KITH is taking its Monday Program, which gave us a dope Tommy Hilfiger x Timberland collab last week, in a new movie-themed direction, starting with a small capsule offering in tribute to the 1993 film Poetic Justice starring dearly missed rap legend Tupac Shakur. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information View this post on Instagram Movies […]
On this date in 1996, Death Row Records, led by then CEO Suge Knight, dropped an exclusive Christmas project for the holiday season. Sadly, this album was released just shy of three months after the tragic shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album featured all of Death […]
On this date in 1995, Death Row Records released one of the label’s most successful singles featuring Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur and Zapp frontman, the late Roger Troutman aptly titled “California Love” from ‘Pac’s All Eyez On Me LP. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information As Tupac’s first single as a Death Row artist and as […]
It was on this day in Hip Hop history that many may argue that the legend of Thug Life and Tupac Shakur began. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On this date in 1994, the rapper was headed into the building on 7th Avenue in Manhattan that houses Quad Recording Studios with his manager Freddie Moore […]
The dynamic duo of Mobb Deep from QB released their third full-length studio LP 22 years ago today. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information On this date in 1996, the “infamous” crew from Mobb Deep dropped album number three entitled Hell On Earth. The Mobb-produced project was released under the epic Loud/RCA imprint introduced many of […]
Tupac Shakur was spitting game in High School, and now his words can be yours for a pretty little penny. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The people over at Moments in Time are offering two handwritten letters for a whopping $15,000. They’re from a 14-year-old aspiring rapper in 1985 who went to Paul Laurence Dunbar […]
On this day in 1991, one of Hip-Hop’s brightest stars, Tupac Shakur, released his first studio album 2Pacalypse Now. Although it didn’t take the Billboard charts by storm upon its original release, it was the first of many albums that hold a place in the hearts of almost all fans of Hip Hop across the […]
On this date in 1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur posthumously released the final album of his illustrious career. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information 19 years ago today, just two months after the untimely murder of Tupac on the Las Vegas strip alongside Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, the fifth and final album, Don Killuminati: The […]
Tupac’s back! This time in Iran! Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Well, not exactly, but the former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to Twitter yesterday to take shots at the U.S. government on the 52nd anniversary of the birth of the Black Panther Party of Self Defense. One of the main objectives of the […]
After decades of rumors and wild speculations, the heir to West Coast Hip Hop controversy is making claims that slain rap icon Tupac Shakur is still alive. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This week, Suge Knight Jr. has taken his claims to his IG account, posting pictures of his dad’s former Death Row signee and […]
The five-year fight that began with ‘Pac’s mom is finally over and the Shakur estate has come out victorious. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Back in 2013, Afeni Shakur sued Entertainment One in order to attain several of ‘Pac’s unreleased masters. It has been reported that the estate has settled the lawsuit and will gain […]
Cultural icon Tupac Shakur was then taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada hospital after being shot several times in a drive-by on a Las Vegas strip on September 7, 1996, and was under a medically induced coma for six days before dying from internal bleeding on September 13, 1996. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
Is there a general universal understanding on how Hip-Hop culture changed the face of American music? There are a hoard of paintings, videos, and photos with the culture’s aptitude on display. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Stationed at the Oakland Museum of California is the profound exhibit, “Respect: Hip-Hop Style & Wisdom,” aims to narrate […]
For Hip Hop artists in the 90s, newcomers and seasoned vets alike knew that just as Funkmaster Flex and Hot97 were stamps of approval if they had a respected stop at NYC’s number station for Hip Hop and R&B, the same respect was given to King Tech and Sway on 106.1 KMEL in the Bay […]
New details surrounding the murder of Tupac Shakur have been taking the surface ever since the debut of several docuseries dedicated to the investigation. Most recently, in now Netflix docuseries Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., former Compton kingpin Keefe D confessed his role in the Hip-Hop icon’s murder and claims to know […]
Today (June 16), marks the day one of Hip-Hop culture’s most renowned artists, Tupac Amaru Shakur was born. He would have turned 47 years old. The magnetism of Shakur’s craft has regulated to withstand the test of time as he remains to be one of the culture’s most prominent rappers, even 22 years after his […]
May 21, 2018 marked Notorious BIG, one of the most influential hip hop figures to date, 46th birthday, the same day Global Road Entertainment released the highly anticipated trailer for City of Lies, based on the emcee’s unsolved slaying. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Starring Hollywood heavyweights Forest Whitaker and Johnny Depp, the provocative thriller […]
TheSource.com has put together a classic list honoring the legacy and works of the man who made intelligence cool in Hip Hop music Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little also known to many as El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist born in Omaha, Nebraska, […]
The article was originally published in Issue #272 “The Life And Times Of Tupac Shakur” written by Chrystal Matthews Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This issue honors Tupac Shakur; the man, the artist and the transformative rapper for his contributions to Hip Hop music, lifestyle, culture and the entertainment industry as a whole. We respect […]
Pop icon Madonna has lost a lawsuit in which she attempted to reclaim a love letter written to her by the late Hip Hop legend Tupac Shakur. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Last summer, a former employee of the “Material World” girl attempted to sell the letter, but Madonna tried to block the sale. A […]
