{"id":188027,"date":"2023-11-30T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=188027"},"modified":"2023-11-28T10:42:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T09:42:57","slug":"source-awards-1995-the-most-dangerous-award-show-in-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/source-awards-1995-the-most-dangerous-award-show-in-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"Source Awards 1995 &#8211; The Most Dangerous Award Show In Hip Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F6MSsGzF758?si=tArkWAI6PurZUbFO\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 1991, The Source began handing out trophies on a special episode of Yo! MTV Raps, and three years later came a full-fledged production, complete with a stage show at Madison Square Garden\u2019s Paramount Theater. The next year, The Source returned to that very same theater, except the climate in hip-hop had changed dramatically. 2Pac had been shot and was sequestered in jail, Bad Boy was the hottest new label in music, and beneath it all an East Coast-West Coast rivalry was bubbling.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> \u201cAny artist out there that wanna be an artist, stay a star, and won\u2019t have to worry about the executive producer trying to be all in the videos, all on the records, dancing\u2014come to Death Row!\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Suge Knight\u2019s famous remarks that night became the first real shots in a deadly battle. But there was more. Snoop Dogg\u2019s rant:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe East Coast ain\u2019t got love for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Puffy throwing shots:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI live in the East, and I\u2019m gonna die in the East\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>OutKast getting booed and Andre 3000\u2019s prophecy: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe South got something to say!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There was, also, an early sighting of Raymond \u201cBenzino\u201d Scott, then just an unknown rapper from Boston, presenting an award long before his behind-the-scenes involvement in The Source became the magazine\u2019s Achilles\u2019 heel.<\/p>\n<p>The events of that night reverberated through hip-hop for years to come. The East Coast-West Coast beef ballooned into a true rivalry, culminating in the deaths of 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G.; rap\u2019s balance of power shifted south of the the Mason-Dixon Line, albeit temporarily; and The Source itself became an even bigger powerhouse, with even more award shows, and eventually more competition to do battle with.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"188029\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/source-awards-1995-the-most-dangerous-award-show-in-hip-hop\/source\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?fit=1040%2C668&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1040,668\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"source\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?fit=540%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?fit=640%2C411&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?resize=540%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"347\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-188029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?resize=540%2C347&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?resize=768%2C493&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/source.webp?w=1040&amp;ssl=1 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1991, The Source began handing out trophies on a special episode of Yo! 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