Hip-Hop was born from a spirit of protest and the desire to be heard, so it’s no surprise that many of our favorite rappers have drawn influence from Dr. Martin Luther King. Here’s 15 times Hip-Hop artists like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Common referenced Martin Luther King, Jr. Related Articles Kareem âBiggsâ Burke […]
Empire star Taraji P. Henson stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Friday night for a game of charades, proving once again why she…
Lyrical masterminds Pharoahe Monch and Black Thought of The Roots tag team a truculent Marco Polo instrumental for the new track, “Rapid Eye Movement,” the…
 It’s been two long years in the making, and everyone from Black Thought of The Roots to Crooked I of Slaughterhouse to Talib Kweli and Kendrick…
Depending on who you ask, Philadelphia rapper Freeway is a rapper who has been slept on for his whole career. Others will say the only…
The Roots will kick off Philadelphia’s annual celebration of Black Music Month with their fourth-annual Roots Picnic on June 4th. The event will take place at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing in the band’s hometown of Philadelphia, PA. Black Thought, lead MC of The Roots spoke to TheUrbandaily.com about one of the Summers best shows. […]
Philadelphia MCs Black Thought & Dice Raw of the Roots, Peedi Crakk, Ms Jade & Meek Millz were all on the set of Jill Scott’s new video “Shame.” In between takes, the Philly wordsmiths got together for an old school cypher.
Zoe Kravitz, daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe star in Victoria Mahoney’s upcoming independent film, Yelling To The Sky. The film also stars Marc John Jeffries and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter of The Roots.
Ghostface Killah's 9th proper album, Apollo Kids, hits stores on December 14th and is certain to be another solid entry into the Wu-Tang Clan member's discography.
Raekwon is looking to follow up his last album, 2009’s Only Built 4 Cuban Links Pt. 2, in September.
This week on NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," anchor Brian Williams joined host Jimmy Fallon and house band The Roots to "slow jam" the news. Watch below as Fallon, Williams and The Roots turn everything from health care reform and congressmen with funny names into a seductive ballad, albeit a hilarious one!
The <strong>2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards</strong> aired earlier this week and fans are still talking about the freestyle cypher sessions hosted by <strong>DJ Premier</strong> that aired during the program. MC's taking part in the freestyle sessions included <strong>Eminem, Mos Def, Joe Budden, Nicki Minaj</strong> and <strong>Black Thought</strong>. <!--more->-->
