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October 4, 2017

TV One’s Highly Anticipated Original Movie “Bobbi Kristina” Premieres on Sunday

On Sunday, October 8 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT, TV One will premiere the powerful original movie BOBBI KRISTINA, an honest and moving look a...

LL Cool J Featured on "Oprah's Master Class" on OWN

Urban Radio Nation 11:14 AM

The acclaimed, Emmy-nominated series “Oprah’s Master Class” featuring an unprecedented first–person insight into the brilliant minds of e...

Hip Hop: The Billion Dollar Industry that Criminalizes Black People

Urban Radio Nation 7:30 AM

In 2006 Nas declared that "Hip Hop is Dead." So anything that appears to be Hip Hop now should be thought of as the music indust...

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September 15, 2014

The Death of FM Radio According to One Musician

Urban Radio Nation 9:55 PM

"Even downloading MP3’s will soon be a thing of the past, as none of us need 50,000 MP3 files hogging up HD space on our laptops. Ther...

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June 24, 2014

Why Iggy Azalea’s music is so popular and problematic

Urban Radio Nation 9:23 AM

If Iggy isn’t a great rapper, why is she so popular? Is it her whiteness? And is her reign part of a larger industry plot to whitewash bla...

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March 28, 2014

Why Blame the Rappers When These Guys Run Hip Hop

Urban Radio Nation 12:50 AM

Monte Lipman Jimmy Iovine Doug Morris Let's re-visit the fact that 2013 marked the first time in Billboard’s 55 year ...

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March 12, 2014

Bill O’Reilly Clashes with Russell Simmons Over Beyonce’s “Partition”

Urban Radio Nation 10:46 PM

Does Bill Reilly have a point here? In the music video for the Beyoncé song "Partition," there's some incredibly raunchy image...

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February 21, 2014

Black Artists: Your Services Are No Longer Needed

Urban Radio Nation 11:29 PM

A letter has been sent out to Black Artists across the industry from "The Industry". In case you didn't notice 2013 was a...

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February 3, 2014

Beats by Dre Provides Chart Push for Aloe Blacc with Ellen DeGeneres

Urban Radio Nation 1:46 PM

Things are looking up for Aloe Blacc!!! We are sure singer Aloe Blacc no longer needs to sing "I Need A Dollar" anymore. (Do ...

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January 2, 2014

NPR's 'Tell Me More' Take On Controversy Surrounding Beyonce's XO and Dwayne Wade's New Son

Urban Radio Nation 11:09 PM

Check out [audio] from the show below AP-- NASA officials say the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster "should never be trivialized&q...

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December 20, 2013

Young Black Women Don't Matter as R. Kelly Plays On

Urban Radio Nation 12:22 PM

Would you trust the guy that's smiling with your daughter? The post below comes from the Richard Prince's Journal-isms site...

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December 16, 2013

Beyonce's Secret Surprise Album Breaks U.S iTunes Sales Record

Urban Radio Nation 2:56 PM

According to Billboard magazine, Beyonce’s secretly released self titled album sold 617,000 downloads within three days of it’s release. ...

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December 10, 2013

R. Kelly Releases New Album 'Black Panties' Amid Controversy

Urban Radio Nation 4:45 PM

Is this what a 46 year old man does? R. Kelly’s Coming Back (…And We Can’t Let This Happen) by DAMON YOUNG VerySmartBrothas.com Full...

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December 2, 2013

Amel Larrieux Explores The Joy Of Being ‘Afraid’ on the Web Series 'Main Stage'

Urban Radio Nation 10:54 PM

The Urban Daily puts together an impressive line up of today's music artists in the web series 'Main Stage.' Amel Larrieux...

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October 22, 2013

Sean Combs as 'Puff Daddy' Launches Revolt TV

Urban Radio Nation 8:43 PM

Sean Combs' new Revolt channel launched with a nod to big dreams and its founder's musical past, bringing a new outlet for music t...

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September 13, 2013

Radio Website Continues to Grab Our Ideas

Urban Radio Nation 7:01 PM

Former logo of the site in question. Their new logo and banner mirrors our color scheme that we designed in 2009. Coincidence? Once u...

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September 12, 2013

Downloaded- The Revolution That Changed the World [MOVIE]

Urban Radio Nation 1:30 AM

Remember Napster? The documentary 'DOWNLOADED' Find some time to [Full Screen] this movie and watch.

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August 12, 2013

Did Atlantic Records Tell T.I. to be a Violent Thug?

Urban Radio Nation 5:00 AM

T.I. claims Atlantic Records dislikes his family friendly image Dr. Boyce Watkins and Yvette Carnell discuss the allegat...

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July 31, 2013

When Did This Happened? Top 40 Radio Sounds Like 70's R&B #BlurredLines

Urban Radio Nation 11:20 AM

Grandmoms and Pop-Pops Everywhere are HAPPY! Their Kind of Songs are Back on the Radio Maybe Robin Thicke's hit song Blurred Lines i...

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June 18, 2013

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" Rockets to the Top of the Pop Songs Charts

Urban Radio Nation 10:44 AM

The Daily Beast says ‘Blurred Lines’ [VIDEO] is Kind of "Rapey" "Blurred Lines" from artist Robin Thicke is on it'...

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