這本雜誌曝光了Eminem 種族歧視言論的錄音
The Source,涵蓋Hip-Hop、政治、文化等領域的美國雜誌,成立於1988年,是全球運營時間最長久的說唱期刊。
David Mays是一名哈佛的學生,他召集三位同學一起創辦了The Source,並在1990年將辦公地點遷至紐約。
為了表彰貢獻傑出的Hip-Hop、R&B的藝術家們,雜誌開始舉辦每年一度的頒獎典禮——The Source Awards
1995年舉辦的The Source Awards上,西海岸唱片公司Death Row的CEO Suge Knight在舞臺上公然嘲笑東海岸唱片公司Bad Boy的CEO Puff Daddy(為了避免讀者以為打錯字,在此聲明,Puff Daddy、P. Diddy、Sean John Combs都是他用過的名字)。這件事也是90年代東西海岸發生矛盾的其中一個原因。
2003年,The Source公佈了一段關於種族歧視的錄音——白人說唱歌手Eminem在錄音中說道:"Black girls and white girls just don't mix because black girls are dumb and white girls are good chicks,"
黑人女孩和白人女孩不會玩到一塊兒,因為黑人女孩是dumb(可理解為在政治上沒有發言權),白人女孩兒都是好姑娘。
Eminem承認這段話是他在早期(大概1993年左右)的時候說過,並解釋當時因為被一位非裔美國人女孩甩了,才發出這種憤怒、愚蠢的言論。
除了發佈各種Hip-Hop資訊,舉辦The Source Awards,該雜誌還有一個專門為Hip-Hop音樂專輯評分的項目——The Source's Five-Mic albums
從一星到五星,五星為最高評分,目前被The Source雜誌評為五星的專輯分別有:
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm – A Tribe Called Quest
Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em – Eric B. & Rakim
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted – Ice Cube
One for All – Brand Nubian
De La Soul Is Dead – De La Soul
The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest
Illmatic – Nas
Life After Death – The Notorious B.I.G.
Aquemini – Outkast
The Blueprint – Jay-Z
Stillmatic – Nas
The Fix – Scarface
The Naked Truth – Lil' Kim
Trill OG – Bun B
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
Run-D.M.C. – Run-D.M.C.
Radio – LL Cool J
Licensed to Ill – Beastie Boys
Raising Hell – Run-D.M.C.
Criminal Minded – Boogie Down Productions
Paid in Full – Eric B. & Rakim
By All Means Necessary – Boogie Down Productions
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Public Enemy
Long Live the Kane – Big Daddy Kane
Critical Beatdown – Ultramagnetic MCs
Straight Out the Jungle – Jungle Brothers
Strictly Business – EPMD
The Great Adventures of Slick Rick – Slick Rick
Straight Outta Compton – N.W.A
No One Can Do It Better – The D.O.C.
All Eyez on Me – 2Pac
Breaking Atoms – Main Source
Death Certificate – Ice Cube
The Chronic – Dr. Dre
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) – Wu-Tang Clan
Ready to Die – The Notorious B.I.G.
The Infamous – Mobb Deep
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... – Raekwon
2001 – Dr. Dre
Grip It! On That Other Level – Geto Boys
Doggystyle – Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Diary – Scarface
Me Against the World – 2Pac
The Score – The Fugees
Reasonable Doubt – Jay-Z
除此之外,從1997年到2005年期間,The Source每年還會推出一張精選專輯,將雜誌認為最優秀的Hip-Hop熱門單曲收錄,這一系列專輯名為:The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits