Just when you thought there wasn’t any way left for 2015 NBA MVP Steph Curry to “WOW” you even more, his former life as an aspiring cafeteria rapper is revealed. As the Golden State Warriors prepare to kick off their finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow night in hopes of emerging with the title of […]
Zzzzzz https://t.co/ygeIi3b2yP — Chester M. Hanks (@CHETHAZE) April 13, 2014 Tom Hanks‘ rapper son, Chester, is the latest White artist to appropriate the n-word, and…
Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (May 28th) On this date in 1991, N.W.A released their second and final studio album Niggaz4Life or know as EFIL4ZAGGIN. The group…
There is no denying the impact hip-hop has had on mainstream music over the past 20 years. From fashion, to commercials, to endorsements, hip-hop is finally…
I saw a meme the other day that not only was extremely funny to me but also got me thinking. Have wrestlers been setting the bar for hip-hop innovation long before we even heard of some of our favorite rappers? In some cases, I say yes! So if I ever get a chance to have a […]
Many people overlook how the worlds of pro-wrestling and hip-hop run deep. In a lot of aspects, hip-hop is just like wrestling. Ask Hell Rell, and say he’s Vince McMahon if it is. With wrestling promotions being most prominent in the south and on the East Coast, and with some of the biggest stars […]
Today marks Billie Holiday‘s centennial, and the world is celebrating the legacy of the songstress. Nicknamed “Lady Day,” her powerful vocals have found their way into hip-hop quite a few times, be it rappers cleverly reusing her lyrics or choosing to invoke some of her best music. In honor of Billie Holiday’s 100th birthday, The Urban Daily […]
With its position at the center of the pop culture universe firmly established and its global reach and influence the common currency across a multicultural platform, it comes as no surprise that hip-hop has found its way into the classroom. Numerous colleges and universities across the United States alone offer occasional as well as […]
A Chinese-American family moving from Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown to the Orlando suburbs to maintain a cowboy restaurant in 1995 sounds like a lot—and it is. But in ABC’s new sitcom Fresh Off the Boat, the Huang family is trying to manage it all. Based off the memoir of the same name by restauranteur and chef Eddie […]
A$AP Rocky is among the notable stars appearing in the new film Dope, written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa (The Wood, Brown Sugar). The film is a coming-of-age story set in Inglewood, CA, and follows a group of friends whose love for ‘90s hip-hop music and fashion makes them outcasts among their peers. The film […]
Attention, all aspiring lady MCs! Drake’s father, musician Dennis Graham, announced via Instagram that he is in search of women with serious bars to collaborate on his new single. In his post, which appeared on his feed over the weekend, Graham emphasized that he was looking for “a classy female rapper…not looking for ghetto style…serious […]
As the nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the work and efforts of the global icon are back at the cultural forefront in a big way. Hip-hop was birthed to give voice to the marginalized, and has paid homage to Dr. King’s message since its inception. Common and John Legend‘s Oscar-nominated (and Golden Globe-winning) “Glory” continues […]
