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  Jamie Hector’s character Marlo Stanfield from HBO’s “The Wire” is one of the most memorable and oft-quoted characters in modern television.  In fact, one…

There are few hip-hop culture commentators more compelling than Young Guru.  The engineer, DJ and now college instructor brings passion, experience and a colorful perspective…

  Everybody seems to have a rhyme but do they have a purpose? What’s going on behind the lines? In the first episode of TheUrbanDaily.com’s…

Tristan Mack Wilds is a lot of things, but what he isn’t is someone who can sit still. After playing good-kid-turned drug dealer on HBO’s…

  The Roots Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson knows a thing or three about turning your passion into profit. Between his nightly gigs as Jimmy Fallon’s in-house…

  On August 30, 2012 one of hip-hop’s most respected businessman, Chris Lighty, was found dead in his Bronx apartment. While some friends and relatives…

God bless Kendrick Lamar for the kick in the ass…But this could have happened a long time ago. Jay Z could have taken it back…

  The name Isley has been synonymous with musical excellence for more than four decades. Singer, songwriter and record producer Ronald Isley has given the…

Grammy Award winning producers J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (comprised of members Rook, Colione, and Kenny Barto) were in New York recently to make some musical history. Rap supergroup…

  With the NBA draft come and gone teams have been making aggressive moves to improve their rosters via trades and free agency. One name…

Brothers K-Ci and Jojo are having a damn good week. Two of founding members of the group Jodeci just released a new single, “Knock It…

We all know that mom gives us the best advice, but we don’t always listen. For this Mother’s Day we asked rappers Big Boi and…