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The Source magazine cover, July 1999, featuring Missy Elliott & Timbaland ("Beats & Rhymes from the Matrix"), with cover lines on Noreaga, Slick Rick, an exclusive on Puff Daddy's legal troubles, and the '99 Summer Guide.

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The Source Magazine – July 1999 (Missy Elliott & Timbaland Cover, Issue No. 118)

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The Source magazine cover, November 1999 (Issue No. 122), featuring Black Thought, Mos Def, and Pharoahe Monch under "The Over & Underground Thang," with Tupac, Q-Tip, and E-40 also cover-featured.

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The Source Magazine – November 1999 (Black Thought, Mos Def & Pharoahe Monch Cover, Issue No. 122)

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The Source Magazine September 2005 cover featuring Trina, the official Hip-Hop Swimsuit Issue

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The Source Magazine – September 2005 (Trina Cover, Issue No. 191)

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The Source Magazine March 2005 cover featuring Jay-Z and Damon Dash, Friend or Foe, with a spring fashion preview

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The Source Magazine – March 2005 (Jay-Z & Damon Dash Cover, Issue No. 185)

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The Source magazine cover, August 1999, featuring Dr. Dre ("Fires Up the New Chronic"), with cover lines on GZA, Cam'ron, Too Short, the Pharcyde, and a report on the Baby Killers of Rwanda.

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The Source Magazine – August 1999 (Dr. Dre Cover, Issue No. 110)

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The Source Magazine June 2001 cover featuring Foxy Brown, the Bikini Dreams swimsuit issue

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The Source Magazine – June 2001 (Foxy Brown Cover, Bikini Dreams Swimsuit Issue)

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The Source Magazine February 2001 cover featuring Cash Money and Nate Dogg, The Hip-Hop Police issue

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The Source Magazine – February 2001 (Cash Money & Nate Dogg Cover, The Hip-Hop Police Issue)

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The Source Magazine November 2002 cover featuring Lil' Kim on the Ballin' Outta Control money issue

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The Source Magazine – November 2002 (Lil' Kim Cover, Ballin' Outta Control Issue)

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The Source Magazine November 2003 cover featuring Ludacris in a D.T.P. hat and i am hip hop shirt, Issue No. 170

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The Source Magazine – November 2003 (Ludacris Cover, Issue No. 170)

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The Source Magazine September 1998 cover featuring Lauryn Hill as the flyest MC ever, Issue No. 108

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The Source Magazine – September 1998 (Lauryn Hill Cover, Issue No. 108)

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The Source Magazine December 1998 cover featuring Method Man and Redman, Big Dogs Bite, Issue No. 111

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The Source Magazine – December 1998 (Method Man & Redman Cover, Issue No. 111)

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The Source Magazine January 2000 cover featuring Jay-Z, More Than Just the Millions and the Year 2G issue, Issue No. 124

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The Source Magazine – January 2000 (Jay-Z Cover, Issue No. 124, Year 2G)

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The Source Magazine December 2000 cover featuring Eve in a polka-dot dress, the Sex Issue, Issue No. 135

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The Source Magazine – December 2000 (Eve Cover, Issue No. 135, The Sex Issue)

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The Source Magazine June 2003 Swimsuit Issue cover featuring Pharrell with models on a Brazil beach, Issue No. 165

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The Source Magazine – June 2003 (Pharrell Cover, Issue No. 165, The Swimsuit Issue)

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The Source Magazine April 2001 cover featuring Trick Daddy with gold teeth, the Dirty South issue, UK edition

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The Source Magazine – April 2001 (Trick Daddy Cover, The Dirty South Issue, UK Edition)

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The Source Magazine March 2002 Special 150th Collector's Issue cover, a mosaic of past covers with No. 150 The Greatest MC, Albums and Moments, Issue No. 150

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The Source Magazine – March 2002 (Special 150th Collector's Issue, No. 150)

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The Source Magazine April 2004 cover featuring Kanye West, who cheats death and breathes new life into hip-hop, Issue No. 175

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The Source Magazine – April 2004 (Kanye West Cover, Issue No. 175)

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The Source Magazine August 2001 cover featuring Snoop Dogg and Tha Eastsidaz in suits, Issue No. 143

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The Source Magazine – August 2001 (Snoop Dogg & Tha Eastsidaz Cover, Issue No. 143)

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The Source Magazine October 2003 cover featuring 50 Cent in a bulletproof vest and G-Unit medallion, Issue No. 169

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The Source Magazine – October 2003 (50 Cent Cover, Issue No. 169)

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The Source magazine cover, October 1999, featuring the Hot Boys (B.G., Lil' Wayne, Juvenile, Turk) on Cash Money's $30 million deal, plus Lost Boyz, Eve, and Kane & Abel.

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The Source Magazine – October 1999 (Hot Boys Cover, Issue No. 121)

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The Source Magazine - June 2000 (Master P Cover, Suge Knight Speaks, Cypress Hill, Canibus)

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The Source Magazine - June 2000 (Master P Cover, Suge Knight Speaks, Cypress Hill, Canibus)

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The Source magazine cover, April 1998, featuring Snoop Dogg ("Wants to Leave Death Row - Can He Cut It on His Own?"), with cover lines on Notorious B.I.G. one year later, Daz Dillinger, Goodie Mob, and Cappadonna.

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The Source Magazine – April 1998 (Snoop Dogg Cover, Issue No. 103)

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The Source magazine cover, December 1999, "The Big, Wet, Sticky Sex Issue," featuring Lil' Kim, with cover lines on Method Man & Redman, Raekwon, Daz & Kurupt, and Mobb Deep & Eve.

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The Source Magazine – December 1999 (Lil' Kim Cover, Sex Issue)

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The Source Magazine - April 2003 (Cam’ron & Diplomats Cover, Oh Boy! Here Comes Trouble)

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The Source Magazine - April 2003 (Cam’ron & Diplomats Cover, Oh Boy! Here Comes Trouble)

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The Source Magazine March 2006 cover featuring UGK, Bun B and Pimp C, Free at Last and Still Trill

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The Source Magazine – March 2006 (UGK Cover, Issue No. 137)

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The Source Magazine January 2004 cover featuring Nelly, the eighth annual Power 30 issue

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The Source Magazine – January 2004 (Nelly Cover, Issue No. 172)

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The Source Magazine December 2001 cover featuring Jadakiss, the Drama Issue collector's cover

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The Source Magazine – December 2001 (Jadakiss Cover, The Drama Issue, Issue No. 147)

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The Source Magazine October 1997 cover featuring Master P, No Limit money issue

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The Source Magazine – October 1997 (Master P Cover, Issue No. 97)

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The Source Magazine June 2002 cover featuring Trina, the fourth annual Swimsuit Special

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The Source Magazine – June 2002 (Trina Cover, Issue No. 153)

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The Source Magazine July 2001 cover, the 2001 Summer Music Preview issue

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The Source Magazine – July 2001 (2001 Summer Music Preview Issue)

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The Source magazine cover, August 1999, featuring Def Squad ("Cookin' Up a Funk Brew"), with cover lines on Queen Latifah, Jermaine Dupri, Jake, and hip-hop's Sunz of Man.

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The Source Magazine – August 1999 (Def Squad Cover, Issue No. 107)

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The Source magazine cover, March 1999, featuring Mase ("Rocks the Eye of the Tiger"), with cover lines on Silkk the Shocker, The Roots, a special report on girl gangs in Miami, and the Spring Fashion Blowout.

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The Source Magazine – March 1999 (Mase Cover, Issue No. 114)

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The Source magazine cover, June 1998, Collector's Edition with a special 3-page fold-out cover, "Rap's New Generation: Blazin' the Way to 2000," featuring Silkk the Shocker, DMX, and Kurupt.

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The Source Magazine – June 1998 (Rap's New Generation, Issue No. 105)

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February 1998

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November 2005

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The Source magazine cover, May 1998, featuring Ice Cube ("Dough-Boy Makes Good") and DMX ("Dog Day Afternoon"), with cover lines on Do or Die, a special report on Brooklyn Bloods, and NYC gang hype.

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The Source Magazine – May 1998 (Ice Cube & DMX Cover, Issue No. 104)

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The Source Magazine November 2004 cover featuring Ja Rule, with Petey Pablo and The Producers 2004 issue

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The Source Magazine – November 2004 (Ja Rule Cover, Issue No. 182)

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The Source Magazine October 2002 cover featuring Murder Inc. with Ja Rule, Irv Gotti and Ashanti

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The Source Magazine – October 2002 (Murder Inc. Cover, Issue No. 157)

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The Source Magazine January 2007 cover featuring Snoop Dogg, the 2006 Year in Review and Power 30 issue

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The Source Magazine – January 2007 (Snoop Dogg Cover, Issue No. 206)

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The Source Magazine February 2009 cover featuring Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri, Stronger and Deffer, Black History issue

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The Source Magazine – February 2009 (Bow Wow & Jermaine Dupri Cover, Issue No. 239)

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The Source Magazine December 2006 cover featuring The Game, No Apologies, with the Rise of the Bloods feature

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The Source Magazine – December 2006 (The Game Cover, Issue No. 205)

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The Source Magazine July 2004 cover featuring Fat Joe and the Terror Squad, the Tough Love summer issue

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The Source Magazine – July 2004 (Fat Joe & Terror Squad Cover, Issue No. 178)

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The Source Magazine May 2001 cover featuring Redman and DJ Clue, How to Eat Off the Music Biz issue

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The Source Magazine – May 2001 (Redman & DJ Clue Cover)

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The Source Magazine February 2000 collector cover featuring DMX, the Hip-Hop Power 30 issue

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The Source Magazine – February 2000 (DMX Cover, Issue No. 125)

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The Source Magazine August 2002 cover featuring Eve, with Eminem, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

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The Source Magazine – August 2002 (Eve Cover, Issue No. 155)

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The Source Magazine August 1997 cover featuring Wish Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in a gold military jacket, the III of IV collector's cover, Issue No. 95

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The Source Magazine – August 1997 (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Cover, Issue No. 95, III of IV Collector's Set)

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The Source Magazine March 2003 cover, State of Emergency Hip-Hop Under Attack, showing a lit fuse running up a microphone

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The Source Magazine – March 2003 (Hip-Hop Under Attack, Issue No. 162)

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The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001 Special Collectors Edition cover with a gold award statuette, the official guide to the biggest night in hip-hop

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The Source Magazine – Official 2001 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards Guide (Special Collectors Edition)

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The Source Magazine January 2001 cover featuring Wu-Tang Clan in a military scene, the Power 30 collector's cover, Issue No. 136

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The Source Magazine – January 2001 (Wu-Tang Clan Cover, Issue No. 136, Collector's Cover 2 of 2)

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The Source Magazine February 2006 cover featuring Irv Gotti draped in an American flag, the 10th annual Power 30 issue, Issue No. 196

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The Source Magazine – February 2006 (Irv Gotti Cover, Issue No. 196)

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The Source Magazine May 2002 cover featuring Eminem in a hood, the exclusive tormented white boy cover story, Issue No. 152

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The Source Magazine – May 2002 (Eminem Cover, Issue No. 152)

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The Source Magazine November 2000 cover featuring Scarface cradling a child, Dead Man Walking cover story, Issue No. 134

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The Source Magazine – November 2000 (Scarface Cover, Issue No. 134)

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The Source Magazine January 2002 cover featuring OutKast, The Power 30 year-end issue, Issue No. 148

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The Source Magazine – January 2002 (OutKast Cover, Issue No. 148, The Power 30 Issue)

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The Source Magazine May 2003 cover featuring P. Diddy, What Is the Bad Boy Really Worth and the Planet Hip-Hop global takeover issue, Issue No. 164

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The Source Magazine – May 2003 (P. Diddy Cover, Issue No. 164)

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The Source Magazine October 1998 cover featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Break Up exclusive interview and Dissecting the Drug Game, Issue No. 109

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The Source Magazine – October 1998 (A Tribe Called Quest Cover, Issue No. 109)

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The Source Magazine September 2001 UK edition cover featuring P. Diddy in a black suit, trading the shiny suits for a new crew

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The Source Magazine – September 2001 (P. Diddy Cover, UK Edition)

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The Source magazine cover, January 1999, featuring DMX ("The Devil Makes Him Do It"), with cover lines on Mystikal, RZA, Foxy Brown, and a special report on Nigeria.

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The Source Magazine – January 1999 (DMX Cover, Issue No. 112)

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The Source Magazine January 2006 stained-glass cover featuring Big Pun, one of four fallen hip-hop icons collector's covers, Issue No. 195

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The Source Magazine – January 2006 (Big Pun Cover, Issue No. 195, Fallen Icons Collector's Edition)

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The Source Magazine March 2006 cover featuring Cam'ron in a Dipset cap and diamond chains, New York's number one contender, Issue No. 197

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The Source Magazine – March 2006 (Cam'ron Cover, Issue No. 197)

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The Source Magazine December 2003 cover featuring D-Block (Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Styles P), Just How Ruff Is D-Block, Issue No. 171

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The Source Magazine – December 2003 (D-Block Cover, Issue No. 171)

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The Source Magazine May 2000 cover featuring Big Pun, an exclusive look at the Bronx rapper's last days, Issue No. 128

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The Source Magazine – May 2000 (Big Pun Cover, Issue No. 128)

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The Source Magazine January/February 2005 cover featuring Ludacris and DTP, The 9th Annual Power 30 Issue, Issue No. 184

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The Source Magazine – January/February 2005 (Ludacris & DTP Cover, The 9th Annual Power 30 Issue, No. 184)

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The Source Magazine October 2001 cover featuring a painted portrait of DMX, Issue No. 145

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The Source Magazine – October 2001 (DMX Cover, Issue No. 145)

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The Source Magazine April 2005 cover featuring Baby the Birdman of Cash Money standing by a Bentley, Issue No. 186

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The Source Magazine – April 2005 (Baby / Birdman Cover, Issue No. 186)

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The Source Magazine October 2004 cover featuring Fabolous in a Brooklyn fitted cap, Internationally Known, Issue No. 181

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The Source Magazine – October 2004 (Fabolous Cover, Issue No. 181)

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The Source Magazine - July 2000 (Eminem Cover, Physco 2000, Erick Sermon)

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The Source Magazine - July 2000 (Eminem Cover, Physco 2000, Erick Sermon)

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The Source Magazine - March 2001 (Ja Rule Cover, Gives Yoo 50 Cents on Jay-Z, DMX, & His Own Success)

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The Source Magazine - March 2001 (Ja Rule Cover, Gives Yoo 50 Cents on Jay-Z, DMX, & His Own Success)

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The Source Magazine - September 2000 (LL Cool J Cover, Dre, Snoop, Cube & Eminem, De La Soul)

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The Source Magazine - September 2000 (LL Cool J Cover, Dre, Snoop, Cube & Eminem, De La Soul)

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The Source Magazine - February 2002 (Jermaine Dupri Cover, The Sex Issue)

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The Source Magazine - February 2002 (Jermaine Dupri Cover, The Sex Issue)

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The Source magazine cover, September 1999, featuring Puff Daddy ("Man vs Machine: Sean Combs Fights for His Soul"), with cover lines on Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous album, Mary J. Blige, the Beatnuts, and Kool Keith.

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The Source Magazine – September 1999 (Puff Daddy Cover, Issue No. 120)

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The Source Magazine - August 2000 (Wyclef Jean Cover, Busta Rhymes, Three 6 Mafia)

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The Source Magazine - August 2000 (Wyclef Jean Cover, Busta Rhymes, Three 6 Mafia)

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The Source Magazine - April 2002 (Master P / Lil Romeo Cover, Q-Tip & Cee-Lo)

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The Source Magazine - April 2002 (Master P / Lil Romeo Cover, Q-Tip & Cee-Lo)

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