Dee Barnes visited the Wendy Williams Show and gave a step by step detailed account about the night she was allegedly assaulted by rapper/producer Dr. Dre. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The former host of the 90’s hip hop show, Pump It Up! has been in the headlines after she announced she was homeless. She […]
Many are able to embody the persona of gangsta rap. That’s thanks to the likes of Schooly D, Ice-T and N.W.A. The difference between the two former when compared to the latter, is Eazy-E. a true entrepreneur and if it wasn’t the rap game, his money would’ve (as it has) been made regardless. Visit streaming.thesource.com […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Death Row Records in conglomeration with Interscope Records released the soundtrack to the popular film, Above the Rim. Winning the 1995 Source Award for Soundtrack of the Year, this album featured so many hits that it could have stood alone from the movie as a compilation album. Visit […]
Today we celebrate the birth of one of the most influential figures in Hip Hop. Not only was this man the first rap billionaire, he was an instrumental part (literally and figuratively) in the creation of a new sub genre of rap known as G-Funk. The living legend being described is none other than Dr. […]
Over 10 years ago, Dr. Dre signed the illustrious Busta Rhymes to his Aftermath label, but the union only produced one album, Busta’s Big Bang in 2006. Now, it has been confirmed that post production finishing touches are being put on Buss A Bus’ first album since Year Of The Dragon. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more […]
23 years ago today, the Hip-Hop legend Tupac Shakur officially released his fourth album All Eyez On Me on Death Row Records and Interscope Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album featured five singles with two topping number one on the Billboard Hot 100; “How Do U Want It” and “California Love”. It made Hip Hop […]
On this date in 2003, 50 Cent released his second and most critically acclaimed album to date Get Rich Or Die Tryin on Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information After his street certified buzz from his Guess Who’s Back mixtape, a meeting with Eminem eventually turned into a million […]
Before Dr. Dre was a billionaire music legend, he was the producer and founder of “America’s Most Dangerous Group”, committing one of the most malicious acts in Hip Hop during its Golden Era. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On this date in 1991, the host of Hip Hop video show Pump It Up Dee Barnes […]
On this date in 2005, Compton emcee The Game released his debut album The Documentary on Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Game was the first G-Unit representative from outside of NYC to be a part of the then-dominating roster consisting of Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, and its general, 50 Cent. The album […]
On this date in 2000, West Coast rap giant Snoop Dogg released his fifth full length studio album entitled ‘The Last Meal’, which was released on Master P’s Dirty South, independent powerhouse, No Limit Records, as well as the first album on Snoop’s Doggystyle Records. This album was released during the “dog days” of Death […]
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Snoop Dogg’s debut album, Doggystyle. The collection filled in as a formal prologue to the then-cutting-edge rapper who was working close by Dr. Dre. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Ahead of the album, he caught eyes with his work on “Deep Cover” and The Chronic single, “Nuthin’ But […]
On this date in 1992, Dr. Dre released his debut solo album The Chronic on his own Death Row Records imprint, which was distributed by Priority Records. This album introduced the world to the Death Row experience, G-Funk infused Hip Hop and the one and only Snoop Doggy Dogg. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recorded […]
On this date in 1995, Death Row Records released one of the label’s most successful singles featuring Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and Zapp frontman, the late Roger Troutman aptly titled “California Love” from ‘Pac’s All Eyez On Me LP. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As Tupac’s first single as a Death Row artist and as […]
On this day in 1999, legendary super-producer Dr. Dre put out Chronic 2001, his last album before a 16 year hiatus. Containing some of the most known tracks in rap, Chronic 2001 has been extremely successful over the years. As of July 2013 the album has been certified septuple platinum, selling 7,664,000 copies in the […]
Dr. Dre’s TV series hit a road bump. On Saturday (Sept. 22), the Wall Street Journal announced that Vital Signs, which is a semi-autobiographical show Dre created for Apple, was dismissed by Apple CEO Tim Cook for being too violent. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Clearly, Cook saw the six-episode series himself before revealing to […]
The word around Pelham, NY on Sunday was that Dr. Dre was shooting a music video in the area with London-based pop star, Aaron Paul. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information But it ended up being another Hip Hop physician, former Yo! MTV Raps, Doctor Dré. They filmed at Glamsense Divas Beauty Bar, which was transformed into a […]
O’Shea Jackson, better known to the world as Ice Cube, made a lot of people mad when he was fed with the bs and released this scathing album, appropriately entitled Death Certificate 26 years ago on this date. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album cover itself speaks volumes. A Caucasian corpse with a toe […]
On this day in Hip-Hop History New York based super group The Firm released the sole studio album, The Album. As a collaborative effort made by Nas, Aftermath label-head Dr. Dre and marketing genius Steve Stoute, The Album was designed to boast the commercial and mainstream appeal of four of New York’s most prolific emcees: Nas, Foxy Brown, […]
A lot of artists wonder what Dre has in his beat stash, but sneaker enthusiasts may definitely dig what kicks the West Coast OG has in his kicks closet. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Yesterday, Dre’s protégé Anderson .Paak took to IG to share a small snippet vid of the good Doc’s kick collection. Advertisement […]
Eminem just released an album out of nowhere on Friday (Aug. 31), marking his tenth solo studio album, Kamikaze. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The new undertaking features Joyner Lucas, Royce 5’9″ and Jessie Reyez on two tracks, and consists of 13-tracks. The last track is the rapper’s record on the Venom soundtrack. Shady has […]
