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

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The June 2003 issue of The Source (Issue No. 165) is the fifth annual Swimsuit Issue, with Pharrell Williams anchoring the cover alongside eighteen pages of his favorite girls and the beaches of Brazil. Beyond the summer heat, the issue delivers a practical guide to ninety-nine careers in hip-hop for anyone chasing a job in the industry, plus a Fast and Furious look inside the rides of Lil' Kim, Jermaine Dupri and Funk Flex. Additional features weigh 50 Cent against Scarface and spotlight Swizz Beatz, Big Tigger, David Banner, Freeway and Mysonne. Released during the magazine's fifteenth anniversary of non-stop hip-hop, it captures the sound and style of the summer from the magazine that called itself the bible of hip-hop music, culture and politics.