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

A Piece of The Source Magazine History

The April 2004 issue of The Source (Issue No. 175) puts a breakout Kanye West on the cover, telling how the Chicago producer cheated death and breathed new life into hip-hop on the eve of his arrival as a solo star. Ghostface runs the streets behind The Pretty Tony LP, Twista proves the fastest MC can win with a slow jam, and the issue makes the case for Chicago as the city blowing away the competition. Inside you will also find Jamie Foxx, Common, Royce da 5'9", the push to move the Nets to Brooklyn, a Hip-Hop Iconz feature on Kurtis Blow and an update on the Cabrini-Green projects, alongside a Janet Jackson special report. A defining mid-2000s issue from the magazine that called itself the bible of hip-hop music, culture and politics.