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August 3, 2023

50 Years of Hip Hop: The Ultimate Countdown of the 50 Greatest Rap Songs Ever

Hip Hop is gearing up for its 50-year anniversary with an unforgettable celebration in its birthplace, the Bronx, New York, with an iconic ...

Audacy Promotes Skip Dillard to Vice President of the Rhythmic AC and “Throwback” Format Reinforcing Brand and Strategy

Urban Radio Nation Staff 5:30 PM

Skip Dillard is pictured above with the on-air crew at 94.7 The Block WXBK-FM in New York City which include Jonesy, Cipha Sounds, Shelley W...

The Baka Boyz are Offering Free Mix Shows for Labor Day Weekend

Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:00 PM

The world-famous Baka Boyz is offering all three versions (Hip-Hop, CHR, Classic Hip-Hop) of their 3-hour weekend mix show barter free for ...

Krystal Pino New Midday Host 97.5 The Vibe Tucson

Urban Radio Nation Staff 5:00 PM

CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has appointed radio personality Krystal Pino as On-Air Host, Midday Drive, for Cumulus Tucson Classic Hip ...

Buffalo Has a New Classic Hip Hop Station 98.9 The Vibe

Urban Radio Nation Staff 5:00 PM

Cumulus Media launches a new Classic Hip Hop station 98.9 The Vibe in Buffalo on daytimer 1120 WBBF-AM. The station will simulcast on low po...

Former WRNB Radio Personality "Lady B" Makes Public Appearance at Her Documentary Screening Event

Urban Radio Nation Staff 7:22 PM

Lady B pictured here with Bobby Brown talks about her departure from WRNB at the event. Documentary filmmaker Mike Dennis has completed...

Classic Hip-Hop “104.3 Jams” WBMX Chicago Adds Sonic and Diana Steele

Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:29 PM

Morning Show host Ed Lover is getting some company to fill out the jock schedule at the new 104.3 Jams WBMX in Chicago. Sean “Sonic” ...

Ed Lover Heads to Chicago for Mornings at 104.3 Jams WBMX

Urban Radio Nation Staff 9:11 PM

Entercom, the #1 creator of live, original, local audio content in the United States, announced the launch of “The Ed Lover Morning Show,...

Ed Lover & Monie Love Launch New Weekend Radio Show - Weekend Blast

Urban Radio Nation Staff 5:45 PM

Hip Hop Legends Debut 2-Hour Weekend Show in Over 15 Markets with Star Power and Listeners’ Hip Hop Culture Fix Hip Hop legends Ed Lover...

Classic Old School Hip Hop Radio is Dead, Houston Has a Problem!

Urban Radio Nation Staff 8:29 PM

Over the past few months Classic Hip Hop format has been killed off in Houston and St. Louis. In Philadelphia it has been tweaked to play ...

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November 7, 2016

Hip Hop Hall of Fame Adds Performance Venue, Hotel, and Retail Space to Design Concept

Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:36 PM

After two decades of development, the Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame ("HHHOF") is poised to become "the Hip-Hop institution...

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August 30, 2016

Grandmaster Flash Talks 'The Get Down' and Gives Amazing Hip Hop History Lesson

Urban Radio Nation Staff 11:03 PM

Grandmaster Flash recently hung out with the Ebro in the Morning crew to give a history lesson on the origins of Hip Hop. He says the DJ c...

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November 18, 2015

The Ed Lover Show with co-host Monie Love on Radio One's Boom Throwback Hip Hop Stations

Urban Radio Nation Staff 9:20 AM

Ed Lover Brings Throwback Hip Hop to His Biggest Audience Yet with New Morning Drive Radio Show Syndicated by Reach Media Inc. The ...

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November 28, 2014

Classic Hip Hop Radio: We've Been Down This Road Before Right?

Urban Radio Nation Staff 1:07 PM

"A great idea when you think about it. Play oldies that thirty and forty something’s remember without playing older music they don’t re...

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November 17, 2014

Radio One Blows Up Tom Joyner & K-SOUL for Classic Hip Hop Boom 94.5

Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:37 PM

Over the weekend Radio One launched a new Classic Hip Hop format in the Dallas Fort Worth area as Boom 94.5. The format change saw the end...

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February 14, 2014

De La Soul Makes ALL of their Music Available for Free

Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:30 AM

READ OUR UPDATE ON THIS POST BELOW... De La Soul is giving away their entire catalog for free today, February 14th in anticipation...

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October 2, 2012

Julio G. Will Return to KDAY in 2013

Urban Radio Nation Staff 9:30 PM

Pioneering DJ Reportedly Returning to the Industry Veteran Los Angeles, California area dj and on-air personality Julio G announced t...

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July 30, 2012

SPIN Magazine says 'The Problem With Hip-Hop in 2012: Not Enough Street Rap!'

Urban Radio Nation Staff 11:40 AM

The side effect of this soul-crushing major-label system is that many rappers who once would have tried to sign with a major and reach the ...

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April 13, 2012

Brandi Garcia New Midday Host at KDAY

Urban Radio Nation Staff 9:27 PM

93.5 KDAY Los Angeles has announced that veteran on air personality Brandi Garcia has signed on to do middays at the station. Garcia had be...

KRS-One, Talib Kweli, and K'NAAN featured on titled track from "Beat The World" Soundtrack [VIDEO]

Urban Radio Nation Staff 3:04 PM

More than just another film soundtrack, Beat the World is the coming together of some of the world’s most prominent conscious Hip Hop artist...

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