T.I. is undoubtedly the King of the South and a Hip-Hop legend. If you were to ask him who he is a combination of, his answer would be four titans of our genre: JAY-Z, 2Pac, Diddy and Snoop Dogg. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information During an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, T.I. […]
T.I. has done a bit of everything in his storied career. In 2007, he found himself alongside Denzel Washington in the film classic American Gangster. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information T.I. played the nephew of Washington’s character, Frank Lucas, who was ditching a promising baseball future aside to join the family drug business. Appearing on […]
Idris Elba is well known for his role in the 2007 film American Gangster starring Denzel Washington. The British actor was also featured on the intro track of the Jay-Z 2007 album of the same name. During a recent interview on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Elba spoke about how he “hustled” his way […]
Some say he was 50 Cent before 50 Cent. Some called him “the Robin Hood of The Ghetto”, while the establishment dubbed him “the crack city terminator.” In the hood, his solution is considered the only possible answer to a continuous epidemic of police brutality. Some of your favorite rappers from French Montana to Lloyd […]
American Gangster is JAY-Z’s tenth studio album, and it turns 10 years old today. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It was a conceptual album that was inspired by the film of the same name. The album spawned hits like “I Know”, “Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)”, and “Blue Magic”. Guest features include Idris Elba, […]
*This story is a reprint from TheSource.com Feb. 20, 2014 Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On February 20, 2008, Adam Abdul Hakeem aka Larry Davis, was stabbed to death in Shawangunk State Prison in New York by a fellow inmate after serving 23 years for an illegal weapons charge. Most would say that people die […]
On this date in 1986, a 19 year old Bronx man by the name of Larry Davis was engaged in a shootout with over 25 NYPD officers who came after him in what appeared to be a murderous hit. For those that don’t know what makes this such a unique story is that Davis not […]
Exclusive TheSource.com interview with “The Father of The Street Documentaries Movement” Troy Reed Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information When Troy Reed’s name is brought up, it’s mostly in conjunction with arguably his most well-known production, Game Over. That particular documentary was about the AZ, Rich Porter, and Alpo story. Of course, that story also inspired […]
