25 Arists That Need To Be Heard: Muhsinah [VIDEO]

25 Arists That Need To Be Heard: Muhsinah [VIDEO]

Muhsinah is smarter than you. Well, at least your favorite singer.  The alumnus of Howard University had the beautiful audacity to name one of her recent projects Oscillations: Sine and Triangle.

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“I was in recording school and I wanted to be an engineer,” she says with a smile. “I was learning the inner workings of audio. ‘Oscillation’ is just another word for wave. There’s different kinds of waves; sine waves, triangle waves, sawtooth waves…I am

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FACT OF THE DAY: Nas Was Born In Brooklyn

FACT OF THE DAY: Nas Was Born In Brooklyn

When you think about MCs from Queens,NY one of the first names that comes to mind is Nasir Jones.  His style and lyrics were cultivated in the famous Queens Bridge Housing projects and for years he as served as a proud ambassador of the Q-Boro. Nas even returned to his old stomping grounds to record is latest video, “Nasty.” However, Nas wasn’t actually born in Queens.

Take A

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Cymphonique Miller Honors Rosa Parks For Black History Month [VIDEO]

Cymphonique Miller Honors Rosa Parks For Black History Month [VIDEO]

Black History Month is in full effect. Nickelodeon is participating by having stars of their shows recite poetry for influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement. How To Rock star and daughter of Master P, Cymphonique Miller honored Rosa Parks in her video clip. Cymphonique reflects on Parks on how Parks’ refusal to give up her seat in the front of the bus future

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25 Artists That Need To Be Heard: Wyldfyer

25 Artists That Need To Be Heard: Wyldfyer

When producer Wyatt “Wyldfyer” Coleman says he started making beats in “the lab,” he’s not just tossing around industry jargon. Before he brought the world beats like Jay-Z and Nas’s “Black Republicans” or Kendrick Lamar’s “Kush and Corinthians,” the Philly native was pioneering the mobile studio—sort of.

“Black Republicans”

“We would be at the Spelman computer lab, me and

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FACT OF THE DAY: Common Was A Bookworm At FAMU

FACT OF THE DAY: Common Was A Bookworm At FAMU

Long before battling rappers on wax and cowboys on the screen, Common aka Lonnie Lynn Jr. was attending Florida A&M University on scholarship majoring in Business Administration.

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The rapper formerly known as Sense had a strict three-hour-a-day studying regimen, but his mind was still on rapping. In his book One Day It’ll All Make Sense, he wrote that he recorded “A

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Way Black When Honors: Leon Huff On Making The “Soul Train” Theme Song

Way Black When Honors: Leon Huff On Making The “Soul Train” Theme Song

In a recent interview with TheUrbandaily about his new album Groovy People, legendary songwriter and producer Leon Huff shared how he and his partner Kenny Gamble came to create the “Soul Train” theme song:

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..It was a dance show and he was very excited about it. He had everything in place, the only thing missing was a theme song. When he came to us he

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Way Black When Honors: Lenny Williams

Way Black When Honors: Lenny Williams

Even if you don’t know his name, you know his music. Lenny Williams’ classic ballad “Cause I Love You” has been sampled by everyone from Kanye West to Scarface and remains one of the most well-known love songs of the past thirty years.
Fact: Lenny Williams won a BMI Award With Kanye West for Twista’s “Overnight Celebrity”


The Arkansas-born

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Pop Culture Moment #1: Chappelle’s Show Premieres

Pop Culture Moment #1: Chappelle’s Show Premieres

On January 22, 2003 Black television changed forever. Comedian Dave Chappelle premiered his late night sketch comedy show on Comedy Central filling a void in late night television that had been vacated by the likes of “The Aresenio Hall Show” and  “In Living Color.” But Dave’s irreverent humor was in a class all its own.
Fact: The Clayton Bigsby character was based

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Did Karyn White Really Have A “Secret Rendezvous”? [VIDEO]

Did Karyn White Really Have A “Secret Rendezvous”? [VIDEO]

In this latest episode of Face-To-Face tells what motivated her 90s hit. “Secret Rendezvous.”

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What Do Karyn White & Bridget Kelly Have In Common?

What Do Karyn White & Bridget Kelly Have In Common?

You hear a lot about shared experiences that some artists have in music, but what do and Bridget Kelly have in common? Watch the clip to see how these two singers discuss how they were each groomed for success in their formative years.

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