It’s All Black Music
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 2900 Block of Presstman Street, Baltimore, MD When: 1987 What: Kevin Liles started as a rapper in the group Numarx, whose greatest feat was having their 1987 single “Girl You Know It’s True” re-recorded by Milli Vanilli a year later. The headache getting properly compensated for his […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 When: May 4, 1959 What: At the first ever Grammy Awards, legendary songstress Ella Fitzgerald and bandleader Count Basie become the first African Americans to win Grammy Awards. « PREVIOUS NEXT » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s “It’s All Black […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Early office of Luke Skyywalker Records. 1205 N.W. 54 St.Liberty City, Miami, Fl 33142 When: 1986 What: Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell launched the independent Luke Skyywalker Records (eventually changed to Luke Records after a George Lucas lawsuit) which finds great success as the recording home to acts […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Grace Temple Church 4200 E Berry St Fort Worth, TX 76105 When: July 25, 1992 What: Kirk Franklin’s debut album Kirk Franklin & The Family was recorded live at Grace Temple Church, Fort Worth, Texas on July 25, 1992. The album was certified Platinum on November 14, […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare)St Clair Ave & E 99th St, Cleveland, OH 44108 When: June 13, 1995 What: The first single off of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s debut album E. 1999 Eternal referenced the day of the month when welfare recipients received their checks. It was the group’s first hit and was nominated […]
Last night BET may have encountered their most embarrassing moment to date! An award that has been given out by a fan for some years now went terribly wrong after the “teleprompter winner” didn’t match the “Evo Tablet Winner.” Tiffany Green (a huge Nicki Minaj fan) was horribly embarrassed after she read the winner of […]
Mary J Blige opened the 2011 BET awards last night which took over LA with lackluster performances and even worst TV blunders. The four hour show was packed with awkward moments (Coca-Cola’s Viewer’s Choice Award) and unfair categories consisting of has-beens, never-was’ and superstars (Best Female Rap). The best performance of the night goes to […]
BET networks has now given us ten years of the BET Awards Show. As usual there were many conversation points throughout the broadcast. From Kevin Hart’s hilarious hosting to the outfits (did you see Cee-Lo’s wig and Rick Ross’s curtain shirt?) viewers were given plenty to chat (and Tweet) about. Here are some of the […]
As the hours to the BET Awards whine down, celebs can be spotted in and around LA at stellar events. Ashanti, Estelle, Rocsi, Keri Hilson, La La and Carmelo Anthony attended Debra Lee’s Pre-BET Awards Celebration dinner in Culver City last night. Lil’ Kim Says She Won’t Be At The BET Awards Kevin Hart Says […]
Rumor broke last week that Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj would share the stage together to end the biggest rap beef of 2010 at the 2011 BET Awards. It looks like that may really have just been a rumor; or Lil’ Kim is trying to throw us off! She tweeted: Lil’ Kim & Nicki Minaj […]
Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright created Black Music Month! Gamble credits his inspiration for starting it to the evolution of the NATRA (National Association of Television & Radio Announcers). “At one of its annual conventions, there were discussions on how it could evolve into something different, as NATRA had fallen on some hard economic times. […]
Willow and Jaden Smith are mentoring Michael Jackson’s kids, Paris, Blanket and Prince. The Smith and Jackson kids were spotted hanging out at a Los Angeles film set. Jackson’s mother and guardian of the children, Katherine, set up the meeting because she felt Willow and Jaden Smith would be positive influences on her grand kids. […]