The Source

Active (digital) Golden Age Coastal Era Bling Era New York

Founders2

David Mays
Jonathan Shecter

Sourcing tier (per methodology)

Tier B for the print era 1988-2002 (the canonical Five Mic review run). Post-2003, after the Benzino-driven editorial conflicts, treated as Tier C for editorial. See SOURCES.md.

Linked moments 3

1988

Aug 1988

David Mays and Jonathan Shecter launch The Source magazine from a Harvard dorm

Marquee
1995

Aug 3, 1995

The 1995 Source Awards: 'the South got something to say' + Suge Knight's Bad Boy taunt

Marquee
1997

Mar 9, 1997

Notorious B.I.G. is shot in Los Angeles

Marquee

External

wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Source_(magazine)
official: https://thesource.com/

Citations 2

B
Wikipedia — The Source (magazine) Retrieved 2026-05-24.
B
The New York Times — Source Magazine, Once Hip-Hop's Voice, Loses Editor Retrieved 2026-05-24.

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