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The Source Magazine’s 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2020

The Source | December 29, 2020

Frankly, the year 2020 needs no summation. It’s the year in which the human experience has been connected more than ever before despite limitations in human contact. As such, music and entertainment took their places as rightful conduits, bridging six-foot gaps with TikTok challenges, protest music, and record-breaking Instagram live sessions. Scoring such a definitive […]

Record Report – Nas, ‘Illmatic’ (From The Source Magazine, 1994- Issue #55)

The Source Magazine | July 9, 2017

WORDS BY Shortie This article was originally published in The Source Magazine, April 1994 (Issue #55) Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information NAS Illmatic Advertisement Columbia Producer DJ Premier, Large Professor Pose Rock, Q-Tip, L.E.S While the media was hyping Snoop’s album as the most anticipated debut of all time, many of us in the hip-hop […]