The English actor addresses the controversy caused by his role as Heimdall, an all-seeing, all-hearing Norse God in the new blockbuster film “Thor”, producing for Jay-Z and his evolution as a thespian.

Source: Your career has exhibited some serious range with the characters you’ve played.

Idris:

“I’ve challenged my audience. I’ve taken them from being a drug lord to a preacher to married to Beyonce to American Gangster…versatility is the key to success.”

In this issue, the Source also welcomes home Prodigy, one half of New York’s infamous rap duo, Mobb Deep. For the first time since his recent incarceration, the Queensbridge MC speaks on his prison bid, the preceding decade of personal and professional turbulence and his new focus with seasoned music journalist Jayson Rodriguez.

The passing of west coast rap singer Nate Dogg saw Hip-Hop lose yet another pioneer of today’s sound. To memorialize Nate, The Source reprinted the crooner’s very first article (1997).

“Hollywood has embraced Hip-Hop and it is great for The Source to be affiliated with one of the biggest films (Thor) and actors of the year (Idris Elba),” explains publisher L. Londell McMillan.