Korean diplomats sitting just yards from him,... Read Article

Teacher Drags Student From Seat For Not Standing For Pledge Of Allegiance

September 20, 2017

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A young Michigan student exercising his right to pass on standing and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance was dragged out his seat for doing so. Listen to hear more about this story. If this was your child wh... Read Article

Two Black Men Killed In Racially Motivated Murder In Louisiana

September 19, 2017

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A 23-year-old white man was arrested on Tuesday and will be charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two black men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorities said. Kenneth Gleason is accused of carrying out... Read Article

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Watch “Dark Skin” Video by Toronto’s Jayd Ink

September 19, 2017

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Toronto artist Jayd Ink is the one to watch out for. Her chic aesthetic is inviting but her approach to song writing is downright wicked. Her latest song "Dark Skin" is a bold statement: float over trap beats w... Read Article

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Jay-Z Turns Down Offer To Perform At 2018 Super Bowl

September 19, 2017

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The NFL is looking for an artist that will top Lady Gaga's 2017 Super Bowl halftime performance(and ratings) and they found everything they need in Jay-Z. Problem is, Hov says no. The rap mogul turned down t... Read Article

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Apollo Brown On The Difference Between a Beat Maker and a Producer

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September 19, 2017

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Beat making and producing can often be viewed as the same thing. In the below video, Detroit producer Apollo Brown breaks down his thoughts on the difference between the two and working a regular day job until ... Read Article

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Today In Hip Hop History: Cam’Ron Drops His Sophomore ‘S.D.E.’ Album 17 Years Ago

September 19, 2017

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On this date in 2000, Cam'Ron released his second album 'Sports, Drugs And Entertainment' on Untertainment Records, which was owned by his former manager Lance "Un" Rivera. Originally titled The Rough, Rough... Read Article

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Hurricane Maria Becomes “Dangerous” Category 4 Storm As It Reaches Carribean

September 19, 2017

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Hurricane Maria is intensifying and is now a very dangerous Category 4 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a post on Monday, Sept. 18. The NHC warned that Maria, which was named a hurrica... Read Article

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Torrei Hart And Eniko Parrish Respond To Kevin Hart’s Cheating Scandal

September 19, 2017

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Well, Kevin, the joke seems to be on you, bro. After about a week of public scrutiny about his alleged infidelity and the attempt by his supposed mistress to extort the comedian for millions of his hard earn... Read Article