The Source

The Source is an American music and entertainment news website and magazine. Created in 1988 by David Mays, it is the world's oldest rap publication.^[1][2]. In 1995, The Source became the ultimate reference magazine for rap music^[3]. The magazine was often referred to as the Hip-Hop Bible^[4] · ^[5]. In 1999, it was the best-selling music magazine in America.^[6] But in 2009, the magazine began to lose readership and started to make less money.^[7]

1. ↑ Hedges, Chris (February 20, 2001). "Public Lives: His Beat Goes On, as a Hip-Hop Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
2. ↑ printed by using a copying machine: Josh Tyrangiel (January 5, 2004). "A Source of Discomfort". Time.
3. ↑ Aurélien Chapuis. "On vous raconte l'histoire des Sources Awards de 1995, l'apogée de la guerre East Coast / West Coast". Konbini (in French).
4. ↑ J-23. "The Source Magazine (Early 90's) Part 1: The Greatest Story Never Told". hiphopdx.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. ↑ Kim Osorio. "Straight from the Source: An Expose from the Former Editor in Chief of the Hip-Hop Bible". nextory.com.
6. ↑ Emory Holmes II (August 20, 1999). "Hip-Hop Goes Prime Time With Source Music Awards". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
7. ↑ Heather Fletcher (September 1, 2009). "Finding Success at The Source". AdWeek. Retrieved December 30, 2022.