Category Archives: Urban Daypop

YouTube announced it acquired the new documentary, G-Funk: The Untold Story of Warren G and How Hip-Hop’s Most Iconic Sub-Genre Came To Be. The film tells the story of how the sub-genre rose to ...Read more

Following the release of his Kanye West-produced album Daytona last month, rapper Pusha T has officially announced a summer 2018 tour. Pusha will be joined by fellow rappers Valee and Sheck Wes f ...Read more

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie launched the stream for his International Artist project on Wednesday (June 20). This is the rapper’s follow-up to 2017’s The Bigger Artist. The new release features ei ...Read more

Pharrell is collaborating with Black-ish creator Kenya Barris on a musical about Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery. Barris will pen Juneteenth’s libretto with fellow ...Read more

On the heels of XXXTENTACION’s untimely death, hip-hop has suffered another loss. Rapper Jimmy Wopo was killed in a shooting in his hometown on Monday, June 18. Wopo, whose real name is Travon Smart ...Read more

Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s KIDS SEE GHOSTS landed firmly at number two on the chart, just narrowly missing the top spot and making it Kanye West’s 9th number one album. The album had a resp ...Read more

Rapper XXXTentacion was shot and killed during an apparent robbery Monday in Broward County, Florida, police said. The 20-year-old rapper, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was leaving a motorsports ...Read more

Rich the Kid was the victim of an alleged home invasion attack; the altercation reportedly took place at Rich’s girlfriend Tori Brixx’s house in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. Two men brok ...Read more

Nas’ 11th solo studio album, Nasir, was released on Friday (June 15),  This is Nas’ first release in 6 years, and the Kanye West-produced album has only seven tracks, which he debuted ...Read more