featured - The Source

Drake Says He Wanted to Relax After Tour: ‘Now I Gotta Eat Until This Debate is Done’

By Shawn Grant / April 20, 2024

Drake just wanted to chill. That's all. In text to Akademiks, Drake revealed he just wanted to come off tour...

Drake Uses AI Verses from Tupac and Snoop Dogg to Diss Kendrick Lamar on “Taylor Made Freestyle”

By Shawn Grant / April 20, 2024

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

Today In Hip Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers The Passing Of Gangstarr’s Guru 14 Years Later

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

On July 17, 1961, Keith Edward Elam was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Sadly, 14 years ago today the late, great...

[WATCH] Dame Dash Says Biggie And Diddy Copied Him And Jay-Z

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

On the otherwise politically centered PBD Podcast with Patrick Bet-David, former Roc-A-Fella Records CEO Dame Dash claimed that the late Notorious...

Problem And DJ Quik Announce Joint Album ‘Chupacabra’

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

Legacy West Coast acts JasonMartin FKA Problem and DJ Quik have announced an upcoming highly anticipated joint album out later...

Rihanna Admits She Matches Her Son’s Fashions To A$AP Rocky’s Style

By Courtneyb / April 19, 2024

Rihanna, the iconic Bajan billionaire, has always had a vision of how she would dress her children. However, when she...

Today in Hip Hop History: Nas’ Iconic ‘Illmatic’ Album Turns 30 Years Old!

By Sha Be Allah / April 19, 2024

30 years ago today, Nas dropped his debut LP, Illmatic. Released by Columbia Records in 94' Nas recorded the album...

NBA YoungBoy, Polo G, SoFaygo, Trippie Redd Among Artists To Win Big At The First-Ever SoundCloud Playback Award Show

Sha Be Allah

December 2, 2021

Digital, feature, featured, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip hop news, Hip Hop Style | Latest Trends in Fashion and Footwear, News Exclusives

Today, SoundCloud launched ‘The SoundCloud Playback,’ music’s most distinctive end-of-year review. The Playback spotlights the year’s top artists, tracks, biggest debuts, hardest hits and engaging artist-to-fa... Read Article

Funeral Services Held For Young Dolph In Memphis

Sha Be Allah

December 1, 2021

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Today (November 30), a private funeral service was held for Adolph "Young Dolph" Thornton Jr. in Memphis at the First Baptist Church on Broad Avenue. Video footage of the services surfaced online, showing ... Read Article

Milwaukee Rapper Big Wan Shot And Killed

Sha Be Allah

December 1, 2021

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

In a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dawan Turner aka Big Wan, a well-known up-and-coming rapper from Milwaukee, was shot and killed in his home with his mother and grandmother. He was only 19 year... Read Article

Lil Baby Starts Business for Six-Year-Old Son

Mira B

December 1, 2021

featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

It may not be June yet, but Lil Baby is definitely on the list for Father of The Year. The 26-year-old rapper is no stranger to giving back to his community and dropping gems on the industry. This time, Lil Ba... Read Article

Jacqueline Avant, Wife of Record Executive Clarence Avant, Killed in Home Invasion

Kim SoMajor

December 1, 2021

featured, Her Source, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories

81- year-old Jacqueline Avant, wife of legendary record executive Clarence Avant, was shot and killed during a home invasion on Tuesday night. TMZ reported the couple was at the Avant family home, in Trousd... Read Article

Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With Two Diamond Singles

Kim SoMajor

December 1, 2021

featured, Her Source, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Source Latino | Latin Music News and Entertainment

Cardi B is adding another major accomplishment to her career resume. R-I-A-A announced Tuesday that Cardi is the first female rapper to two earn diamond-certified singles. According to reports, Maroon 5'... Read Article

[PHOTOS] ‘Virgil Was Here’ Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Remembered At Art Basel

Kim SoMajor

December 1, 2021

featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Hip Hop Style News | Fashion Stories, News, Photos

Last night during Art Basel the designer Virgil Abloh was remembered at his final collection for Louis Vuitton. The fashion world is mourning the loss of a man who preached there were no limits. The Chicag... Read Article

Father Charged In Killing Of Former UCF Star RB Otis Anderson Jr.

Sha Be Allah

December 1, 2021

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

According to a news report from Jacksonville, Florida news affiliate News4Jax, the father of former UCF running back Otis Anderson Jr. was charged in his death after the star football player was shot and kille... Read Article

Juicy J: Drugs Were Behind The Three 6 Mafia Split

Sha Be Allah

December 1, 2021

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Just when you thought drugs somehow can contribute to creativity, Juicy J says that for Three 6 Mafia, just the opposite happened. On an interview with Nas and Miss Info on Spotify's The Bridge: 50 Years of... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Afrika Bambaataa and The Soulsonic Force Dropped ‘Planet Rock: The Album’ 35 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

December 1, 2021

Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

On this day in 1986, the founder and leader of the Almighty Zulu Nation Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force released Planet Rock: The Album on Tommy Boy Records. The LP was a collection of seven songs rec... Read Article

school shooting 15 year old suspect in custody

MI School Shooting: Guns Seized From 15-Year-Old Suspect’s Home

Kim SoMajor

December 1, 2021

featured, News

Tuesday a 15-year-old student, opened fired on classmates at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, which is located about 30 miles north of Detroit. Investigators in Michigan are gathering more evidence a... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: LeBron James Tests Positive For COVID-19

Sha Be Allah

November 30, 2021

feature, featured, News Exclusives, source sports, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews

In a breaking story from TMZ Sports, NBA star LeBron James tested positive today (November 30) for COVID-19. He was also given a follow-up PCR test to confirm the positive test and that came up negative, but t... Read Article

Kanye West Meets With L.A. City Leaders To Address Homeless Crisis

Sha Be Allah

November 30, 2021

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

A recent report from TMZ has revealed that Kanye West is taking steps with Los Angeles community organizations to address the city's homeless epidemic. The Hip Hop/fashion mogul has been meeting with the leade... Read Article

Sean Paul Secures Best Reggae Album Grammy Nomination For Seventh Album

Sha Be Allah

November 30, 2021

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Multi-award-winning and Billboard chart-topping, international recording artist Sean Paul has been nominated Best Reggae Album for the 64th annual GRAMMY Awards set to take place on January 31. With the vi... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: [WATCH] Scottie Pippen Claims Suge Knight Did Not Want Smoke With Charles Oakley

Sha Be Allah

November 30, 2021

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives, source sports, Source Sports | News, Highlights and Interviews

Back in the 90s, there's no secret that Death Row CEO Marion "Suge" Knight was possibly the most feared man in the entertainment industry. He has been placed at the center of the most controversial murders in ... Read Article

[WATCH] 11-Year-Old Boy Tied To Several Carjackings In Chicago

Kim SoMajor

November 30, 2021

featured, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News

Chicago police arrest an eleven-year-old boy in connection with “several” carjackings. Police Superintendent David Brown says the boy was arrested last Friday on suspicion of felony aggravated vehicular ca... Read Article

Barbados Separates From Queen Elizabeth, Names Rihanna A National Hero

Kim SoMajor

November 30, 2021

featured, Her Source, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, International Music Videos and News, News

Barbados is saying goodbye to the British monarchy while declaring pop icon Rihanna a national hero. The announcement came during the ceremony of removing Queen Elizabeth as the island nation's head of stat... Read Article

Kanye West Deletes All Instagram Posts After The Death Of Virgil Abloh

Sha Be Allah

November 30, 2021

feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

Following the day after the death of his close friend and fashion collaborator Virgil Abloh, Hip Hop mogul Kanye West takes down all of his posts from Instagram. West hasn't commented publicly on the death ... Read Article

Today in Hip-Hop History: Tupac Shakur Shot And Robbed In Quad Studios 27 Years Ago

Sha Be Allah

November 30, 2021

Exclusives, feature, featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives

It was on this day in Hip Hop history that many may argue that the legend of Thug Life and Tupac Shakur began. On this date in 1994, the rapper was headed into the building on 7th Avenue in Manhattan that h... Read Article

Travis Scott Hires Prominent Los Angeles Trial Lawyer For Astroworld Tragedy

Kim SoMajor

November 30, 2021

featured, Hip hop news, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News

Houston native Travis Scott is preparing to face the music following the Astroworld tragedy. Sources say Travis has hired notable Los Angeles trial lawyer Daniel Petrocelli to handle litigation regarding t... Read Article