It’s Black Music Month. Black music has a long history, but just how much do you know about the girl groups that have topped the charts over the last decades? From Diana Ross and the Supremes to Destiny’s Child – see if you can answer the tough questions that only a Black music expert would […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)2010 Salem Ave, Dayton, OH 45406 When: 1978 What: Zapp was literally a family affair. The funk and R&B troupe was formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Tony Troutman, and Terry “Zapp” Troutman. Roger Troutman’s influential use of the Talk Box is credited […]
As part of our ongoing Black Music Month coverage legendary Producer and DJ Pete Rock to a break from recording with Camp Lo and Roy Ayers to share with TheUrbandaily what exactly Black Music means to him. As Told To Jerry L. Barrow Black music to Pete Rock is like steak to a hungry lion. […]
In 1994, Faith Evans was a backup singer for Al B Sure! when she was noticed by Diddy. Faith impressed Sean Puffy Combs so much that he contracted her to be the first female artist on Bad Boy Entertainment. Faith would go on to meet The Notorious BIG, who she fell in love with and married […]
Most people know Rah Digga from her days of being the first lady of Busta Rhymes’s Flip Mode Squad. Recently Rah Digga stopped by the TheUrbandaily.com offices for an interview and revealed that she was originally signed to A Tribe Called Quest and was supposed to be Q-Tip’s artist. “At the time I got with […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)1900 W Pl Northeast, Washington D.C. When: January 25, 1980 What: In August 1979, with a dream of delivering programming that catered to African-Americans and a $15,000 loan and six figure investment from TCI, Robert L. Johnson started Black Entertainment Television. The fledgling network began broadcasting in January […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 406 Lucy Ave, Memphis Tennesse When: March 25, 1942 What: The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has the most million-selling singles of any female artist. In 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. « PREVIOUS NEXT » […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)St. Peter Claver School 29 Claver Place Brooklyn, NY 11238 When: 1982 What: Christopher Wallace, the young student who will later become internationally known as multi-platinum rap icon Notorious B.I.G., graduated from elementary school in 1982. Afterward he attended Queen of All Saints Middle School, where he’s recognized for […]
As Black musicals go it’s hard to go wrong putting Michael Jackson and Diana Ross in the same flick. But add to that Nipsey Russell and Richard Pryor and you have the makings of a classic. The Wiz, an ambitious re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz with an all Black cast, was filled with hidden […]
This time we asked you: which dead artist would you like to bring back to life? This is by far the biggest poll ever and you all had a lot to say in your votes! The Black Music Poll is apart of TheUrbanDaily’s celebration for Black Music Month. It’s All Black Music is the destination […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)William Howard Taft High School 240 East 171st St, Bronx, NY 10457 When: 1969 What: The velvet-voiced singer/songwriter graduates high school and dives headfirst into his musical career, eventually selling over twenty-five million albums and winning eight Grammy Awards. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)Park Plaza Hospital 1313 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX 77004 When: September 4, 1981 What: The future R&B and pop diva was born in Houston, Texas to an ex-Xerox executive turned talent manager father and a costume designer/hairstylist mother. Beyonce first rose to fame as lead singer of the R&B […]
