Urban Daypop Archives

Kanye West is back on top of the Billboard 200 charts with Jesus Is King. The album will rake in between 225,000-275,000 units within its first week; 60,000-85,000 of those units will come from traditional sales.  Jesus Is

33-year-old Dan Piepenbring was personally selected by Prince to collaborate on his first memoir. However the superstar’s shocking death while the book was in its early stages caused the project to be temporarily put on hold.  When

Dave East has released the new single “Godfather 4” featuring Nas. The song, produced by DJ Green Lantern, also features New Orleans brass band the Soul Rebels and famous jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold. The latest track is

Fat Joe has revealed the release date for his latest album, Family Ties, due out on December 7 – and also said that Family Ties may be his final album. Joe also teased a “big” collaboration on

Lil Nas X’s single ‘Old Town Road’ continues to break records. Not only has the song became the longest running number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, when it topped the chart for 19 weeks,

Nicki Minaj has officially tied the knot with boyfriend Kenneth “Zoo” Petty. Minaj has been hinting at her upcoming wedding for the last couple of months and had secured their marriage license back in July. In an

Dreamville is back with the video for ‘Down Bad’ featuring J. Cole along with J.I.D, Bas, EarthGang and Young Nudy.  The fast paced clip is set in Atlanta.   Just last month, Dreamville unveiled the video for

Mary J. Blige has joined the cast of Respect, a biopic about the legendary Aretha Franklin.  Blige has been cast as Dinah Washington, a prominent figure in the jazz scene during the 1950s. Blige will accompany fellow

After a very long wait, there is an official release date for Kanye West’s new album Jesus is King.  Kanye has announced that his long awaited album will arrive in stores October 25. The rapper tweeted the

Kanye West has shared another sneak peek at the upcoming ‘Jesus Is King’ film. On Saturday, West posted a behind-the-scenes video that sheds more light on the film’s overall aesthetic and direction.  The video begins with the