The 10th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival was one for the books. Headliners Raekwon and Jay Electronica redefined summer madness as they rocked the capacity crowd at Kent Ave in Williamsburg. After performances by Chyi The Prynce, Barrel Brothers, Buckshot and more, Jay Electronica shocked the audience when he brought out Talib Kweli, J. Cole and […]

The term legend gets tossed around in Hip-Hop pretty willy-nilly nowadays. But despite their best efforts, very few artists have kept the titles throughout the years like Kris Parker aka KRS-One. Years of classic records, albums, battles and moments have solidified the BDP general as an undisputed heavyweight in Hip-Hop. And with nine gold and […]

You’ve heard about the shows and you’ve seen the hype. Now is the time to make your way out to the County Of Kings and see for yourself what the fuss is about! Summer time in NYC means it’s time for the 9th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival! The festivities will take place starting July 10 […]

For the past several weeks TheUrbanDaily.com and Toyota Rav 4 have been taking you behind the scenes of some of the biggest events in the country for Black Americans.  From DJ Stormin’ Norman’s “Sundae Sermon” in Harlem to the “Taste Of Chicago” food festival we kept you in the groove. However, if you still managed […]

DJ Forge, 2010 and 2011 Red Bull Thre3style NC Champion and member of the Jukebox Heroes DJ Crew, gives his top 5 parties to hit if you are ever looking for a good time in Raleigh, N.C. “Penthouse Wednesdays” at Solas [Glenwood Avenue] — Occurs every Wednesday night. It started with just the rooftop but […]

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On March 13, 2012 Jasmine Waters, aka @Jasfly descended on Austin, Texas  to attend her very first South By South West (SXSW) music and film conference. This is her story… DAY ONE: Tuesday The Austin International Airport is a zoo. I’ve never seen so many struggling artists in one place in my entire life. Where’d […]

On Wednesday November 30th, TheUrbandaily.com celebrated our inaugural G-List, a celebration of the style and influence of Black men sponsored by Gillette. For the past several weeks we have been publishing interviews with taste makers from various industries, so it was only right that those men gathered with our friends and supporters to mix, mingle […]

Black hollywood represented at the Grand Opening of Marquee Nightclub in Las Vegas last night. Located in The Cosmopolitan Hotel, it seems Marquee won’t have trouble attracting patrons. In attendance were Brandy, Mel B, Selita Ebanks, Taraji P. Henson, Solange and a few others. Is it me, or did attendance seem a little thin because […]

Ever since they teamed up for 2001’s “Renegade” there has been an air of anticipation around anything Eminem and Jay-Z do together. After co-hosting  the video game packaging of last year’s DJ Hero fans knew that a live collaboration couldn’t be far behind.

T.I.’s secret show went down Monday, as a part of Axe’s One Night Only concert series in New York City.