Last night in NYC, Roxanne Shante hit the stage with her incredible energy while performing at The Roots Jam Sessions. Roxanne stood in front of a packed house and delivered two of her classic hits, “Roxanne’s Revenge” & “Have a Nice Day” at The Gramercy Theatre accompanied by The Roots! Other performing acts also included […]
On Tuesday (Jan. 3), west coast hip-hop legend Yo-Yo broke news to the hip-hop community that her fellow sister in rhyme, The Lady of Rage is currently hospitalized. The Make Way For The Motherlode emcee took to Instagram to share a flick of her hospital visit to Rage, a sentimental one, where Yo-Yo is seen sitting […]
Since the early 2000’s, a whole sub-culture of emceeing has made its way into the hearts of Hip-Hoppers that value raw lyricism over pop rhyming. People around the world have taken to YouTube with excitement (and before then SMACK DVDs, Lionz Den or MTV2’s Fight Klub), to catch their favorite stars spar in this the underground […]
From our #264 issue Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Tonight, Church Street Boxing Gym’s ring will serve as the platform for upcoming females to exchange vicious rap verses. Former Bad Boy Records protégée Babs Bunny—along with partners Vague & Debo have created the first female battle league — ‘Queen Of The Ring’. ‘Q.O.T.R.’ has broken […]
At the tender age of 14, the rapper Roxanne Shanté sparked Hip-Hop’s first major battle on wax… and did it between loads while washing her mother’s laundry. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Born Lolita Shanté Gooden and hailing from the Queensbridge projects, rap pioneer Roxanne Shanté is best known for her 1994 hit record “Roxanne’s Revenge,” and […]
Ayo Beasley… holla at Smack and set this jawn up! Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information From Harlem USA to Anytown, East Jablip, the streets are talking about the beef between Ma$e and Cam’ron. And while we NEVER want anything to trickle over into real rap rumble, we must admit hearing rap battles on “wax” gives […]
After awarding LL Cool J as the first ever Hip-Hop representative on its coveted Kennedy Honors list last year, the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center continues to make space for Hip Hop culture has announced that it will be having several concerts with several of Hip Hop’s pioneers called “The Bridge Series” beginning this […]
Photos by Stella Magloire Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information November 4th, Kings Theater hosted the Art of Rap concert showcasing some of Hip-Hops legends. Brooklyn’s own Big Daddy Kane and Strong Island’s god-emcee, Rakim touched the stage and created pure magic. But they weren’t the only show stoppers: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah from The Wu-Tang […]
This past weekend, downtown Brooklyn was turned all the way up for the 4th Annual Source360 Festival And Conference. The four day event covered everything in Hip Hop culture from music, fashion and dance to art, finances and cannabis culture. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information With panel discussions, performances, pop-up shops and fashion shows, the […]
Today for Women’s History Month we celebrate the legacy of Roxanne Shante who was one of the first female rappers to hit the Hip Hop Scene. She’s known for her popular hip hop rival tracks during the mid-1980s, particularly her response to hip-hop trio U.T.F.O. “Roxanne, Roxanne”. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Her diss track was […]
Hip Hop’s own Roxanne Shante is set to have her very own biopic co-produced by Forrest Whitaker. After Nia Long‘s ABC comedy, Uncle Buck, was cancelled earlier this month, she landed a role in Roxanne, Roxanne as Shante’s mother. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Shante’s biopic, Roxanne, Roxanne follows the journey of the 14-year-old emcee’s life from when she […]
On Thursday, February 18, 2016, the City of Elizabeth added an honorary street sign to recognze the Legendary DJ Cutmaster Cool V. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Most widely known as the music producer and DJ for Biz Markie for over three decades, Cutmaster Cool V has brought unmatched talent and work ethic to the […]
Tragedy Khadafi, a.k.a. The Intelligent Hoodlum recently hooked up with the We Made It NYC Collective to go back to Queensbridge Park and reminisce about park jams and concerts that were held back when hip hop was still on the come up. Most know Khadafi for his work with Mobb Deep, Nas, Capone N Noreaga(CNN) […]
