CALIBRE WOODS MANAGER DAVID MAYS TV
In 1991, Mays created The Source Awards, which started as a feature on the TV show Yo! MTV Raps, and later became an independent annual production with some of the highest-rated TV specials for a hip-hop audience ever with the UPN Network and then on BET.Mays partnered with the mayor and city of Miami to host a weekend of entertainment and community activities, in conjunction with The Source Awards in August 2004, that attracted over 50,000 attendees. The magazine's "Unsigned Hype" column was responsible for discovering and helping launch the careers of The Notorious B.I.G, Common, Mobb Deep, DMX, and many more artists who would go on to become stars. The Source's “5 Mics” album rating system became the standard by which all hip-hop albums were measured. Mays, as publisher, guided the rapid growth of the magazine, fostering its role as the champion of and critical voice for hip-hop culture.
After graduation, Mays and Shecter brought The Source to New York, with classmate Ed Young and Harvard Law School graduate James Bernard as additional partners. While at Harvard, Mays co-hosted a radio show on WHRB, Street Beat, using the name "Go-Go Dave." Mays' co-host was Jon Shecter, "J the Sultan of Rap." Mays made Shecter a partner in The Source, which provided news and information on hip-hop to listeners of the radio show. He is the co-founder of Breakbeat, a multimedia podcast network launched in September 2021 that is dedicated to serving the interests and perspectives of the hip-hop community across the globe.Mays created The Source in 1988 as a single-sheet newsletter while a Harvard undergraduate. David Mays is the founder of The Source Magazine and co-founder of Hip Hop Weekly.
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