Los Angeles– CNN is reporting that new information in the case of the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G., real name Christopher Wallace’s death in Los Angeles in 1997, has reinvigorated that investigation: According to one law enforcement source, the investigation into the 13-year-old unsolved case was “reinvigorated” months ago as a result of new information, […]

A YouTube video that edited in several newscasts to show that Suge Knight was arrested for the killing of Tupac Shakur has gone viral, spreading false rumors that Knight was actually arrested. One clip was about a documentary on Tupac’s death and the other clip was one of Suge Knight being arrested in an unrelated […]

One of the more disturbing trends we noticed in 2010 was the staggering number of rappers who ended up in jail.

LOS ANGELES — Authorities say rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested on an outstanding traffic warrant as he left a restaurant near Universal Studios outside Los Angeles.

In this exclusive video premiere on TheUrbanDaily, Dan Charnas, author of the epic new book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop, bursts a few widely-held myths about hip-hop. Myth #1: Suge Knight sprung Tupac from jail Myth #2: The Source was the first hip-hop magazine Myth #3: Kool Herc “invented” hip-hop […]