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Popular dancehall artist Vybz Kartel suffered a tough loss in court. After a 65-day trial, the longest in Jamaican judicial history, Vybz Kartel was convicted of murder. Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer, was convicted in the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. The murder took place in August of 2011 at the dancehall artist’s home in […]

Tragedy struck the popular music festival SXSW. A car busted through barricades and struck 25 people leaving two dead, five in critical condition, and the rest with injuries. To make the already terrible situation worse, the driver of the vehicle is suspected to have been driving drunk. According to the Austin Police Department, the accident happened on […]

Two months after taking a highly controversial and much-touted trip to North Korea, former NBA player Dennis Rodman (pictured right) offered a tearful apology on…

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TheUrbanDaily is proud to announce sponsorship and participation in the MVMT50 project at SXSW Interactive conference this year. Formerly known as Blacks In Tech, MVMT50 is a program of panels, workshops, and mentorship connections geared at advancing technology companies run by people of color. We all know how tech savvy we are, but it’s definitely […]

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Rapper Gucci Mane is currently contemplating new face tattoos in a Georgia jail after a September arrest for gun and weed possession. While “Free Gucci” t-shirts have been in vogue since his first jail bid in 2005 for assault, one South Carolina prisoner is taking that battle cry to heart. According to TMZ, 51-year-old Jerry […]

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According to the Chicago Tribune, Davy Easterling, a bodyguard for rapper Twista was found shot to death and lit on fire in an apartment on Chicago’s South Side. The newspaper reports that Easterling was found in an apartment about 6 a.m. Friday in the 8300 block of South Baker Avenue. Sadly that same day, Twista posted messages […]

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Tomorrow would have been the 19th birthday of Florida teen Jordan Davis. Today the man who took his life was given a mistrial on first-degree murder charges after a jury could not come to an agreement and reported themselves hung. According to NBC  in the case of the first-degree murder of 17-Year-Old Jordan Davis the […]

Brandon Jordan, the 20-year-old son of rapper Scarface, went missing on January 29th when he ran away from his home in Leimart Park. Thankfully, the young autistic man was found safe Thursday morning. “He just got agitated, didn’t want to talk about it no more, and just stormed out of the house with nothing,” his […]

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According to TMZ Anna Gordy Gaye — Marvin Gaye’s ex-wife and older sister to Motown founder Berry Gordy — died early this morning in Los Angeles. She was 92 years old. Sources close to the family told the site that Anna died at home from natural causes. Family members discovered she had died around 3AM. Anna and Marvin were married from […]

As we reflect on today’s King holiday and the upcoming Black History Month, it’s important not only to remember what our civil rights heroes did for the world, but also how each of us can take their philosophies even further. For Spelman alum Chelsea Williams, that means using her background in financial services to mentor […]

Malcolm Ramsey (pictured) won $500 a week for life, after winning the lottery in St. Petersburg, Fla., but he opted for the taxed lump sum…

Justin Timberlake is taking over the world. No, really. He is. Add to the list of musical genius, husband of gorgeous Jessica Biel, tech investor,…