For Black Music Month Jermaine Paul, the season 2 winner of “The Voice,” spoke to TheUrbanDaily about his favorite old school hip-hop album, The Great Adventures of Slick Rick.  (Coincidentally, it’s one of our favorites, too!) “That was the record we used to sneak and listen to as kids with all that inappropriateness,” he said […]

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What do you consider a true lyricist? Is there a difference between a rapper and an MC?  In the last of our “Come Around My Way” barbershop clips the shop patrons in Philly discuss everything from where is the best place to meet a woman to what is the difference between a rapper and a […]

What if R.Kelly really found religion and became a preacher? That is the premise of Cedric The Entertainer’s new TV Land sitcom, “The Soul Man.” Created by Suzanne Martin and Cedric the Entertainer, the series is a spin-off of Hot in Cleveland, the popular show starring Betty White, Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, and Wendie Malick. Cedric […]

The sport of boxing has seen better days. Between suspect knockouts and even more suspect decisions, the fan’s faith in the sweet science is beginning to wane. During out latest “Come Around My Way” barbershop debate the shop patrons debate what’s the difference between a boxer and a brawler. Is there a difference to you […]

[ooyala code=”RpZWN3NDqsFiW6Bbg2aVr77V5sWChRLr”] In the next of our “My Favorite Album” stories for Black Music Month, R&B legend Freddie Jackson tells us which Isley Brothers album and song was the soundtrack to his first intimate encounter. “Music isn’t sticking the way it used to,”  Jackson told TheUrbandaily.com. ” But I’m 54 years old and I’m thinking […]

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On Friday January 20, 2012 George Luca’s passion project, Red Tails, was released in theaters and is now available on DVD. After years of lobbying in Hollywood to get a feature film made about the Tuskegee Airmen, the director and producer financed the project with his own money. Where The Red Tails Worked And Played Overseas […]

Avery*Sunshine is the last person you can imagine getting ugly with somebody. However, the gospel trained Chester, PA songbird (who celebrates a birthday today!) tells TheUrbandaily.com about the real life situation that inspired her song, “Ugly Part Of Me.” Check out more original video interviews from TheUrbandaily.com! David Banner: “If Life Is A Video Game, […]

David Banner is one of the most thought-provoking hip-hop artists making music today. The Jackson, Mississippi rapper, actor and producer has pushed the discourse on the state of hip-hop (and Blacks in America) more than many of his peers. But what makes him so compelling is that he embodies the complexity of the music he […]

In the next episode of our “Come Around My Way” barbershop talk series, the folks get into a heated discussion about the state of R&B music and confront the question every man must face–when is it time to let your hair go? Like TheUrbanDaily.com on Facebook to stay updated with the latest entertainment news and […]

[ooyala code=”Q4bHdlMzo8PukElRanjYe0BJmT-0AgJ1″]   With Floyd Mayweather fighting Miguel Cotto on May 5th boxing fans are losing faith that the pugilist will ever touch gloves with Manny Pacquiao. In this interview with TheUrbandaily.com Bill Danze of M.O.P. says Mayweather is the “best fighter in the history of boxing” but feels neither fighter really wants the bout […]

On Wednesday May 2, 2012 Swizz Beatz hosted the fourth annual charity auction for The Bronx School of The Arts at Marquee in New York City. Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz On Why They’re Soul Mates His wife Alicia Keys, New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony and his wife Lala were among the notables in […]