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

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The May 2002 issue of The Source (Issue No. 152), fronted by Eminem in a hood for an exclusive cover story billed as the exorcism of a tormented white boy. It is a snapshot of the rapper at the height of his cultural firestorm. Inside, Big Tymers reveal whether they still wanna bling-bling, Russell Simmons politicks his way up Capitol Hill in a push to make the hip-hop vote count, and there is coverage of Roy Jones Jr., Ja Rule, DJ Quik, Xzibit and Lil’ Flip & Lil’ Keke. Complete with free posters, it is a definitive early-2000s issue from the magazine that called itself the bible of hip-hop music, culture and politics.