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At Cipha Sounds’ “Take It Personal,” improv show, Dj Premier recently shared an anecdote about working with Biggie Smalls on his seminal record “Ready To…
photo credits google.com 16 years ago today we lost arguably the best rapper to ever touch a mic and his music still lives on! Here are some classic B.I.G. joints! Enjoy… All videos via youtube.com
Faith Evans, otherwise known as my spirit animal, stopped by “The Wendy Williams Show” this morning to talk about her TV One reality series, “R&B Divas,” and her most recent album, “Faith Evans: R&B Divas.” Faith was also asked about her son with the late Notorious B.I.G. and during their exchange, Faith noted just how much […]
The east coast/west coast rivalry from the 90’s is a topic in Hip Hop that will never go away in light of the deaths of both Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. Greg Kading, a retired LA police detective, is currently promoting the VH1 special Behind The Music: Notorious BIG, and E.J. Greig was able to […]
The murders of 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. are top of mind when it comes to unsolved murders in hip-hop, but sadly, they’re not the only ones whose murderers have never been brought to justice. Jam Master Jay’s murder is still unsolved, and all of these cases seem to be cold. Find out who else […]
Lil’ Kim was once the Queen of hip hop and has now been kicked off the throne by Nicki Minaj. She has been on a mission for the past year to make the world see that Nicki Minaj has taken her style and ran with it. She came very close to creating a comeback for […]
Once upon a time in “music business land,” the remix was heavily sought after and appreciated. Producers would put their all into creating a the spin to a song that will create a new sound. The way things go now… just add a wack rapper on a track and you have a remix. That wasn’t the […]
Most hip hop fans are familiar with the name Dream Hampton, a writer who is close friends with some of the greats in hip hop like The late Christopher “Notorious BIG” Wallace and Jay-Z. She recently helped pen Jay’s Decoded book. Since the DJ Mister Cee sex scandal has hit the net, the topic of […]
G-Unit leader 50 Cent has demonstrated his appreciation for late West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur when asked which deceased rapper would he prefer to collaborate with. When asked by a Twitter follower what rapper he would choose, Fif named the late Death Row Records mega star. “2 pac RT @Crazy4_KStew: @50cent if u could collaborate […]
A few years ago TheUrbandaily.com conducted a candid interview with Kandi Burruss of RHOA where she recalled meeting the late Notorious B.I.G. before he was killed. In her interview she said that Biggie apologized for comments he made about her group Xscape in his underground hit “Dreams (I’m Just Playin.”). Samples of History: Hip-Hop Mines […]
The Rundown with Aryez      Diddy-Dirty Money Last Train to Paris  After Sean “Diddy” Combs “Press Play” was released back in 2006, he had already been speculating about a new album immediately following. Well, after four years and much anticipation (about half of as much anticipation as Dr. Dre’s “Detox” […]
