Urban Daypop Archives

Post Malone’s track ‘Rockstar’ featuring 21 Savage gets it’s sinister beat from Tank God.  Tank God is a biology student at the University of Hartford with 750 Twitter followers.  He started working on the beat last December

TLC singer T-Boz is calling for justice after her cousin, who she said was mentally ill, died after being shot by police 18 times in Peoria last week.  Eddie Russell Jr., 25, was shot and killed on

Rapper Young Dolph was injured during a shooting on Tuesday, next to the Loews Hotel in Hollywood.  The shooting occurred about 1:15 p.m. between a shoe store and the hotel on Highland Avenue, just north of Hollywood

Diddy & DJ Khaled are in negotiations with Fox for a new talent competition show called “The Four.”  While neither have officially signed on yet, reports have stated that both are far along into the negotiating process.

Cardi B. has dethroned Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” to take the No. 1 slot on the Billboard Hot 100 with her debut single, “Bodak Yellow.”  Her song marks the first solo woman-fronted rap single to ascend to

J. Cole took to Twitter today to announce his boycott of the National Football League.  The rapper shared his belief that Colin Kaepernick, the now-former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, was denied future jobs in the league due to his

Perestroika, the new album by veteran hip-hop MC’s Apathy and O.C., was released today.  The album features 12 new tracks featuring many artists such as Celph Titled, Slaine, Marvalyss, Kappa Gamma and Jus Cuz.   The album

Suge Knight has always been rumored to know the truth behind what happened to Tupac Shakur.  In a recent interview Knight renewed interest in the controversy behind Shakur’s death, hinting that he might still be alive. Interviewed

Wu-Tang Clan’s new song, “Lesson Learn’d,” is available for pre-order now on iTunes.   Fans who pre-order the song will also receive two new songs for free downloading, including the previously heard “People Say” featuring Redman.  Last month

For the second year in a row, BET Network has signed DJ Khaled to host it’s annual BET Hip Hop Awards broadcast.  In addition to hosting Khaled is up for nine awards, including Album of the Year.