Category : Music

The Source |Tyler, The Creator Announces Release Date For Upcoming Album ‘Chromokopia’

New music alert, from Tyler, The Creator. The eccentric artist just dropped a cryptic video titled “St. Chroma,” hinting at an intriguing new project, CHROMAKOPIA. Gotta admit … CHROMAKOPIA is a dope title. The eerie visual, filled with mysterious...

The Source |2024 Elections: Where both candidates stand on the major issues

With the 2024 presidential election less than a month away, there is a lot of information (and misinformation) about where the candidates stand on major issues that impact American voters. Using information from a variety of non-partisan sources, we...

‘Prolific’ graffiti suspects arrested. One is 49 years old

Joel James, 37, was arrested Oct. 12 on 10th Street between Bryant and Division in SoMa after officers allegedly spotted him tagging property. James, suspected of using the tag “Ecks,” appears to be a locally acclaimed graffiti writer with 10,000 f...

Nicki Minaj Takes Credit For Stan Culture In Hip Hop

Nicki Minaj has claimed that the pervasiveness of stan culture in modern Hip Hop is thanks to her and her fiercely loyal followers, the Barbz. The Young Money rapper spoke about her role in the rise of fervent fanbases in rap at Vogue magazine’s Forc...

Attorneys settle on 3 years for man who killed his friend in an Oakland showdown. The case centered on graffiti and unrequited love

Graffiti is seen on a wall along Wood Street in West Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND — A Vallejo man has accepted a three-year prison term through a plea deal that saw his charges dro...

Drug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami

Flenory, 56, was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison following his 2008 conviction for drug trafficking and money laundering. MIAMI — Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Fami...

The Source |Megan Thee Stallion Opens Up About Her Mental Breakdown After Tory Lanez Shooting In New Documentary Trailer

Rap superstar Megan Thee Stallion tells the story for the first time about what her life was like following the 2020 shooting incident involving Tory Lanez and the pressure she was under at the time, which caused her to have a mental breakdown. Mega...

“Like living inside one of your favorite rap songs”: History of the Bay Day hypes local hip-hop’s diversity

The first History of the Bay Day event in 2023, organized by San Francisco hip-hop artist Dregs One. Photo: Nathan Oliveira The transition from summer to fall in the Bay Area has typically been the season for celebrating local hip-hop’s lega...

Big Meech Released From Federal Prison

Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, co-founder of the notorious Black Mafia Family (BMF) criminal organization, has been released from federal prison and transferred to a halfway house, according to TMZ. On Tuesday (Oct. 15), the Bureau o...

The Source |Fivio Foreign Shares Visuals For New Single “Living Legend”

Brooklyn drill luminary Fivio Foreign reaffirms his status as one of the genre’s most influential curators. Few artists have been as versatile for as long as Fivio, and his latest single, “Living Legend,” consummates his rise to international acclai...

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The media needs to handle the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs saga with care

There’s an African proverb that says, “Until the lions tell the story, the hunter will always be the hero,” that serves as a contemporary reminder about the power of storytelling. This sentiment feels especially relevant as we continue to learn more...

Sexyy Red Welcomes Big Meech Home With Generous Offer

Sexyy Red has welcomed famed gangster Big Meech home from prison by offering to perform for him for free. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday (October 16) to celebrate the news of his release, the “SkeeYee star” wrote: “Where da welcome home...

Spotlight On… Rahul.mp3

Queer Indian-Scottish producer, DJ and club promoter Rahul.mp3 has been making waves lately in the Glasgow music scene, with his unique remixes of artists like Charli xcx, Chappell Roan, FKA twigs, Sampha and more. Today, he releases Mumbai Heat, an...

L.A.’s. new graffiti wars: A bold generation of taggers hitting high-profile targets

To many, it’s ugly vandalism that blights the city. For others, it can rise to a form of art in the right hands. It’s been used to mark gang turf and as a form of political dissent. Graffiti has been a central part of Los Angeles for generations, a...