Mixtape Mixup
This year’s Grammy Award nomination ceremony was nothing short of culture-shifting. Although the 65th annual ceremony isn’t set to happen until February of next year, many artists are already making history. Earning nine nominations during today’s broadcast, Beyoncé has become the most nominated female in the ceremony’s history. With six nominations, Kendrick Lamar leads the […]
It’s probably safe to say that there is no figure more important to the Houston rap scene than DJ Screw. Active throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Screw is best known as the creator of H-Town’s signature chopped-and-screwed sound (it’s literally named after him) and the Screwed-Up Click, a collection of local rappers that included pioneers […]
Nipsey Hussle’s extraordinary life story will be told through a collaboration between SpringHill, the multi-hyphenate media studio founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, and Marathon Films, the iconic late rapper, artist, and activist. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The untitled documentary series chronicles Nipsey’s whole life, from his early years as a small boy […]
More tributes to Takeoff have continued to appear online from the late Atlanta rapper’s friends and collaborators, even two weeks after his death. After his funeral was held at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta Friday (November 11), Cardi B and Quavo both posted touching eulogies on Instagram fondly remembering him. Today, another longtime collaborator […]
In their second Saturday Night Live performance of the night, Black Star took the stage with producer Madlib to perform “The Main Thing Is To Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing” from their album, No Fear Of Time. During the performance, Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey rap in tandem, throwing rose petals on the […]
Now that Marvel’s highly-anticipated Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever sequel is out, the super-hyped companion soundtrack is also available. It features songs from Rihanna, Tems, E-40, Burna Boy, Stormzy, and more. Of course, all of the buzz has been about Rihanna’s two tracks, “Lift Me Up,” and “Born “Again,” which serve as the Black Panther […]
GloRilla’s triumphant 2022 continued this week as she built on the momentum off breakout hits like “FNF,” “Blessed,” and “Tomorrow 2” with the release of her major-label debut EP, Anyways, Life’s Great…. In addition to featuring the tracks mentioned above, the EP also features new single “Nut Quick,” for which she has now released an […]
50 Cent has a lot of experience with talk shows: his IMDb page shows he’s been on pretty much all of them at some point. Now, though, he’s going to have his own for a short while: Drew Barrymore is sick, so she’s tapped 50 to fill in for her on The Drew Barrymore Show. […]
Megan Thee Stallion is getting support from the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium and others in a new open letter that condemns violence against women. They address it to Megan in light of recent events of Drake’s “Circo Loco” line that accuses her of lying about being shot by rapper Tory Lanez in 2020. […]
On the latest episode of Fresh Pair, Katty Customs and Just Blaze were joined by Styles P, who was gifted a fire pair of custom Nike SB Dunks that celebrated the Yonkers rapper’s 20-year career in hip-hop. The details on this latest sneaker were dope, including juice drop graphics that paid tribute to Styles’ juice […]