Tyler Perry, the reigning king of Black Hollywood, has taken his brand of entertainment to unprecedented new heights. After a successful run on television with “Meet The Browns” and “House Of Payne”, Perry will be launching his own television network. Given the “unique” perspective of his movies and TV shows we gave some current popular […]
Nivea For Men has been running a campaign aimed at getting men to step their grooming game up called “Look Like You Give A Damn.” As Madison Avenue is well aware, men are pigs, and if they are making an attempt to brainwash us into buying something we don’t want, they feel the need to […]
Professional guitar player Jay Gore filed a new lawsuit against Lauryn Hill, claiming that the singer was verbally abusive to her band members during her European tour in 2007. According to TMZ Hill “exhibited the type of behavior for which she had gained public notoriety which contributed to a hostile work environment…At one point, Hill […]
51-year-old actor Doug Hutchinson, who has starred in the TV series “Lost” and in the movie The Green Mile, has married 16-year-old singer Courtney Alexis Stodden. The two wed in Las Vegas last month with the consent of her parents. Courtney, an aspiring actress, model and pop singer, was being managed by Hutchinson when the […]
Shaunie O’Neal executive producer of VH1’s “Basketball Wives,” wrote a commentary for CNN about the negative portrayal of black women on reality TV. Despite the drama that unfolds on her own show, Shaunie doesn’t feel “Basketball Wives” portrays black women in a negative light. Shaunie says watching reality television is a guilty pleasure of hers […]
Yesterday Dexter Isaac wrote a formal letter to all who would listen claiming that he was the shooter in Tupac Shakur’s robbery at Quad Studios in New York City in 1994. He states: I want to apologize to his family [Tupac Shakur] and for the mistake I did for that sucker [Jimmy Henchman]….. I am […]
LeBron James’ plan to join forces with another superstar to get his championship ring was foiled by an all-time great who decided last summer to stay with the team that drafted him. While the 2008 Boston Celtics continue to be the shining example of a team where three superstars joined forces to win it all, the 2004 […]
After vehemently insisting that his Twitter account had been hacked when a lewd photo was sent to one of his female followers, Congressman Anthony Weiner has now come clean. During a press conference today he admitted that he did send the photos and that they were of him. While a politician admitting to cheating on […]
Several weeks ago Consequence dropped an M-80 in the toilet of his former associates announcing that he was no longer a part of Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. His interview with MTV’s Sway outlined a lot of grievances he had but it left his fans wondering, “Why now?” So TheUrbandaily.com sat down with the MC […]
According to his U.K. publisher Jamie Byng (via The Daily Swarm), Gil Scott-Heron, the celebrated poet, musician, and author, died today. He was 62 years old. Scott-Heron’s cause of death remains unknown. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word […]
The legendary R&B Singer, George Clinton has been hospitalized with an infection in his leg. The infection was discovered by doctors during a routine check up. Doctors decided to keep the 69 year-old as a precaution to make sure he received proper medical treatment. Reps for Clinton said that he is expected to make a full recovery. […]
Bishop Eddie Long, the Georgia megachurch pastor, has reached an out-of-court settlement with the four young men who accused him of sexual abuse, representatives for both sides said Thursday May 26th. Today B.J. Bernstein, the attorney representing the men, said in a statement that the lawsuits against Long and his church have “been resolved.” Bernstein’s two-paragraph […]
