This time we asked you: which dead artist would you like to bring back to life? This is by far the biggest poll ever and you all had a lot to say in your votes! The Black Music Poll is apart of TheUrbanDaily’s celebration for Black Music Month. It’s All Black Music  is the destination […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)William Howard Taft High School 240 East 171st St, Bronx, NY 10457 When: 1969 What: The velvet-voiced singer/songwriter graduates high school and dives headfirst into his musical career, eventually selling over twenty-five million albums and winning eight Grammy Awards. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)Park Plaza Hospital 1313 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX 77004 When: September 4, 1981 What: The future R&B and pop diva was born in Houston, Texas to an ex-Xerox executive turned talent manager father and a costume designer/hairstylist mother. Beyonce first rose to fame as lead singer of the R&B […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Lincoln High School East St. Louis, IL 62201 When: 1939 What: Miles Davis picked up the trumpet at his father’s behest after the family moved from Alton, IL to East St. Louis, IL when he was about a year old. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music […]

Rick Ross is currently enjoying being one of the top hip hop artists in the game right now, but we all had to start somewhere. We all now know that Rick Ross was once a corrections officer, however I believe being a corrections officer requires some type of education or at least obtaining a few […]

Last week we brought you Then & Now: 1990s Music Icons and this week we have the 1980s up next! Take a look back at all the reason why you loved (or maybe hated) the 1980s in our then & now gallery of celebrities from the decade. You’ll see Whitney Houston before the drama, LL […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)No Limit Records & Tapes. San Pablo Avenue, Richmond, CA When: 1990 What: After a stint as a college basketball player was cut short due to injury, Master P moved out to the Bay Area and opened a record store called No Limit Record shop. This laid the foundation […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Hamlet Avenue at Bridges Street, Hamlet, NC When: September 23, 1926 What: The iconic jazz saxophonist and composer is known as one of the greatest influences on the birth and development of jazz, receiving many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) The Apollo Theater 253 W 125th Street When: October 24, 1962 What: The Godfather Of Soul records his live performance at the world famous venue, and it becomes the first Soul album to go platinum. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 106 & Park Studios 101 E 106th Street, New York, NY 10029 When: September 11, 2000 What: BET’s flagship music countdown show hits the scene, becoming must-see TV for hip-hop and R&B fans across America. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black […]