It’s been an interesting week for hip-hop fans over 30. First Common and Nas drop the video for the “Ghetto Dreams”[watch here] and then Kanye and Jay-Z follow-up with the stuntastic clip to “Otis”[watch here]. All things being equal both songs are dope with videos that excel with their simplicity. However, there is one area […]
No you are not back in 1994. Common released the music video to “Ghetto Dreams” featuring Nas! The Dreamer, The Believer drops this fall on Warner Bros. Records. Check out the video below. Nas Brings Will Smith On Stage At Show In Philly [VIDEO] Common Signs With Warner Brothers Records Single Ladies Not So Single, […]
Nas and Damien Marley performed at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory on Tuesday. If Nas and Damien Marley wasn’t enough star power for the crowd, we know things got bit more crazy when Will Smith stepped out on stage. Check out the clip below to see Nas and Will Smith go HAM on stage! Nas Remembers Amy […]
Nas stopped by 106 & Park to promote his new single “Nasty” and also had this to say about his fallen friend Amy Winehouse. “She was a genuine person. She was like real.” “She was struggling with a lot of things in her life, but she was a real artist. She was like a little […]
Here is some unreleased music from Nas titled, “More Than I Can Say” featuring Keyshia Cole. Rumor is, the six year old collaboration was to appear on Diddy’s album Press Play but did not make the final cut. Nas is currently working on his next album “Life Is Good” so stay tuned. Check out the audio below. Recent […]
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 […]
Common ditches the electro-robotic sound on his last album, Universal Mind Control, and returns to the raw street vibe of his earlier works. This sick beat is produced by none-other than No I.D., who also produced many songs one of my favorite Common albums, One Day It’ll All Make Sense. His upcoming album produced by […]
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 Liberian 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 […]
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.
