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On his latest CD, Murs For President, the Warner Bros Records MC shows a better understanding of America’s ills than some of the real-life candidates. Listen to the lyrics from his cut “The Science” for proof.

The stock market is plunging but your rap career doesn’t have to go the same route. With a few fiscally responsible adjustments the flossiest rapper can learn to ball on a budget.

Florida-based streetfighter Kimbo Slice was knocked-out in 14 seconds by underdog Seth Petruzelli. The upset was the first loss for Slice as a mixed martial artist. Watch the entire fight here!

While out promoting his new album, The Preface, Slum Village’s Elzhi checked in with the Urban Daily to talk about Detroit hip-hop, cashing checks from Chevy and preserving the legacy of the late J-Dilla.

Sometimes even T-Pain feels like he sounds too much like a robot. But when he tries to go natural he runs into some serious technical difficulties in the studio.

After spending 8 days hospitalized in intensive care, the legendary MC, Buckshot, has been released from the hospital, and is now resting at his home in Brooklyn, NY. Upon returning from a 3 week European Tour last week, the Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik frontman suffered a series of seizures.

If she's fine and she sings, chances are the Soul Diggaz have laced her with a beat. In this clip Newark, NJ's production trio of K-Mack, Bless and singer/song writer Corte Ellis talk to the Urban Daily about getting Britney Spears "Naked."

After securing a release from Jive Records the mad matadors of metaphor (wattup K. Murray?) are slanging rhymes like Cocaine Cowboys. While they prepare their Columbia Records debut, Til The Casket Drops, they are serving their fiends…er…fans a fresh batch of lines with their Re-Up Gang Crew.

With his long anticipated project, <em>The Padded Room</em>, on hold until 2009, rapper <strong>Joe Budden</strong> is rehabbing his fans with the digital only release<em>, Halfway House</em>. A video for the first single, "Touch & Go" is out today. Click through to watch...

It’s the economy stupid.MC Jean Grae has decided to take the slumping music sales and high gas prices into her own hands. With her former label Babygrande releasing an unauthorized remix CD of Jeanius she is deciding to pimp her own voice on the web to make a buck.

Now that almost every MC is altering their voice using the latest studio equipment, The Urban Daily is paying tribute to 10 MCs whose real voices are as critical to their success as their lyrics.

Ne-Yo’s Year of The Gentleman is in stores now and while it clocks in at a lean 12 cuts, times are hard on the boulevard. So if you’re you’re looking to cherry pick a few favorites on Amazon MP3, iTunes or your favorite Peer-To-Peer site these are the 5 we’d snipe: