Roxanne Shante knows the glory of being a product of New York City. In a preview of an exclusive interview that is set to drop on March 19, the Hip-Hop icon reflects on what it was like to grow up in the New York City housing projects while detailing the environment of Queensbridge as cultural […]
[WATCH NOW] [jwplayer oYqLZNzh] It’s pretty obvious to anyone paying attention to Hip-Hop right now that Yung Miami and JT — the Florida-bred female rap duo better known as City Girls — are currently the chicks in charge. Their recently released music video for the remix to “Twerk” featuring Cardi B nearly broke the Internet […]
Words by Kyra Donahoo Brooklyn native, Phresher definitely rings bells anytime he is the topic of discussion especially from his hit record “Wait a Minute” featuring Remy Ma. As another Emcee putting on for New York, Phresher makes it known that he is indeed a fan of music first, and keeps that in mind […]
Words by Kyra Donahoo John Bunn continues to make it known that being wrongfully convicted as an adolescent was not detrimental to his growth, despite being surrounded in a negative environment for 27 years. Being convicted was bittersweet for the Crown Heights native, but he continued to keep his faith to be able to […]
Words by Kyra Donahoo At the age of 14, John Bunn would have never expected to be convicted for murder, especially one he didn’t commit. But nothing was as it seemed for a teenaged Bunn, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison in 1991 because of the wrongdoings of former NYPD Detective Louis N. […]
She never expected “Dip Dip freestyle,” a diss track she made as a joke, to go viral and inspire her to write a whole mixtape. Now, As the rise of female emcees have gained more spotlight in today’s music scene, Bali Baby continues to stay on her grind as being someone who not only remains fluid […]
He’s the new gem of New York City’s rap scene, and his name is Casanova. After a prison stint in 2016, the Brooklyn rapper released his hit single “Don’t Run” that received a remix from Young M.A, Fabolous, Dave East and Don Q. This eventually led to his discovery by Memphis Bleek, and he is […]
It’s time to Rep Ya Hood! The Source TV is calling out to all cities and neighborhoods that have some realness to offer the culture. What makes your neighborhood stand out, does it breed the country’s dopest artists? Have it’s people created movements that pushed the culture forward? We want to examine what makes your […]
The Source Magazine took the streets to ask the people of New York City which rappers would they recruit for their ‘Hip Hop Dream Team’. One of the participants hilariously answered Miley Cyrus. Meanwhile a lot of other people would tap into a lot of Hip Hop heavy weights including, Nas, JAY-Z, Kanye West, Kendrick […]
We headed to Austin this year as we took on this year’s SXSW. We co-sponsored two events: “Respect the Plug” and “Legally Loud 4” with Sprat which were nights to remember. We had special guest from Monty, DJ Drewski, PNB Rock, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and many, many more. We also got to check out the guys […]
Since Russell Simmons created All Def Digital in 2013 they’ve brought us nothing but good laughs and hysterical moments. King Keraun and Simone Shepherd have been at the forefront of the All Def Digital movement and have both helped build the brand to what now has over a million YouTube subscribers and over one hundred […]
TheSource.com congratulates Source Magazine editor Sha Be Allah , Rodney C and Ralph McDaniels for being the 2015 Writer’s Bench recipients Throughout the history of the New York City subway’s aerosol art movement there were meeting places for writers known as writer’s corners or writer’s benches. The majority of these meeting places were in the subway system. The last […]