The Show

Jay-Z and Randy Jackson were seen sporting thick black nerdy-like glasses. The two were at the UJA 2011 Music Visionary of the Year Award Luncheon at The Pierre Hotel in NYC. Jay-Z looked fab in his suit but I’m not sure how I feel about him rockin’ the thick specs. If he was trying to […]

Trey Songz, Kelly Rowland and Mary J Blige have been added to the roster of BET performers for the 2011 BET Awards! Kelly is set to hit the stage to sing her #1 hit “Motivation.” Other celebs to be confirmed to perform are Lil Wayne, Drake, Alicia Keys, Chris Brown, and Jill Scott. Comedian Kevin […]

Tupac Shakur’s life was tragically ended in 1996 after being gunned down. Today he would have been 40 years old and although he is no longer living we celebrate the birthday of a wise man who was clearly ahead of his time! Twitter has been flooded with #iftupacwerealive tweets and I have a feeling that […]

After dropping anvils Bugs Bunny-style on Pharoahe Monchs’ “Assassins” and Talib Kweli’s “Uh Oh” @JeanGreasy finally gives us a piece of her DJ Drama hosted “Cookies and Comas”  mixtape called “Casebasket.” DJ Boogie Blind provides the sonic baking sheet for Jean’s multiple personalities to argue over. Between this and that Nas joint that dropped it’s […]

J. Cole releases his official first single, “Work Out.” The Roc-Nation MC’s debut album is expected to hits stores later this summer. J. Cole is currently opening for Rihanna on her LOUD tour. Do you guys think “Work Out” can be a summer hit? Check out the audio below. Recent Post: J.Cole Ft. Drake “In […]

The second single off The Games “R.E.D” album features hip hop heavy hitters Lil’ Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Rick Ross and a cameo from DJ Khaled(who is still saying “We The Best”).The new song about poppin’ bottles and wearing Jordans sounds like every other Lex Luger beat but can’t be ruled out as a certified […]

LUTHER fans sure are faithful.  The second season premiere debuted this past Tuesday in the U.K., watched by 5.6 million viewers on BBC Two.  Seems Mr. Elba  is quite pleased by the show’s ratings success as evidenced on Twitter: Season 2 picks up a year after the climactic season finale: Alice  is biding her time […]

LA Reid is now the chairman of Epic Label Group! The Hollywood Reporter states “As part of the restructuring, Epic will absorb some of Jive’s acts including Usher and Pink, who were both signed by Reid. Other stars such as Britney Spears will remain on the RCA/Jive Label Group.” Reid will oversee some of the […]

It was “Ladies First” in our last Black Music Month poll for TheUrbanDaily’s It’s All Black Music celebration. This time around we asked you: Who Is The Best Female Rapper Ever? Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Trina, Foxy Brown and Remy Ma went head to head in the battle. Who did you […]

“Whenever Tamar speaks, it’s like you’re going to the city dump:  you never know what crap you’re going to encounter,” explains Tamar’s sister Trina.  Wow!  This is the perfect way to describe reality star Tamar Braxton of WE TV’s Braxton Family Values. From the first episode to the reunion show, Tamar has always said exactly […]