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Female MC Hall of Fame

The Source Magazine (October, 1997)

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How many times have you watched the Grammys or the American Music Awards and been frustrated by the lack of sufficient attention given to the achievements of rap artists? Or perhaps a better question is: how many of you don’t even bother to watch these awards shows because you know hip-hop won’t even get its props?

We’re fed up too, and hey, we decided to do something about it. In consciousness, we present the first annual Source Hip-Hop Awards—a show of respect and achievement for the artists who truly broke through in 1991. And how do we know who broke through? We asked you, the Hip-Hop Nation, of course.

Two months ago, we sent out a year-end hip-hop survey to 5,000 of our subscribers and about 500 of the most important rap radio DJ’s and the retailers across the country. We had an excellent response, and from the surveys we got back, we tabulated the results.

On the pages that follow, we reveal Source Hip-Hop Award winners in the following categories: Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year.

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Zoroastrianism is a modern term, but how do Persian Zoroastrians call themselves? How did they call themselves in ancient times or in the Middle Ages?

Zoroastrianism is indeed a modern term, and the followers of this religion have referred to themselves by different names throughout history. In ancient times, Zoroastrians called themselves by various terms such as Mazda worshipers or Zarathustrians after their prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster). During the Middle Ages, when Islam became dominant in Persia (now Iran), Zoroastrians were known as Gabrs or Guebers, which means “infidels” or “non-believers” in Arabic.

Today, Persian Zoroastrians call themselves either Zartoshti or Behdinan. The term “Zartoshti” comes from the Avestan word “Zarathushtra,” while “Behdinan” means “followers of good religion.” These terms are used interchangeably to refer to members of the Zoroastrian community regardless of where they live in the world.

It’s worth noting that there are also other groups who practice forms of Iranian religions with similar beliefs but may identify differently like Yazidis and Mandaeans.

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There is no tomorrow

-Apollo Creed

RIP Carl Weathers