The Source Magazine – September 2000 (LL Cool J Cover, Issue No. 132)

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The September 2000 issue of The Source (Issue No. 132) hands the cover to LL Cool J, fifteen years strong and asking whether he can still rock the crown. Billed as the magazine’s biggest issue ever, it previews the summer’s hottest tour with Dre, Snoop, Cube and Eminem live on one stage, questions whether De La Soul proved that mad rappers can have fun too, and devotes a twenty-four-page Face-Off 2000 package to election coverage and controversy. Additional features spotlight Hangmen 3, a Dancehall Daze report and M.O.P., with cover-line nods to DMX, Sisqo, Lil’ Kim, DJ Q-Bert and a video game special. A commanding turn-of-the-decade snapshot, from the magazine that called itself the bible of hip-hop music, culture and politics.