The unpredictable, inimitable Rihanna made a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night. She showed up in Jimmy Kimmel’s bedroom as an uninvited guest… because April Fool’s. Rihanna decided to show up with her crew at Kimmel’s place at the ripe hour of 1:05 a.m. to give an impromptu performance of her latest single, “Bitch Better Have […]
The problem with the TIDAL press conference on Monday wasn’t just that it was a weird, ultimately self-serving event to watch. People were still unconvinced that TIDAL was going to work. So now Jay Z and the “Avengers” have to set out to win the public over. The students at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute Of Recorded […]
The people who were in Time Square at 6 p.m. earlier today were lucky, but not by much. The video for “King Kunta” dropped a little over three hours after the billboard premiere. Compton is out in full force for this Director X-directed clip. Check out the four-minute shindig above. MORE LINKS ON THE URBAN DAILY […]
You might have missed the engagement but not the news. Kendrick Lamar‘s Compton-based “King Kunta” video premiered on Time Square‘s Beats by Dre billboard at 6 p.m., hours after the event was announced. The video will probably show up online soon, but unfortunately, not now. However, MTV‘s Rob Markman recorded some clips from the premiere. There’s a house party, some […]
Kean University Cancels Common’s Commencement Speech After Police’s Complaints Over 15-Year-Old Song
Kean University announced on Twitter on Monday that Common would be this year’s commencement speaker. A day later, the institution is at the center of controversy thanks to the New Jersey Police and a 15-year-old song. The university rescinded its announcement because of complaints from the police. Susan Kayne, vice president of university relations at Kean, claimed […]
Larry Wilmore probably said it best: If you want us to stop talking about racism, then stop being racist. Race plays a huge role in Chris Rock‘s work, and his run-ins with the cops are prime examples why. Rock has been pulled over a ridiculous three times in the past two months. To be fair, Rock could […]
The untouchable Maybach Music Group empire hasn’t had great luck over the past few years. To be specific, it keeps getting over shadowed. Meek Mill’s Dreams and Nightmares dropped after Kendrick Lamar’s seminal good kid, m.A.A.d city, and Wale’s The Gifted had the honor of being released a week after Yeezus. Rick Ross’ Hood Billionaire […]
In addition to being a black nationalist album, To Pimp A Butterfly was also a dedication to Tupac Shakur, one of Kendrick Lamar‘s main influences. You could conclude that from the lyrical themes and the album-ending “interview” with Shakur. Originally, you also had the album title to make that point clearer. Lamar spoke with MTV’s Rob Markman to […]
Floyd Mayweather has a lot of people on his side for his upcoming superfight against Manny Pacquiao. To the surprise of a few, Muhammad Ali isn’t one of them. Ali and Mayweather are both known for their cocksureness, but The Greatest prefers Pacquiao because of his personality, according to Rasheda Ali. He’s actually a big fan. “He knows Manny’s a […]
Trevor Noah didn’t run through and delete his old tweets before he was announced as Jon Stewart‘s successor. As a result, he had to suffer the backlash of opportunistic conservatives. The announcement was overshadowed by anti-Semitism accusations over his bad jokes from years ago. So one day after the news, Comedy Central and Noah had to do some damage […]
The Roast of Justin Bieber had Kevin Hart hosting with Snoop Dogg, Hannibal Burress, Pete Davidson and Jeff Ross (who, as almost every guest notes, has nothing else to do) serving as roasters. You know Bieber was in trouble. Bieber took some hard jokes for two hours, including some focused on his Ellen DeGeneres appearances (“You act […]
Peter Pan Live, NBC’s last musical, didn’t quite stick the way the network probably wanted. The following disturbing Vine is its lasting mark: But NBC is giving it another go, and its next target is a live rendition of The Wiz — the 1978 Motown version of The Wizard of Oz that featured Diana Ross, Richard Pryor and, of course, […]