The Studio

  After Conversational Lush, I was pretty much hooked on Elle Varner. It would make sense if you heard the powerful voice behind such songs as “Only Wanna Give It To You” and “Refill”....

Talented singer-songwriter Janelle Monae has made her next career power mover by way of becoming the latest easy, breezy, beautiful Cover Girl.   Excited about her new opportunity, Monae says,...

Check out Beyonce’s video for ‘I Was Here’ which was filmed last week while she was visiting the United Nations. Her timing for the release of the video was to coincide with World Humanitarian Day...

    Beautiful (adj): having beauty; having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind.   Rapsody had been...

  Can DJ Khaled pull it off the sixth time around?  With not so impressive previous albums, rap fans wonder if he's creatively on top of his game with Kiss The Ring.  If the radio-friendly...

  Well...the time has officialy arrived.  On Tuesday, August 14, 2 Chainz will debut his first solo album, Based On A T.R.U. Story.  B.O.A.T.S is expected by many to be one of the top rap albums...

  B.o.B calls on his A-town rap peer Andre 3000 for his latest project off his Strange Clouds album.  "Play The Guitar" is a cool country music-inspired track (hence the guitar).  Even the...

  One of the hottest tracks from Jay-Z and Kanye West collaboration album, Watch The Throne, took over the airwaves for quite some time.  This is why you would've been living under a rock if you...

  My BFF (in my head) stay WINNING!!! It is confirmed that Young Jeezy is now the Sr. VP of A&R at Atlantic Records.  The cat was originally let out the bag on Wednesday by popular Atlanta...

  On Sept. 1, the 4th Ward Historic Park and Masquerade Music Park will collide as the host site for the third annual ONE MusicFest.  ONE MusicFest (OMF)  is an outdoor concert showcasing a...

The people have been waiting and the wait is almost over! Hip-Hop supergroup Slaughterhouse is about to bring you their first album since signing to Eminem’s Shady Records, Welcome To: Our...

  Trey Songz is doing just what he said he would do, bringing his fans another popping single from his upcoming album Chapter V. The song entitled “Hail Mary” features two of hip-hop’s...

  Logorrhea is defined as the excess flow of words. This word, logorrhea, has been commonly used to define the rhyme schemes Aesop Rock uses. My response to that is: whatever. True, as an artist, he is...

  With all of the housewives, ex-wives, basketball wives, love and hip-hop, mama drama and whatever else they can think of to do in the form of reality shows, it finally sounds like there’s one...

  You know, I follow Mama Mia on Twitter (@TheRealMiaX) and I do see her tweet pics of food often. But honestly, I never put two and two together that she loves cooking. So much, in fact, that...

  After recently making her first career power move since giving birth to her twins by becoming American Idol highest paid judge, Mariah Carey couldn’t picked a better time to release her new...

  Rick Ross is a polarizing hip hop figure: hate him or love him. People that don’t care for him go back to his checkered past in the streets (or lack thereof). People that love him talk of his...

  If you haven't purchased God Forgives, I Don't, you're missing out a good album.  Rick Ross didn't slack up on the lyrical content this time around.  And as for production, this Lex...

  Nicki Minaj took it back to her roots in her latest video.  "Pound The Alarm", the dance track with a lil international flavor, takes viewers behind the scenes of festival-life in Trinidad. ...

  After much talk and anticipation it seems as if the wait is nearing an end. From the sounds of things it won’t be long before Jay-Z’s artist Jay Electronica makes his Roc Nation debut. After...

  Ludacris' upcoming album 'Ludaversal' is on its way. The first single comes in the form of a up-tempo track that's hype enough to get ladies to the dance floor.  The video surely is as wild as...

  Many fans in hip hop have awaited this album since media outlets spoke about it months ago. Rumored collaborations, song titles, and even album names circulated the internet. Once people started...

  You never know the hardships some people face throughout their life.  David Banner, southern rap artist and actor, recently sat down with The Urban Daily to chat about his moments of being a...

  I feel like Lebron the night of the NBA finals when I hear this song!  "These ni**as wont hold me back!"   For what is deemed as being his best album to date, Rick Ross has set fire...

  Estelle has released the video for her uplifting single “Wonderful Life". The song is from her new album All of Me which features the hit singles “Thank You” and “Break My Heart". In the...

After recently wrapping up his Careless World Tour, Tyga is about to be on the road again. The YMCMB member will be headlining MTV Jams and Reebok’s 2012 ‘The Closer to My Dreams Tour”. Supporting...

Having made major moves on the music scene lately, 2 Chainz is about make even more moves as he journeys on his first solo national tour. The tour which bares the same name as his upcoming album Based on A...

  This music producer has rose up the ranks to become one of the hottest new beatmakers in the business. From producing tracks for Future, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Juicy J, Gucci Mane,...

  Keyshia Cole is prepping her next project in a major way.  For her forth coming album, Woman to Woman LP, she's enlisted rapper Lil Wayne to set fire to her first single, "Enough of No Love". ...

  As of late, Lil Wayne has been laying low on the music scene probably more so in an effort to focus a bit on his new clothing line Trukfit. Well have no fear because when it comes to music Weezy is...