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Happy 69th Birthday To Hip Hop Pioneer Coke La Rock!

By Sha Be Allah / April 25, 2024

On this date, we celebrate the born day of the very first person to be considered an emcee in the...

Kid Cudi Cancels World Tour After Freak Accident at Coachella

By Sourcestaff / April 25, 2024

Kid Cudi officially canceled his Insane World Tour following the freak accident where he broke his ankle during his recent...

Adrienne Bailon Opens Up About Costly Fertility Journey: ‘Easily Over a Million’

By Courtneyb / April 25, 2024

Adrienne Bailon, former Cheetah Girls singer and co-host of "The Real," has candidly revealed the staggering cost she and her...

Today In Hip Hop History: Mobb Deep’s Classic ‘The Infamous’ LP Released 29 Years Ago

By Sha Be Allah / April 25, 2024

Much more successful than their debut, The Infamous is hailed as a New York classic. Its gritty underground style is a staple...

WATCH: Amanda Seales Says She Does Not Feel Protected by Issa Rae

By Shawn Grant / April 25, 2024

Amanda Seales is the latest person to hit Shannon Sharpe's Club Shay Shay and speak her mind. During her visit...

Takeoff Rumored as a Feature on Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures 2’

By Shawn Grant / April 25, 2024

Ye and Ty Dolla $ign has a posthumous Takeoff feature planned for Vultures 2. According to Rolling Stone, the late...

ScHoolboy Q Announces ‘Blue Lips Weekends’ Shows for DC, Chicago, Atlanta and More

By Shawn Grant / April 25, 2024

ScHoolboy Q is taking over some of Hip-Hop's hubs for the weekend to support his Blue Lips album. Q hit...

Rihanna’s New Album, ‘ANTI,’ Streamed Over 13 Million Times in Less than 24 Hours

Khari

January 28, 2016

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Late last night, something really weird happened on Tidal. The tracklist to Rihanna's new album, ANTI, was leaked, then her actual album was accidentally made public by the streaming service. It was quickly yan... Read Article

TheSource.com Coverage Of “Vandalizing Pratt” Art Exhibit And Panel Discussion

Sha Be Allah

January 28, 2016

On Friday, Pratt Institute hosted the "Vandalizing Pratt" art exhibit opening, which featured a panel discusion with some of NYC's most revered writers in the Rotten Apple's illustrious graff history. Artists W... Read Article

AK-47 Factory Approved To Open In Florida

Sha Be Allah

January 28, 2016

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Kalishnikov USA, the company that manufactures the Russian-made AK-47, has been approved to open a factory that makes the weapon in Pampano Beach, Florida. Invented by Russian Army tank commander Mikhail Kal... Read Article

Happy Birthday Rakim! 5 Rappers That Made Careers Sounding Like The God MC

Sha Be Allah

January 28, 2016

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Born on this date in 1968, William Griffith Jr. aka Rakim Allah is considered the greatest emcee to ever touch the mic. His debut album along with DJ Eric B., Paid In Full, is a necessary piece of Hip-Hop's cre... Read Article

Philadelphia Councilman Wants Rappers Screened Before Performing: “It’s Become Necessary”

Angela Wilson

January 28, 2016

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Looks like the City of Brotherly Love might not be so brotherly (or free with its love). If you're a rapper who wants to perform in Philadelphia, city councilman Mark Squilla wants to screen you first. The p... Read Article

Jay-Z Sued By Cologne Co. For $18 Million

Sha Be Allah

January 28, 2016

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Parlux Fragrances, the company that manufactures his Gold Jay-Z cologne, is suing the Hip-Hop mogul for $18 million because they allege that Mr. Carter has refused to promote their product. According to cour... Read Article

Wiz Khalifa Screams “F*ck Kanye” at Argentina Show

Khari

January 28, 2016

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Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West engaged in a pretty serious war of words on Twitter yesterday, stemming from Khalifa's criticism of the new title of 'Ye's album, WAVES, previously titled SWISH (previously titled... Read Article

Drake to Host New Episode of ‘OVO Sound Radio’ on Beats1 Saturday

Khari

January 28, 2016

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With so much going on in music right now, from Kanye and Wiz "beefing" to the surprise release of Rihanna's new album, one guy is making sure we haven't forgotten that he's got a major album on the horizon. Dra... Read Article

Lil Wayne Stars In Super Bowl Commercial With George Washington

Rocko Rathon

January 27, 2016

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As we've all come to know by now, the Super Bowl is when many companies and or corporations spend the most on advertising while also bringing out the big guns in terms of creativity when it comes commercials. 3... Read Article

5 Tracks That Made You Forget Twista Was From The Old School

Sha Be Allah

January 27, 2016

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Today in Hip Hop history, Twista released his Kamikaze album, the Chi-Tow MC's fourth studio LP, in 2004. As Twista's only platinum release, it was his most successful album to date. During this era, Twista'... Read Article

Ghostface Killah And Pharma King Martin Shkreli Exchange Internet Insults

Sha Be Allah

January 27, 2016

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Wu Tang swordsman Ghostface Killah and pharma-douche Martin Shkreli have been exchanging words online ever since Ghost made comments about the winner of the $2 million auction, calling Shkreli a "shithead" for ... Read Article

TIDAL Accidentally Leaks Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ Tracklist

C.J. Rucker

January 27, 2016

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Rihanna's Anti is one of the most anticipated albums of 2016 and it feels like we're getting closer and closer to a release date. After premiering her latest single, "Work" featuring Drake this morning , pop's ... Read Article

The Game Pledges $1 Million In Bottled Water To Flint, Calls Out Madonna And Jimmy Fallon

Sha Be Allah

January 27, 2016

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To step up to the plate in the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis, Compton ,CA rapper Jayceon Taylor aka The Game made a pledge yesterday to donate $1 million in bottled water to the citizens of the troubled c... Read Article

2 Chainz Drops Surprise Mixtape ‘Felt Like Cappin’

Tiffany Hamilton

January 27, 2016

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2 Chainz has been in a giving mood for the last few months and today he decided to surprise the fans with a new project, Felt Like Cappin. The six-track project has some amazing production collaboration... Read Article

Domestic Violence Killer Jodi Arias Talks Prison Life To Rapper On Jail Phone Call

Sha Be Allah

January 27, 2016

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Jodi Arias may be serving a life sentence without parole for the grisly murder of her boyfriend, but her time behind bars has not been all doom and gloom, according to a recent jail phone convo. Sounding in go... Read Article

Kanye West Renames Album Wiz Khalifa Begs Him To Think Twice

Kanye West And Wiz Khalifa War On Twitter

Sha Be Allah

January 27, 2016

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In a vicious Twitter rant, self proclaimed Hip Hop genius Kanye West ripped Wiz Khalifa for criticizing the changing of his upcoming album name from Swish to Waves. The Twitter volley got personal between the C... Read Article

A$AP Ferg: “This Hip Hop Game Is Not Guaranteed; It’s A Short Window”

KC Orcutt

January 27, 2016

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In the midst of a crazy 'business as usual' schedule, A$AP Ferg has been nonstop from the jump in 2016. From performing at last week's Yams Day to being on the road for the past month and then some alongside G... Read Article

Kanye West Enhances ‘WAVES’ Tracklist; Earl Sweatshirt & Chance the Rapper Now Featured

Damon Campbell

January 27, 2016

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The signatures continue to pour in, now flooding the handwritten tracklist for Kanye West's upcoming seventh solo album, WAVES, crashing in on February 11 when the project debuts during his Yeezy Season 3 fashi... Read Article

[Listen] Freddie Gibbs Remixes “No More Parties In LA” As “Cocaine Parties In LA”

Tiffany Hamilton

January 27, 2016

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Freddie Gibbs is known for his honest, gritty lyricism and he doesn't switch up at all with his spin on the Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar collaboration, "No More Parties In LA." On "Cocaine Parties in LA," G... Read Article

Workers Find Hidden Safe Under Pablo Escobar’s Former Miami Mansion

Sha Be Allah

January 27, 2016

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Another safe has been found on the property late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in Miami Beach, near a mansion that was believed to be used for a stash house. While he was using an excavator, construction... Read Article