Today in Hip-Hop History: Ma$e Drops His ‘Harlem World’ LP 22 Years Ago Sha Be Allah October 28, 2019 feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives On this date in Hip-Hop history, Harlem icon Ma$e released his sophomore album Harlem World on the Bad Boy/Arista imprint. A millennial piece of uptown Hip Hop history post the shooting death of rap giant Bi... Read Article
The Source Remembers Big L on His 45th Birthday Miss2Bees May 30, 2019 Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle The Source sends a birthday salute to a legend in the game whose life was cut short. Born on this day in 1974, Lamont Coleman aka “Big L” was born in Harlem and became one of the biggest artists to represent... Read Article
Today in Hip-Hop History: Big L Dropped His Debut Album ‘Lifestylez Ov Da Poor And Dangerous’ 24 Years Ago Sha Be Allah March 28, 2019 Exclusives, feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives Aside from, eloquently stated by The Source Magazine at the time, " with ill animated lyrics, combined with metaphors that stun; a combo sure to have suckas on the run," Big L also ushered in two emcees that ar... Read Article
Today in Hip-Hop History: The Source Magazine Remembers Big L 20 Years Later Sha Be Allah February 15, 2019 Exclusives, feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives On February 15, 1999, Hip Hop legend Lamont Coleman aka Big L was murdered at 45 West 139th Street in Harlem after being shot nine times in the face and chest in a drive-by shooting. Gerard Woodley, one of Big ... Read Article
Today in Hip-Hop History: Big L Dropped His Debut Album ‘Lifestylez Ov Da Poor And Dangerous’ 23 Years Ago Sha Be Allah November 13, 2018 feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories Aside from, eloquently stated by The Source Magazine at the time, " with ill animated lyrics, combined with metaphors that stun; a combo sure to have suckas on the run," Big L also ushered in two emcees that ar... Read Article
Today In Hip Hop History: Big L’s Second And Final Album ‘The Big Picture’ Dropped On This Date 18 Years Ago Sha Be Allah August 1, 2018 Exclusives, Exclusives Music, feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories On this date in 2000, Big L's posthumous album The Big Picture was released on Rawkus Records. The LP was originally slated as the late Lamont Coleman's debut album, but L was tragically murdered in Harlem whil... Read Article
5 Out Of Bounds NBA Name Drops In Rap Songs Sam - @thewriterau April 16, 2018 Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Hip Hop Music Videos | Official Videos and Performances, Uncategorized There’s nothing that rappers like to compare themselves to more (other than maybe international drug lords) than NBA superstars. There are literally thousands of references to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and L... Read Article
5 Times Hip-Hop Artists Referenced Friday The 13th Sam - @thewriterau April 13, 2018 Hip Hop Music | Listen To and Download Hip Hop Tracks, Hip Hop Music Videos | Official Videos and Performances Well it’s Friday the 13th once again and while it's not as dark and spooky as Halloween night, it’s still a good excuse to invite someone over for “Netflix and Kill” and kick back with a movie marathon of one o... Read Article
Today In Hip Hop History: Big L Was Shot And Killed In Harlem 19 Years Ago Sha Be Allah February 15, 2018 feature, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives On February 15, 1999 the Hip Hop legend was murdered at 45 West 139th Street in Harlem after being shot nine times in the face and chest in a drive-by shooting. Gerard Woodley, one of Big L's friends shot in th... Read Article
Mobb Deep: 10 Hip-Hop Songs That Sampled ‘Shook Ones’ sourcestaff November 2, 2017 Exclusives, News Exclusives Words by Ime Ekpo You can not call yourself a hip-hop head if the Mobb hasn’t shaken you with the realness. Bombarded with a rigid lyrical approach and dense street mannered content, Mobb Deep’s “Shook On... Read Article
Today In Hip Hop History: Big L’s Posthumous Album ‘The Big Picture’ Released On This Date 17 Years Ago Sha Be Allah August 1, 2017 feature, featured, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories On this date in 2000, Big L's posthumous album 'The Big Picture' was released on Rawkus Records. The LP was originally slated as the late Lamont Coleman's debut album, but L was tragically murdered in Harlem wh... Read Article
Royce da’ 5’9″ Believes That Big L “was better than Jay Z” Omari White May 10, 2017 Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle Royce da' 5'9" has spoken: he thinks that Big L is a better lyricist than Jay Z. Appearing on Scoop B Radio Overtime, Royce broke it down, stating that Big L was very underrated. “Criminally underrated,”... Read Article
Today In Hip Hop History: Big L Passes Away February 15, 1999 Sha Be Allah February 15, 2017 feature, featured, Hip Hop Community News, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories Lamont Coleman, better known as Big L, died eighteen years ago today. On February 15, 1999 the Hip Hop legend was murdered at 45 West 139th Street in Harlem after being shot nine times in the face and chest in ... Read Article
D.I.T.C. Prepares For Return With New Video “Rock Shyt” Ontoneyo October 11, 2016 Uncategorized The 1990 New York hip hop collaborative Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) was formed out of the love of the art and the need to combine forces by producers, DJs and emcees to garner more attention. Returnin... Read Article
Suspect In Big L’s Murder Has Been Killed In Harlem Rocko Rathon June 24, 2016 Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories On February 15, 1999, the Hip Hop world lost one of it’s most talented MCs when Big L was shot and killed in Harlem. Since his death, the rapper as been revered as one of the most gifted MCs ever, who never got... Read Article
Today In Hip Hop History: Big L Was Shot And Killed 17 Years Ago Sha Be Allah February 15, 2016 featured, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, News Exclusives Crowned as one of the most prolific lyricists to ever get in the booth, Lamont Coleman, better known to the rap world as Big L of the legendary Diggin' In The Crates crew, was shot and killed on the streets of ... Read Article
The Source Magazine Remembers Big L: Happy Born Day To A Legend Sha Be Allah May 30, 2015 Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, News Exclusives The Source sends a birthday salute to a legend in the game who's life was cut short Born on this day in 1974, Lamont Coleman aka "Big L" was born in Harlem and became one of the biggest artists to represent ... Read Article
Today In Hip Hop History: Big L Releases His Debut Album “Lifestyles Ov Da Poor & Dangerous” Jamaal Fisher March 28, 2014 feature, Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Hip Hop Music Videos | Official Videos and Performances Harlem's very own Big L released a classic today in 1995 portraying the Lifestyles Ov Da Poor & Dangerous. ... Read Article
Happy 44th Birthday To DITC Founder, Lord Finesse! mattwhitlock February 19, 2014 Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories Being an advocate for true school Hip Hop, there is no way I can let this day end without showing respect to the legendary Lord Finesse on his 44th birthday. The DITC founder was born on this day in 1970, r... Read Article
The Source Presents: Top 50 Lyricists (Preview 2) KiddFuture June 28, 2012 Covers, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories The power of the word has always been golden in Hip-hop. Now in a age where lyricism is taking a back seat to celebrity, The Source bring you the Top 50 lyricists of all time in an effort to put some focus back... Read Article