On this date two decades ago, Cam’ron’s crew from Harlem, The Diplomats, dropped their debut album Diplomatic Immunity on the Roc A Fella Records/Def Jam imprint during the pivotal time when Dame Dash appointed Cam’ron as the President of Roc-A-Fella Records. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Coming on the heels of the release of Cam’s […]
Born on this date in 1974 in the City of Brotherly Love, Dwight Grant, aka Beanie Sigel, aka Beans, morphed into an icon in the Philly Hip Hop scene as the leader of the now-defunct Roc-A-Fella Records’ State Property. Even with all of his legal troubles and the untimely split of the Roc, Beanie is […]
On this date in 2004, Def Jam Records through the Roc-A-Fella imprint dropped the debut album of the uber-talented producer/emcee Kanye West properly entitled College Dropout. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The LP debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 441,000 copies during its first week. The five singles that achieved […]
On this date in 2004, Cam’Ron released his fourth solo album entitled ‘Purple Haze’ released on the Diplomats, Roc-A-Fella, and Def Jam imprints. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This was the first solo album from the Dipset capo following the Dipset craze, where he switched from his obsession with the color pink to the more […]
On this day in 2010, famed producer Kanye West released his fifth full length studio album entitled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on the Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information West delivered the album of the decade in 2010. From its composition, multiple album covers, a short film, ballerinas, the infamous red […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Brooklyn’s own living legend Jay-Z released his sophomore album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. Debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 and selling over a million copies within a year of it’s release, this album marked the beginning of the Roc La Familia Dynasty. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With […]
On this date in 1998, Jay-Z and his Roc cohorts dropped his third album Vol.2…Hard Knock Life on their independent Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recorded in some of NYC’s most coveted studio spaces, Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life featured some of the games best producers, including Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland, […]
Dame Dash still seems to have some ill will towards Jay Z, even almost 2 decades after their split. In a new interview, Dame revealed who he thought was the best rapper from Roc-A-Fella, and it wasn’t Jay-Z. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Roc-A-Fella co-founder recently appeared on the Podcast and Chill With Mac G […]
Born on this date in 1974 in the City of Brotherly Love, Dwight Grant, aka Beanie Sigel, aka Beans, morphed into an icon in the Philly Hip Hop scene as the leader of the now-defunct Roc-A-Fella Records’ State Property. Even with all of his legal troubles and the untimely split of the Roc, Beanie is […]
On this date in 2004, Def Jam Records through the Roc-A-Fella imprint dropped the debut album of the uber-talented producer/emcee Kanye West properly entitled College Dropout. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The LP debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 441,000 copies during its first week. The five singles that achieved […]
On this date in 2004, Cam’Ron released his fourth solo album entitled ‘Purple Haze’ released on the Diplomats, Roc-A-Fella, and Def Jam imprints. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This was the first solo album from the Dipset capo following the Dipset craze, where he switched from his obsession with the color pink to the more […]
On this day in 2010, famed producer Kanye West released his fifth full length studio album entitled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy on the Def Jam Recordings/Roc-A-Fella imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information West delivered the album of the decade in 2010. From its composition, multiple album covers, a short film, ballerinas, the infamous red […]
Ever since the “death” of the Roc-A-Fella Records dynasty, the label’s former co-owners, Jay-Z and Dame Dash, have had nothing but harsh words for each other, but after this weekend’s Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame induction, Hov seemed to have buried the hatchet with Dash. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jay shouted out his […]
On this date in 1998, Jay-Z and his Roc cohorts dropped his third album Vol.2…Hard Knock Life on their independent Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recorded in some of NYC’s most coveted studio spaces, Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life featured some of the games best producers, including Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland, […]
On possibly the world’s most tragic day in recent history (9/11), Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z released one of his best LPs, The Blueprint, on his own Roc-A-Fella Records imprint. The fall of the World Trade Center obviously overshadowed the release on that date, however, before the end of 2001, The Blueprint introduced Jay-Z as the […]
On June 25, 1996, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Dame Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke embarked on a creative journey that has morphed into a billion-dollar movement today with the release of the Reasonable Doubt LP. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Released courtesy of their independent Roc-A-Fella imprint, Jay’s premier album was promoted and sanctioned by the […]
According to a report from TMZ, former Roc-A-Fella head honcho Dame Dash is now being sued by the record company after they claim that Dash is trying to hock Jay-Z’s classic debut album Reasonable Doubt as a NFT(non-fungible token). Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The lawsuit set forth by Roc-A-Fella lawyer Alex Spiro alleges that […]
On this date in 2004, Def Jam Records through the Roc-A-Fella imprint dropped the debut album of the uber-talented producer/emcee Kanye West properly entitled College Dropout. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The LP debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 441,000 copies during its first week. The five singles that achieved […]
On this date in 1998, Jay-Z and his Roc cohorts dropped his third album Vol.2…Hard Knock Life on their independent Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam imprint. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Recorded in some of NYC’s most coveted studio spaces, Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life featured some of the games best producers including Jermaine Dupri, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, […]
On possibly the world’s most tragic day in recent history (9/11), Hip Hop mogul Jay-Z released one of his best LPs, The Blueprint, on his own Roc-A-Fella Records imprint. The fall of the World Trade Center obviously overshadowed the release on that date, however, before the end of 2001, The Blueprint introduced Jay-Z as the […]
