1995 Source Awards

The Source Awards
DateAugust 3, 1995 (1995-08-03)
LocationParamount Theater (New York City, New York)
CountryUnited States
First awarded1994
Most awardsThe Notorious B.I.G. (4)
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The 1995 Source Awards were held at the Paramount Theater in New York City on August 3, 1995. The awards show was one of the most consequential and infamous events in the history of hip-hop.[1][2][3][4][5] The show escalated tensions between the East and West Side hip-hop communities, thereby likely catalysing the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls within the following two years.[1][3] Televised nationally, the show also worsened America's moral panic about the influence of rap and hip-hop on its youth.[1][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c Christopher Pierznik (February 26, 2015). "The Day Hip-Hop Died". Medium. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Nadirah Simmons (August 3, 2016). "TODAY IN 1995: THE 2ND ANNUAL SOURCE AWARDS MAKES HIP HOP HISTORY". The Source. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Mitch Findlay (August 3, 2019). "The 1995 Source Awards: One Of Hip-Hop's Wildest, Most Legendary Nights". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Paul Cantor (August 3, 2015). "How the 1995 Source Awards Changed Rap Forever". Complex. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (August 10, 2023). "The Day Hip-Hop Changed Forever". Time. Retrieved September 17, 2023.