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The murders of 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. are top of mind when it comes to unsolved murders in hip-hop, but sadly, they’re not the only ones whose murderers have never been brought to justice. Jam Master Jay’s murder is still unsolved, and all of these cases seem to be cold. Find out who else […]

The murder of Christopher Wallace has remained a mystery for years (14 to be exact) but that may have all come to an end after Clayton Hill, a former member of the Nation of Islam confesses to being an accessory to Dawoud Muhammad in the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. “Hill claims that, acting under […]

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On his single “Where I’m From” Jay-Z immortalized the debate about who is the best MC with one line: “I’m from where n*ggas pull your card, and argue all day about/ Who’s the best MC’s, Biggie, Jay-Z or Nas.” But his trusted engineer Young Guru already has his pick locked down–The Notorious B.I.G. “Biggie Smalls  […]

Now that almost every MC is altering their voice using the latest studio equipment, The Urban Daily is paying tribute to 10 MCs whose real voices are as critical to their success as their lyrics.

one of my favorite videos! …BIGGIE and TUPAC FREESTYLE BEFORE THEY PERFORM IN 1993……WHO DO YOU THINK HAD THE BETTER FREESTYLE??? check out the video!!! (explicit!!)

one of the final radio interviews of Biggie….I believe this was the 1st radio interview he did when he got to California in March 97….the interview was done by my former co-worker JV and the infamous Wild 107  Doghouse morning show back in my hometown of San Francisco in 1997….I remember hearing this interview on my way to  school, but was only […]

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Comedian Royale Watkins is issuing the next challenge for Karaoke Wednesdays. This week’s track is Audio Two’s “Top Billin” but with a little bit of a twist for March 9th. Think you can do better? Upload your own clip on Facebook and tag it “Royale Watkins” so he can check it out.  Also hit him […]

Today marks the 14th year anniversary of Notorious B.I.G. death! Here are some of our favorite videos we chose in his remembrance. #SALUTE!

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A few years ago TheUrbandaily.com conducted a candid interview with Kandi Burruss of RHOA where she recalled meeting the late Notorious B.I.G. before he was killed. In her interview she said that Biggie apologized for comments he made about her group Xscape in his underground hit “Dreams (I’m Just Playin.”). Samples of History: Hip-Hop Mines […]

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We remember the Notorious B.I.G. today March 9, 2010 marking the 13th Anniversary of his death. Check out this classic interview from back in the day  before the release of his album Ready to Die.

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls or simply Biggie (after a fictional gangster in the 1975 film Let’s Do It Again), Frank White (based on a fictional drug baron from the 1990 film King of New York),[1] and by his primary stage name The Notorious […]