Category: Urban

Orice Jenkins is Going on Tour with Northeast’s First “Street Choir”

For the past year and a half 30 Hartford residents who are homeless or housing/food insecure have come together to make music at “Cleo’s Place”, the street name for a soup kitchen beneath Christ Church Cathedral. They gather to sing soulful renditions of popular songs like Hey Jude or Lean on Me, and they sing […]

Lil Yachty Slated to Headline “Destination: Atlanta”

“Destination: Atlanta,” an immersive, one-day music event created by Journeys and adidas Originals today announced Lil Yachty as the headliner for their second annual festival on September 28 in Atlanta. The GRAMMY-nominated rapper will take the main stage and perform fan favorites at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta. Lil Yachty, also known as […]

Young Thug Drops New Music Video for ‘Just How It Is’

Despite the rapper revealing that he underwent a recent surgery, Young Thug dropped a new project, an artistic new music video for his new song, “Just How it Is”. The track is featured on his latest album, So Much Fun, which skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard 200, with nine of the tracks ranking […]

N*E*R*D’s ‘In Search Of…’ Revisited For Urban Legends’ New Deluxe 4LP Vinyl Edition

N*E*R*D’s debut album, In Search Of…, was first released in Europe on August 6, 2001. The album’s first edition featured mainly electronic instrumentation for its 13 tracks. On March 12, 2002, N*E*R*D released a new version of In Search Of… worldwide, with the original album’s electronic soundscape replaced by instruments played by funk-rock band Spymob. […]

Freddie Jackson, Yolanda Adams, Tamia and More Celebrated at Black Music Honors

The highly anticipated 4th Annual 2019 Black Music Honors hosted by television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and Grammy® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett-Walker is currently airing in national broadcast syndication. The star-studded show was taped live at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. Honoree Xscape, received the Urban Music Icon Award […]

Post Malone Drops Music Video ‘Saint-Tropez’

On Wednesday, September 11th, Post Malone delivered a scenic visual from the project with solo cut “Saint-Tropez.” Despite the new material being released, Malone also made some history.  Posty and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower” anthem broke the record for most weeks in the top 10 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart after securing a record-breaking 45th week. […]

An Update on Nicki Minaj’s Retirement Tweet

On Thursday, September 5th, rap legend Nicki Minaj shocked fans  with an abrupt tweet saying she would be retiring from music to get a head start on her family life with partner Kenneth “Zoo” Petty. The retirement tweet has since been deleted. Since rappers rarely ever actually retire, many in the hip-hop community were skeptical […]

Motown’s 60th Anniversary Celebration Continues With Special, Limited Edition ‘Motown In Mono’ Vinyl Series

Motown’s 60th Anniversary celebration continues with today’s announcement of a special, limited edition ‘Motown In Mono’ vinyl series, featuring The Four Tops’ Reach Out (1967), The Marvelettes’ Sophisticated Soul (1968), The Miracles’ You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me (1963), Diana Ross & The Supremes’ Reflections (1968), and The Temptations’ The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965). […]