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Given that the modern Rap game tends to overlook those that put real effort into their wordplay and lyrical content in favor of those that…

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People can’t seem to be getting enough of Rihanna’s cover for GQ, so The Urban Daily wanted to give you a little eye candy from…

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  Hollywood has a way of tainting some our favorite TV shows, children’s board games and even classic movies with terrible remakes and adaptations. But…

Today is Rick Ross‘ 36th birthday, and it took him years to emerge out of Miami and become a nationally known rapper. But he’s cranked out some of the best hip-hop songs each year since his career exploded in 2006. Jay-Z upgraded Ricky Rozay’s career by signing him to Def Jam, and he’s become more […]

Mary J. Blige just dropped her tenth album, My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1), at the end of 2011. Grooving to it got us the thinking of her many classics—so much so that bam, a top 10 list had to be whipped up. Where do we begin (or end)? Since the early ‘90s […]

Didn’t have the time or interest in reading all 86 of the news-making tweets Kanye West sent out last night? Here are some of the highlights straight from Roc4Life… He’s launching a new design company “I have started a new company and I’m so excited about the name…. it’s got the best name ever of all […]

Lil’ Wayne proved that hard work and consistency can land you the number one spot in hip hop. He has come a long way from selling over 250,000 copies in the first week with his debut solo album, The Block Is Hot to selling a million in a week with Tha Carter III. After selling 964,000 in […]

Drake is one of the hottest rappers in the game right now. His debut album hit number one on the Billboard charts and he even caused a riot in New York City at the South Street Seaport. I think its safe to say people are checking for Drake’s music. You can find Drake’s lyrics on […]

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter  went from the guy that everyone slept on to the guy that every rap artist wants to be. Jay-Z has been in the rap game since the 80s and after the passing of The Notorious BIG has become the undisputed King of New York. He currently has the baddest chick in the game Beyonce […]

Despite what you’ve heard, Black people are the world’s taste makers. We are the ones who say what’s hot or not. Once it becomes popular in our community, mainstream picks it up and runs away with it. Think about it. Big lips weren’t in style until Angelina Jolie had them. You and I both know […]

It’s hard to argue that Prince is one of the most talented and versatile musicians to ever set foot in a recording studio.  Since 1978, he’s released over 30 albums, had dozens of hit singles, a few movies, and sold out concert venues from his hometown of Minneapolis to Japan.

We’re only a few months into 2011 but we’ve already been blessed with some really strong music releases.  Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Saigon and Pharoahe Monch…