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The Co-Opting of Rap Criticism Is About More Than Just Music
The strongest reporting on the LA riots of 1992 came from Black writers at a hip-hop magazine. In 2020, the infrastructure for a robust Black press doesn't exist.
The Wikileaks Story Is Even More Dramatic Thanks to This Composer's Auto-Tuned Opera
The Source's Ted Hearnes talks about his musical take on the human cost of war and the many faces of Chelsea Manning.
Magic Transistor Is the Best and Weirdest Thing to Ever Happen to Internet Radio
It's the opposite of Pandora—it doesn't play what you already like, it plays what you might end up loving.
Joining a Cult Might Be Bad for Your Diet
From the Flavor Aid (not Kool-Aid) at Jonestown to Rev. Sun Myung Moon's fat-shaming sermons, cults have a history of using food as one of their many tools of control. But hey, at least some of them made salad dressing to die for.
Black and White Rappers
Don't you find it strange that Eminem's been walking around with a doo rag for over five years now and no one's said anything? Well actually, over a year ago, Ray Benzino, owner of The Source, released two freestyles dissing Eminem.