Hosted by SiriusXM’s ’80s and ’90s Hip Hop channel, Backspin, the Art of Rap festival tour kicked off last night [Friday, July 22] at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Featuring Ice-T, Public Enemy, EPMD, Mobb Deep, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Scorpio, MC Lyte, Kurtis Blow, and The Sugarhill Gang, the festival was fashioned after […]
The First Ladies of Rap and Hip Hop culture are all forward-thinking pioneers whose legacies, both individual and collective, are undeniable. While these women don’t technically require a proper introduction at this stage in their careers as veterans, there’s no better time than Women’s History Month to celebrate the achievements, challenges overcome and contributions each have made over the […]
MC Lyte and her foundation, Hip Hop Sisters, will host the first W.E.A.L.T.H. Experience in South Beach Miami early next year. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The W.E.A.L.T.H. Experience is a three-day retreat connecting like-minded business partners and friends for goal reflection and spirit renewal through breakout sessions, workshops and themed events that teach women how […]
With themes of sexual discrimination and objectification of women often being easier to find in lyrics than not, misogyny is an all too common occurrence in Hip-Hop. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This past Friday (November 20) the White House Council on Women and Girls hosted an all-day event focusing on ways to improve the lives of […]
Being a Legend is no easy feat, but when you’re MC Lyte, racking up career milestones is nothing new.
It’s been 12 years since we had new music from the legendary MC Lyte and she’s back and stronger than ever! Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Fresh off her ‘vinyl only’ album release as part of Record Store Day (April 18) LEGEND, MC Lyte shares classic hip-hop stories about her past rap battles, the emerge […]
After 12-years one of the most iconic emcee’s, female emcee to be exact, MC Lyte is returning with her album LEGEND Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With careful analysis of the current situation of Hip Hop culture, we must consider what a MC Lyte LP means for the state of Hip Hop. What does this […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Legend is back at your neck with her new single & video Just a short while ago, we formally announced MC Lyte‘s new album, Legend, which will be released on International Record Store Day (April 18), and will be available for one day only, on vinyl. With said announcement […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information MC LYTE to release LEGEND LP on April 18–available for 24 hours on vinyl It has been a while since we had an album from Brooklyn’s own MC Lyte–12 years to be exact. Her new album, Legend, will be the vet’s first since 2003’s Da Underground Heat, Vol. 1, and […]
Always on top of her game, our #WCW goes to MC LYTE who always illustrates, grace, class and beauty! Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information We’ve admired her since day one. Besides serving bars on top of bars to represent for the females—Lyte stays true to herself. MC Lyte has always created new styles, rapped toe-to-toe […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This is a man’s woman’s world! The word feminism has gone under the radar, even ignored, in the past decade. It’s as if women are afraid to use the term anymore or are ridiculed when they do because if they define themselves as a “feminist” they may come off too aggressive, […]
In 50th anniversary of the historic march on Selma, BET has organized a musical concert. The show is to be a representation of the civil rights movement. In this show features included Bill Whithers, Cicely Tyson and Harry Belafonte. In addition Hip Hop veterans Bell Biv DeVoe, Flava Flav, Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, D-Nice, Vanilla […]
Some of our favorite artists are releasing new music.
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The Source Magazine was on the red carpet for the The 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year gala presented by Degree Women Los Angeles Convention Center.
Sexuality in rap music has been around since the late 1970s. From Blowfly to Too Short to 2 Live Crew to Akineyele, there have always been male rappers detailing their sex life and conquests. That all changed in 1996 when female emcees Lil Kim and Foxy Brown led the female sexual revolution in Hip-Hop. Kim’s […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The hip hop trailblazer drops her first single since 2007. For those who have been fiending for a number to take you back to the golden days of hip hop, MC Lyte delivers just what you’ve been “Cravin.” Advertisement The Natives-produced soulful, summertime single is due to live on Lyte’s forthcoming LP. The […]
