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50. Sade: Why Can’t We Live Together (Apartheid) 49. Outkast: Liberation 48. Billie Holiday: God Bless The Child 47. Arrested Development: Revolution 46. Whitney Houston: The Greatest Love of All 45. Tracy Chapman: Revolution 44. Various Artists: We Are The World 43. Public Enemy: Burn Hollywood, Burn 42. Common: I Have A Dream 41. Mos […]

Several weeks ago Chicago MC Consequence dropped an M-80 in the toilet of  his former associates announcing that he was no longer a part of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. His interview with MTV’s Sway outlined a lot of grievances he had but it left his fans wondering, “Why now?”  So TheUrbandaily.com sat down with […]

We all know R&B singer Ginuwine can dance. What you might not know was that he was originally cast in the movie You Got Served but was later replaced by Marques Houston. His real name Elgin was kept by the writer for one of the lead roles. RELATED POSTS: Ginuwine & Tameka Raymond Have Joint […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Address of influential go-go records label TTED/DETT Records 3834 Ironwood Place, Landover, MD 20785 When: Late 1970’s What: Go-go is a live blend of R&B, funk and rap music still most popular in the DC Metro area and surrounding counties. Groups credited with popularizing the percussion-filled genre […]

The man single-handedly responsible for the music industry’s obsessive trend of using machine-assisted vocals on their tracks has done the unthinkable and swore off the very thing that made him famous. T-Pain has vowed to never use Auto-Tune again, according to a statement published on Allhiphop.com. “I vow right here, right now, to never use […]

Jill is the hottest R&B/Soul female artist out right now! Currently her new single, “So In Love With You” featuring Anthony Hamilton from her new album, The Light of The Sun dropping June 21st, has everybody “2-steppin”! We have the listening session for her new album below where you can hear Jill and music producer […]

Denver, Colorado native, India.Arie, is the definition of “slow and steady wins the race.” In 2000 her debut single, “Video,” wasn’t an instant hit. It gained momentum as radio stations began adhering to the requests of fans. Contrary to the many flashy, over-the-top clips of the day “Video” was about loving yourself for who you […]

SpringFest 2011 took place this year in Bicentennial Park during Miami’s famous Memorial Weekend! Chris Brown, Keri Hilson, Trey Songz, Miguel, Lloyd, Travis Porter, Jeremih, Big Sean and Rick Ross with special guests YC, Bow Wow, Ace Hood and Drake performed in 90 degree weather in front a sold out audience. The anxious crowd was […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Record Plant Studios 2200 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94966 When: Oct 1 – Dec 22, 1977 What: Prince Rogers Nelson signed to Warner Bros. and demanded that he write and produce his debut album himself. In an unprecedented move for an unproven artists, Warner agreed. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)529 Bryant Street, NW When: Summer, 1977 What: When Cathy Hughes was the General Manager of Howard University’s WHUR, she urged Melvin Lindsey to use Smokey Robinson’s hypnotic “A Quiet Storm” as the theme music for a new format that featured laid back soul and R&B hits that […]

After 2 years off, we just got word that R&B singer Joe is back in the studio working on his new album called, “The Good, The Bad, The Sexy” dropping everywhere August 16th! Joe even confirmed it on his twitter below for all of his fans! This will be Joe’s 8th studio album following up […]

Beyonce fans have united in agreement over her new single “Best Thing I Never Had” which is set to be released to radio later today. The anti-love ballad explains why Bey had to “let her man go” before she fell in deeply love. I’m not  fan of the song, but Bey looks HOT in the […]