Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) The GE Building (formerly the RCA Bldg) 30 Rockefeller Plaza When: February 4, 1981 What: Performing on Saturday Night Live with musical guest Blondie, the Bronx quintet becomes the first rap act seen on national television. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Baltimore School for the Arts. 712 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-5298 When: June 25, 1986 What: In 1986, Afeni Shakur relocated her daughter and son Tupac from Harlem to Baltimore.  After two years at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, the late rapper transferred to the Baltimore School […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop (June 3rd) Today marks the 18th anniversary of the release of Wu-Tang Forever, the second studio album from Wu-Tang. The two-disc set was a follow up to their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The album debuted number one on the charts with 612,000 copies sold in its first week, […]

Boom Moment In Hip-Hop On this date in 2009, J Dilla posthumous album, Jay Stay Paid, was released and mixed like a radio show by Pete Rock. It was released on Nature Sounds, and was Dilla’s fourth album overall. Even though vocals were contributed from several artists, it is classified as an instrumental hip-hop album. […]

  Boom Moment In Hip-Hop On this date in 1993, LL Cool J released his fifth studio album under Def Jam Records called 14 Shots to the Dome. This was the follow up album to his hugely successful Mama Said Knock You Out album, released 3 years prior. However, this album didn’t see the commercial […]

As one of the biggest Hip-Hop groups of all time, Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, Joseph “Run” Simmons and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, collectively known as…

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Can Am Studios Tarzana, CA 18730 Oxnard Street When: August 1996 What: The fifth and final studio album from the iconic Tupac Shakur was finished in a total of seven days, barely a month before his death. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s […]

On May 30th 2015, Philadelphia’s Festival Pier turned into an eclectic shuffle of the iTunes as music lovers of all ages packed into the tiny space to hear the sounds from some of their favorite artist. The 8th Annual Roots Picnic was once again a success as the sold out show didn’t end till somewhere […]

There’s no one competing with Remy Ma &  Papoose when it comes to couples rapping on wax. The hip-hop duo go hard together on a new…

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Shrine Auditorium 665 West Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles When: September 23, 2003 What: The Philly-based rap duo become the first Rap act to win a Grammy for their song “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black Music” presents 100 […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 56 Forsyth Street, NW, Atlanta, GA When: 5/8/1992 What: After two years of countersuits and trials, the Eleventh Federal Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a previous ruling that 2 Live Crew’s As Nasty As They Wanna Be was obscene and sale of […]