It’s All Black Music

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 2900 Block of Presstman Street, Baltimore, MD When: 1987 What: Kevin Liles started as a rapper in the group Numarx, whose greatest feat was having their 1987 single “Girl You Know It’s True” re-recorded by Milli Vanilli a year later. The headache getting properly compensated for his […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 When: May 4, 1959 What: At the first ever Grammy Awards, legendary songstress Ella Fitzgerald and bandleader Count Basie become the first African Americans to win Grammy Awards. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Grace Temple Church 4200 E Berry St Fort Worth, TX 76105 When: July 25, 1992 What: Kirk Franklin’s debut album Kirk Franklin & The Family was recorded live at Grace Temple Church, Fort Worth, Texas on July 25, 1992. The album was certified Platinum on November 14, […]

Last night BET may have encountered their most embarrassing moment to date! An award that has been given out by a fan for some years now went terribly wrong after the “teleprompter winner” didn’t match the “Evo Tablet Winner.” Tiffany Green (a huge Nicki Minaj fan) was horribly embarrassed after she read the winner of […]

Mary J Blige opened the 2011 BET awards last night which took over LA with lackluster performances and even worst TV blunders. The four hour show was packed with awkward moments (Coca-Cola’s Viewer’s Choice Award) and unfair categories consisting of has-beens, never-was’ and superstars (Best Female Rap). The best performance of the night goes to […]

As the hours to the BET Awards whine down, celebs can be spotted in and around LA at stellar events. Ashanti, Estelle, Rocsi, Keri Hilson, La La and Carmelo Anthony attended Debra Lee’s Pre-BET Awards Celebration dinner in Culver City last night. Lil’ Kim Says She Won’t Be At The BET Awards Kevin Hart Says […]

Rumor broke last week that Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj would share the stage together to end the biggest rap beef of 2010 at the 2011 BET Awards. It looks like that may really have just been a rumor; or Lil’ Kim is trying to throw us off! She tweeted: Lil’ Kim & Nicki Minaj […]

Ever since Jill Scott dropped 50 pounds, celebs have expressed how sexy the star is. Jilly from Philly was always beautiful but is seems like now she is a sex symbol. 50 Cent tweeted his interest in Scott on Twitter yesterday saying “Got dam Jill Scott done made a move on me lol i just […]

Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright created Black Music Month! Gamble credits his inspiration for starting it to the evolution of the NATRA (National Association of Television & Radio Announcers). “At one of its annual conventions, there were discussions on how it could evolve into something different, as NATRA had fallen on some hard economic times. […]

After waiting what seems like a century, Marshall Mathers fans are finally able to watch the official video for his song “Space Bound.” Eminem finds himself  stalked by his self conscious in the form of an evil twin. Fans may be disturbed after watching Eminem shoot himself in one the last scenes. Eminem Signs Joe […]

June is the national month to celebrate and recognize black music but it seems like the designated time frame has become less important than previous years. Frequency Magazine evaluated the cultural significance of black music month in their latest issue noting that president “Obama, to date is the first POTUS not to hold (or attend) a […]

Aug. 29, 1958: Michael Joseph Jackson is born to Katherine and Joe Jackson in Gary, Ind. His older siblings are Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya and Marlon. Later, brother Randy and sister Janet join the family. Katherine Jackson raises her children as Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1962: Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine combine to form a […]