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Throughout her career, despite being asked repeatedly, Mahalia Jackson refused to sing secular music.

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An active shooter hit The Capital Gazette in Annapolis; multiple deaths have been reported at the newspaper's headquarter.

June is Black Music Month, a celebration of African-American musicians, creators, innovators and influencers. For 2018, the Urban One family is highlighting 25 of the most influential musicians of all-time that have contributed to black spaces far and wide, ranging from inspirational, to hip-hop and R&B. Artist: 2Pac Genre: Hip-Hop Quick Highlights: No list about […]

https://youtu.be/iAeYPfrXwk4 Less than two weeks after his murder in Florida, XXXTentacion posthumously released the video for “Sad!” the song from his sophomore album ? that vaulted to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts after his death. He’s the first lead solo artist since The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997 with “Mo Money Mo Problems” […]

Family, friends and celebrities are expressing their condolences to the Jackson family after news broke that Joe Jackson sadly died at the age of 89 on June 27th. The patriarch of the Jackson family had been suffering from terminal cancer and was hospitalized earlier this month. Stars and fellow music industry titans took to social media […]

BeBe & CeCe Winans have won numerous awards, including three Grammys, nine Dove Awards, and two NAACP Image Awards.

Former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett just announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband Tommicus Walker. Luckett shared the joyous news via Instagram with an adorable video announcement and a little help from her stepdaughter, Madison. See the video below: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkh_0zKHqyX/?utm_source=ig_embed Luckett and Walker tied the knot in December and Madison is his daughter from […]

Happy June 27th, Houston. 22 years ago today, DJ Screw unleashed the mammoth June 27th tape and its iconic freestyle, which, depending on your love of Z-Ro is the most legendary Houston freestyle of all-time. But, to test your knowledge and Screwhead affiliation, we have a quiz for you to take. Plus, we’ll even let […]

Lonnie Chavis is known to millions of Americans as Little Randall, the child version of Randall on the hit NBC show, This Is Us. But with the internet being a cruel place, the child actor was bullied over the gap in his teeth. So what did Lonnie do? He read his bullies, with kindness. https://instagram.com/p/Bkdg_9_AnLQ/?utm_source=ig_embed […]

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Brad Jordan, better known as Scarface was born and raised in Houston, Texas, growing up in the South Acres neighborhood. Some of your favorite rappers have said that he is one of their favorite rappers of all time. Scarface started his Hip-Hop career as DJ Akshen (Action) and went on to sign with Rap-A-Lot Records. […]

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Dorothy Norwood is a Gospel Music icon. She began touring with her family at the age of eight, and in 1956 began singing with fellow Gospel icon Mahalia Jackson. In the early 1960s, Norwood became a member of the gospel group The Caravans, which would included fellow Gospel music legends Albertina Walker, Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, […]