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. […]
Actor Jason Mitchell, who is best known for his role as Eazy-E in the landmark N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, stepped up this weekend at the BET Awards to offer support to actress Rosanne Barr after her racist tweets got her revamped, self-titled sitcom indefinitely discontinued by ABC. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Roseanne landed […]
Attorneys Matthew Fletcher and Thaddeus Culpepper, the lawyers representing Marion “Suge” Knight in his murder case, have been indicted on conspiracy charges to bribe potential witnesses, according to the LA County District Attorney’s office. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On January 24, a grand jury returned indictments against the two lawyers, for one count each […]
Chronicles from the days of real gangsters in Hip Hop… Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Transcripts just released from a grand jury hearing earlier this year indicate rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight allegedly gave multiple menacing warnings to “Straight Outta Compton” director F. Gary Gray during the filming of his Academy Award-nominated film. Transcripts from […]
While most of America was tuned into last night’s Academy Awards, Russell Simmon‘s All Def Movie Awards aired on Fusion. Simmons quickly put together an award show to celebrate all things African American in film in response to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, and even booked Academy Awards host Chris Rock‘s brother, Tony Rock, to host the […]
Last night, the critically acclaimed film Straight Outta Compton received two coveted NAACP Awards; one for “Outstanding FIlm” and another Image Award for Ice Cube’s son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., for “Best Supporting Actor”. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Along with the N.W.A. biopic, the NAACP Image Awards also recognized other films that weren’t nominated for […]
On this day in 1999, legendary super-producerDr. 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 United […]
Marion “Suge” Knight is accused of killing a man with his pickup and the judge refuses to lower his bail of $10-million Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Since the altercation in a Compton parking lot in January, Suge Knight has been in custody for striking two men with his pickup and killing one. The judge […]
