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New music from Harlem’s own, Ron Browz “On My Sh*t” featuring Busta Rhymes and Reek Da Villian. Ron Browz Random/Awkward double album is set to drop in July. Listen to the audio below! Recent Post: Ron Browz Releases “Big L Back” & The Internet Responds! FACT OF THE DAY: Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes And Biggie Attended […]

Big Sean’s debut album “Finally Famous” is in stores today so of course the promo is heavy today. The G.O.O.D Music Emcee hit up Big Boy’s Neighborhood morning radio show today and during the interview he spoke on Drake biting his rhyme style. It has been said that Big Sean is responsible for the one […]

BET Awards nominees and winners were toasted at the IGA’s 5th Annual Crème of the Crop dinner celebration on Sunday night. Interscope Geffen A&M executives Jimmy Iovine and Ron Fair threw the shindig where Keri Hilson and other IGA artists packed Mr. Chow and enjoyed performances by Lloyd and more. Kelly Rowland, Toni Braxton, Teyana […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 7717 Cullen Boulevard Houston, TX 77051 When: February 2, 1998 What: DJ Screw’s technique of slowing down the pitch of songs—hence dubbed “Chopped & Screwed”—made him a Houston hip-hop legend. The record store he founded, Screwed Up Records & Tapes, was opened just a couple of years […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Video Jukebox Network offices. 12000 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33181 When: December 20, 1985 What: Playing underground videos that MTV wouldn’t put in their rotation, the Video Jukebox Network allowed viewers to request videos via a call-in number. «  PREVIOUS NEXT  » In celebration of Black Music Month, TheUrbanDaily’s […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Recorded at Chicago Recording Company 232 East Ohio St #1, Chicago, IL 60611-3641 When: November 11, 1993 What: R Kelly’s debut solo album, 12 Play, yielded his first number-one hit, “Bump n’ Grind,” which spent a record-breaking 12 weeks at number one on the Hot R&B Singles […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Magnolia Projects (since demolished) 3320 S. Robertson St., New Orleans, LA 70113 When: 1992 What: Though not as well known as their later successes, brothers Baby and Slim Williams’ first artist  Kilo-G helped launch their fledgling record label with his debut, The Sleepwalker. Cash Money Records would […]

Eminem has hired MTV’s host Sway Calloway to take over the Shade 45 morning spot. Calloway will be returning to radio with his very own show, “Sway In The Morning.” Sway is no stranger to radio, starting out as the host of the nationally syndicated “The Wake Up Show” with King Tech. The morning show […]

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Fifth Ward, 4300 Lyons Avenue, Houston, TX 77020 When: February 17, 1989 What: Rap-A-Lot Records releases Grip It! On That Other Level the first album to feature the line-up of Scarface, Willie D and Bushwick Bill. Rick Rubin remixed ten of the album’s twelve tracks for the […]

HelloBeautiful’s resident celebrity stylist Becca Alexis is back with another episode of “5 Minutes To Fab.” This week, Becca helps Emily, a 26-year-old publicist for Alvin Ailey who was once a dancer herself, obtain a more mature look to match her age. She upgrades Emily’s laid back, bohemian style to something more sophisticated by simply […]

On this week's "5 Minutes To Fab," HelloBeautiful's celebrity stylist Becca Alexis helps an Alvin Ailey publicist mature her look to match her age!

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