There’s no way that we can say that we’ll be disappointed by the upcoming Janet Jackson tribute on the BET Awards this Sunday because it didn’t…

9 O'Clock News

  *Late hip hop great, Heavy D, who passed away November 2011, left a decent estate. While his life and death impacted so many, one could…

When rapper Heavy D passed away in 2011 from a pulmonary embolism, the public saw his family rally together and settle his affairs. It seems…

Our Moments

This Black History Month, The Urban Daily looks back at a variety of memorable African-American moments from 2000 to 2012. Spanning the worlds of entertainment,…

News & Gossip

If you’ve been wondering what happened to Monifah, well she’s back with a story to tell.  “Life happened. When I did the third album, it didn’t do as well as the others.   It did well to not have any promotion behind it. They just sort of threw it against the wall to see if […]

Dwight Errington Meyers had a way with words whether he was rhyming or not. “God gave me a gift to put people at ease,” said…

News & Gossip

This Sunday Centric TV will air the documentary Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D. Hip Hop legend Heavy D was the man back in the 80’s and 90’s era who was best known for his uplifting, and often times humorous rap lyrics. His high energy music along with his incredible dance moves always left […]

Year In Review

The year in review continues! Here are more unforgettable 2011 moments.

News & Gossip

After Heavy D died unexpectedly on November 8th, there was speculation about the cause of his death, but now we know what happened.

Heavy D’s Cause Of Death Revealed. Details inside!!!

Features

This year TheUrbandaily.com celebrated the style and influence of Black men with our first annual G-List. During our on site festivities at Frank’s Chop Shop…

African-Americans frequently look towards race and economic factors as our biggest challenges, but there are self-inflicted problems that are literally killing us. The recent and untimely deaths of Heavy D and Patrice O’Neal has made the health issues that arise from being overweight very hard to ignore. According to HuffPost, obesity is a “full-blown crisis […]