The Source Magazine

Pros: Informative articles about the Hip-Hop industry.
Cons: Some articles contain explicit language and pics.

The Source Magazine of Hip-Hop Music, Culture & Politics is a $3.99 magazine geared for the Hip-Hop Generation. This magazine attempts to bring critical focus to issues that define our time that perhaps go beyond rap music. So if you were born ...

Pros: Um, Yeah
Cons: Well....

I’ve stated many times on this website my disdain for The Source Magazine. In recent times it has become the antithesis of what it started out to be. It has gone through an editor or two and some style changes, but for the most part was the major...

Pros: Where Urban & Hip hop Readers Find the latest reliable info on youth culture; Very Informative!
Cons: Often Reports Dirts By Fellow Artists...

The first thing I will admit is that I like this magazine for its in-depth presentations of the urban and hip hop culture. Its group of editors and writers dig deep to find the most interesting interviews, news, and reviews of new music, artists, and...

Pros: Excellent articles, tries to stay true to hip-hop culture.
Cons: Questionable objectivity, too many ads.

The title of this review is a quote from “Cold Blooded”, a song by Chicago rapper Common, off the artist’s Like Water for Chocolate LP. This line does an excellent job of paraphrasing the love/hate relationship that hip-hop artists...

Pros: Fairly well constructed stories about many artists.
Cons: Benzino's bias.

It's gotta be tough trying to manage a magazine while also struggling to get your rap career off the ground. Unfortunately for the public, Raymond "Benzino" Scott has found a way. An unsuccessful recording artist for years, Scott has only recently...

Pros: The 'Unsigned Hype' column, occasionally the 'Quotable of the Month'
Cons: Editors and writer spend way too much time promoting commercial hip-hop.

The Source has long been considered the best 'source' (hence the name) for news regarding the genre of music known as hip-hop (a.k.a. "rap"). As hip-hop has become much more prevalent on the mainstream music scene, so has The Source's obvious attempts at...

Pros: The occasional good article, unsigned hype, and the hip hop quotable.
Cons: Too commercial, too friendly with artists, and the reviews stink.

I used to buy The Source every month. Really. And every month that I did, I'd get angry. Pretty stupid don't you think? Wasting 5 dollars every month so I'd get upset. I mean, every month, I'd buy an issue, hoping, praying, and wishing that these fools...

Pros: hip-hop info from the east
Cons: hip-hop exploitation at it's best

TEST TEST TEST TEST I don’t quite remember when The Source crossed over to the mainstream genre, most likely when hip-hop swam over the same river. Probably the same time we saw Puffy shaking his thang’ on Biggie’s videos.
Actually, I...

Pros: Very informative. Covers many hip hop topics.
Cons: Too much commercials.

It ain't hard to tell, when it comes to the world of hip hop magazines 'The Source' is the undisputed kingpin. O.K, there are lots of other good and less commercial magazines, but none of them matches 'The Source' in content and quality....

Pros: Get up to date Hot Beats and Album Dates
Cons: Album ratings are terrible

I have been a Source subscriber for 2 and 1/2 years now and I wanted to know what happened to the magazine of hip-hop music, culture, and politics. It has done a 360. The origianl magazine was very more underground related they were the ones who put...

Pros: Pretty good identification with hip hop culture.
Cons: poor writing (i wouldn't even call it that)

I'll keep this short because there is really not much to talk about. The source is a magazine dedicated to hip hop culture. The articles are accurate and identify well with what goes on in this music genre. The negative aspects are that seemingly half...

Pros: used to be a well written magazine
Cons: just another outlet for corny rappers to show off their cars,money and jewelry

Like Bad Boy Entertainment & Def Jam records, The Source is another reason to support local artists and independent magazines in your area. Why? Because just like Bad Boy & Def Jam records the "sellout" Source has left us hard-core...

Pros: Major artist articles
Cons: rating new albums

I still buy the source because out all the urban magazines out there it's still the bible for hip hop. Although, it is now watered down, it's still informative. Although the magazine is in the business of making money 85% of the magazine is geared...

Pros: Good magazine still tells you secret information about your favorites in the hip hop world
Cons: just not the same as it use to be.

Source magazine a good magazine but, it has slipped in the past year or so. I mean they still discuss the same type of topics they still discuss the same music Rap music. But they changed things, it use to be all about rappers but now pop icons are in...

Pros: A lot of sophistication
Cons: More promotion for models

I would buy the magazine because it is interesting and upbeat. It keeps up with what's going on in the hip-hop world. It is more sophisticated that yo raps and other hip hop magazines. I like all the articles in the magazine of every issue. There...