The entire world is in mourning this evening as the news spread that legendary rapper Heavy D passed away at the age of 44, the same day as former boxer Joe Frazier. It seems so surreal because Heavy D performed on the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards less than a month ago. He was working […]

Halloween season is in effect, so start collecting your candy corn and party costumes! But what will Shawty Lo, Stalley, or Tyrese be for Halloween?  Well, we asked them and a few others on BET’s ‘Black’ carpet for the Hip-Hop Awards (airing Oct 11th) to see if you, our loyal TheUrbanDaily reader, can get some […]

BET Hip Hop Awards Week was set off to a good start last night in Atlanta with a celebrity-filled BBQ. Marketing/PR firm 135th Street Agency hosted the event with over 400 VIPs in attendance at Piedmont Park’s Magnolia Hall. Fonzworth Bentley and BET’s EVP Music Programming Kelly G were the hosts, and along with featured […]

This is a great year for Weezy ’cause he is leading the pack with 18 BET Hip Hop Award nominations this year. Next up is Kanye West with 10 nominations, Wiz with 9 and Rick Ross with 8 nominations. Mike Epps is will host the awards show that will air Tuesday October 11 at 8/7 […]