The Source

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We talk about the Source Magazine's Bible status that it had back in the day.

Specifically, we're talking about the 90s.

And we are talking about a group that released an album that went on to be a long-lasting effect, and if you want to call it the hip-hop ripples, we're talking about waves.

who don't know again we're talking about the 1993 debut album wu-tang clan enter the wu-tang 36 chambers we are going to be talking about the original album because there's been a bunch of reissues and expanded packs and this that the other we're doing the original nine songs again this is what a 1993 release loud record shout out to loud records Loud Records.

We're going to go ahead and get things started.

Again, four and a half mic dissections where we talk about the Source Magazine's rating of this album.

They gave it a four and a half mic back in the day, in 1993.

We met the Beatnuts.

We ended up in the Source magazine, stretching by Vito, but always being Uptown representatives.

And again, if anyone knows Uptown in the 90s, you know that you got to admit hustling was a way of life.

I mean, you walk out your building and everyone's hustling and, you know, including the Patelito lady who's still there.

we don't, we don't even know what we did.

Right.

When you look at it and be like, Two Dominican kids from uptown were on March 97, Source Magazine, Unsigned Hype, that our records had dropped bombs for Funkmaster Flex, that we went up to Stretch and Bobbito, that we did the Lyricist's Lounge, that we was on the Beatnuts album, that, you know, DJ Honda, that did all of this thing.

But we were living day to day, and priorities were something different at that time, you know? And it was all about money making.

So that's when this came out.

Uh, but I remember this got five mics in The Source too, which-

No, it did not.

No.

It didn't? I thought it got five.

The third Trill got five mics in The Source.

What? This, this barbeque in there.

Third Trill is-

And to your point about in terms of like, I got to throw you the respect back, because when I first heard your crew, I was blown away.

And I remember back in the 90s when The Source magazine was reaching out to different people in hip hop, asking them what their top five were.

Right.

And your album was in my top five.

Chi-Town represent.

Jeff Rose back.

I remember seeing for the first time how Cypress looked was at one of the first RSC anniversary in the Source magazine.

Not sure if I don't think

in '96.

So just around the time when I was dropping out of college, um, my sister was also introducing me to, to, to urban, urban music and entertainment through, um, magazines from the US, music magazines from the US, The Source, The Vibe, and all, and that was also the time when these stations were starting.

Right.

So then I found myself drawn into-

... entertainment, and especially the back end.

Yeah.

So can I tell you why the back end, uh, briefly? So the, one of the magazines I really latched onto was called The Source magazine.

Um, and it was a monthly magazine.

Today's guest is Jonathan Shecter.

He is a media pioneer and co-founder of The Source magazine, the most influential publication in hip-hop history.

As editor-in-chief, Jonathan built The Source into the defining voice of hip-hop culture.

Being a visionary, he always was at the forefront and intersection of music, culture, and nightlife.

Today, he runs Playback Prodigy.

And you guys, you got

you and Dave would, was still in college at that time.

And you would come down on some weekends and like bring the source like newsletter.

And I'm, and I'm like, "What is that?" I'm listening for that, and then I'm checking for that and finding it.

Next thing you know, I've got it in my headphones and my Walkman, you know what I mean? Things like The Source magazine and other things were very prevalent in trying to find this music for us, because music wasn't readily available like it is now.

Right.

And, and a lot of times I went off of, of, uh, uh, the album cover.

Yeah

... um, other things I read-

In, in your research, it, how many mics did it get in The Source?

I think that got five mics.