Today many of Amy Winehouse’s peers are mourning  the loss of another musical talent. The singer was found dead in her London apartment by local officials. Several of her supporters and collaborators tweeted their condolences and frustration over her death. “R.I.P Sis. Why u couldn’t chill??? ,” wrote Nas, who was spotted hanging out with […]

In the next installment of Vibe’s “Full Clip” series MC/producer Q-tip discusses his entire catalog of hip-hop hits for A Tribe Called Quest, Jungle Brothers, Nas, Biggie and more. The Queens, NY native has been making headlines for his dispute with actor/director Michael Rappaport over his group’s documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life. With a focus […]

Check out Common and Nas speaking on collaborating on “Ghetto Dreams,” which was produced by No I.D. RELATED: Common Feat. Nas “Ghetto Dreams” [TRAILER] RELATED: Common Feat. Nas “Ghetto Dreams” [MUSIC]

The Roots will kick off Philadelphia’s annual celebration of Black Music Month with their fourth-annual Roots Picnic on June 4th. The event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA.  Black Thought, lead MC of The Roots spoke to TheUrbandaily.com about one of the Summers best shows.  […]

After the drama surrounding his desire to name his last album N*gger, Queens, NY rapper Nas is taking the safe way out with the name of his 10th solo album. Mr. Jones announced on his twitter page that it would simply be called Life Is Good. In 2010 Nas released an album with reggae star […]

Nasir “Nas” Jones won an Emmy Award for his work on a Liberyian documentary “Survival 1.” Nas produced, directed and scored the music for the film. “Survival 1” follows the journey of  amputee victims of the Liberian civil war who form a soccer team and eventually be came champions. He says “After all these years […]

While some rappers boo-hoo about paying homage some MCs actually get what that means. Elzhi, one of  the most tragically underrated MCs alive,  is finally releasing his long rumored mixtape, “ELmatic,” a tribute to Nas’ classic Illmatic. What makes this more than just someone spitting over another rappers beats, El enlisted the help of a […]

Nas isn’t really known for his comedic side… unless you count that pink suit in the “Street Dreams” video.   In this funny comedy sketch, Nas taunts a man he met at a party.

Mobb Deep has come back with guns blazing now that Prodigy is back home after doing a bid in jail.  The Infamous crew has linked up with fellow Queensbridge native Nas for the first time in over 10 years for a new song, “Dog Sh*t,” produced by The Alchemist.

Famed hip-hop director Hype Williams has made a career out of his flashy approach to music videos.  His two most recent clips, Kanye West’s “All Of The Lights” and Lil’ Wayne’s “6’7” draw heavily from movies you may have seen. “6’7” was obviously inspired by Christopher Nolan’s Inception, and “All Of The Lights” borrows from […]

Last night while Charlie Sheen was putting on quite a display of crazy on CNN, ?uestlove announced via Twitter the rather eclectic line-up for the 4th Annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia.  This year the Philadelphia hip-hop heroes will share the stage with The Grammy’s pick for Best New Artist, Esperanza Spalding, Wiz Khalifa, and Mr. […]

Advertising executive, and former music biz exec “Commissioner” Steve Stoute took out a full-page ad in the New York Times calling the National Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and their annual Grammy Awards ceremony as out of touch with popular culture.