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

A Piece of The Source Magazine History

The January 2006 issue of The Source (Issue No. 195) is one of four collectible covers paying tribute to hip-hop's fallen icons, rendered here as a stained-glass portrait of Big Pun. The cover story on Big Pun, Tupac, Biggie and Eazy-E asks why the game will never forget its fallen soldiers, while the issue also digs into the making of the Jay-Z and Nas truce and the question of whether payola will be the death of hip-hop radio. The 2005 Year in Review breaks down who got the props, with additional coverage on Three 6 Mafia, Salt-N-Pepa and Lil' Flip. It stands as a poignant mid-decade time capsule from the magazine that called itself the bible of hip-hop music, culture and politics.