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1995 Source Awards: The most dangerous award show in music

“The East Coast don’t love Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg?!” That was one of several moments from the 1995 Source Awards which would earn the event the title of “most dangerous award show in music.” It’s a key chapter in the infamous East Coast / West Coast beef, and remembered by those in attendance as a night filled with tension right from the start.

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