Today is the birthdate of wildly successful Basketball player and lucrative business man, Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1963.
Despite our predictions to the contrary, number one seeded shows The Jeffersons and Good Times suffered devastating loses in the “Elite Eight” match-ups of our Greatest Black Sitcom of All-Time Competition. See Greatest Black Sitcom Bracket Challenge Good Times was defeated by second seed A Different World. Even more surprising, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air […]
As we continue our trip down memory lane throughout Black History Month, we stop to remember the cars that have transported us through the decades. Related: 25 Reasons We Love the Arsenio Hall Show Related: 25 Reasons We Love “Boyz N the Hood” Related: Top 9 Music Videos of the 2000s
Caktuz, as promised in a recent Urban Daily post, committed himself to dropping free downloads every Wednesday. So far, so good. The 1st banger features M1 of Dead Prez, Bjork, & the legendary Melvin Van Peebles over Rick Ross’ “Hustlin'” instrumental. The 2nd showcases BET Uncut legend The Mighty Casey dropping his one-of-a-kind awkward flow […]
2011 is shaping up to be a big year for black music on the festival circuit in the United States. The lineup for the 17th annual Essence Music Festival was announced and features such heavyweights as Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott amongst others.
Wiz Khalifa has announced a string of concert dates for his upcoming “Green Carpet” tour which will hit college campuses across the country throughout the month of April.
Marsha Ambrosius got us all thinking with her last single and video, “Far Away,” now with her latest song, “Why Did I Fall In Love?” she’s got our heads nodding and feet tapping.
Cee Lo Green will join Rihanna on her current “Loud” tour of North America. The tour kicks off on June 4th in Baltimore.
The debate about who is the best MC is a fundamental part of hip-hop. Now an enterprising entrepreneur is giving fans actual data to support their argument for “Top 5 Dead or Alive.” An app called “Hip-Hop Word Count” is an ethnographic database with lyrics from over 40,000 hip-hop songs from 1979 to now. Brooklyn […]
Bruno Mars has received one year of probation after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. The ruling came down earlier today after Mars made a brief appearance in court.
Bobby V tackles Bobby Brown’s classic new jack swing ballad “Rock Wit’Cha” in his latest video. Brown took his version to number 7 on the pop charts in 1989.
Snoop Dogg grabs R. Kelly for the latest track from Snoop’s forthcoming Doggumentary album, “Platinum.” The track was produced by Lex Luger.