I remember the first time I heard Nas’ classic debut “Illmatic” like it happened three seconds ago. In April of 1994, I was an annoying…

Movies

To honor the 20th anniversary of the classic Nas album “Illmatic”, the Time Is Illmatic documentary will be debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in…

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Being a self-proclaimed in-the-shower, driving-in-the-car, riding-in-the-elevator singing sensation; Black Nativity is the perfect film for a person who always seems to have a song in…

It may be Thanksgiving week across the country but the Christmas holiday has arrived in theatres a month early. “Black Nativity,” the holiday musical based…

Lauryn Hill and rapper Nas are gearing up for joint concert series dubbed the “Life Is Good/Black Rage” tour. The concert title   merges Nas’ latest album with Ms. Hill’s  new song entitled Black Rage. The tour will begin as a solo venture by Nas on Oct. 6, but the two will then join forces […]

The music game is a tough business. There are a lot of stresses to making music that the public doesn’t see despite all the reality shows. There are fans that turn their back on you, music that you want to make that your fans don’t want to hear, the constant travel and these days, the […]

Photos

Kelis and Nas’ son Knight is growing up so fast! The mom brought her baby boy out to the “Yo Gabba Gabba!” shoe launch yesterday and, wearing a bucket hat, he looked just like his daddy. Last year, Kelis took him to see “Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!” and had to help hold him up. But […]

The Roots will kick off Philadelphia’s annual celebration of Black Music Month with their fourth-annual Roots Picnic on June 4th. The event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA.  Black Thought, lead MC of The Roots spoke to TheUrbandaily.com about one of the Summers best shows.  […]

Lifestyle

Mothers Day is right around the corner and our sister site TheUrbanDaily.com believe mothers should be honored everyday, not just 1 day out of 365 days in a year. Here are 10 songs that can help you tell mom just how you feel or just how much you love her. 10. Skillz “You Only Get […]