Urban Music Guide

 In addition to black gospel music sales growth, urban music is continuing to lead the Billboard charts, according to the Gospel Music Association (GMA). GMA is an  annual gathering of more than 3,000 artists, musicians, songwriters, executives, media and others working or involved in the gospel music industry. Artists believed that it is the perfect time and place in reflecting its entire diverse musical landscape, is gathered together, to engage in professional development and to hear non-stop music of every gospel style imaginable. It offers targeted occasion to make sure that the artists and professionals of the black gospel and urban music community will all be together.

Reports says that pop star Beyonce and rap mogul, Shawn Carter, alias Jay-Z, are bound to be married soon. According to some sources, the couple went to New York state to get a marriage license, which is valid within 60 days.

 Beyonce, 26, one of the members of Destiny’s Child and now is in  a solo music career since 2003. She, by the way, is also an actress who starred in films such as The Pink Panther Dreamgirls. Jay-Z, 38, on the other hand, is a former head of Def Jam records and has sold more than 35 million albums as a rapper since 1996. He also helped launch the pop career of Barbadian star Rihanna whose 2007 song “Umbrella” was a worldwide hit. If reports are true, this is an exciting union of two of the brightest stars today. 

 Paul “Sage” Francis is a hip-hop artist based in Providence, Rhode Island. His style of music blends a varying tone and delivery with subject matter that focuses on complicated sequences of metaphors, poems, and even pop culture references. His career began in mid-1990s. He even tried hosting a weekly slot on independent radio station WRIU (the “True School Session”) for a short stint. Funny thing is, although Francis has collaborated with many other hip-hop artist, he is not a big fan of hip-hop collaborations in general. His hip-hop collaborations appear either in his Sick Of series, on singles, or on other artists’ releases

If you are looking for genuine urban music in the web, Urban Music Scene is a great discovery. They have consistent new contents that will feast your ears as time goes by. As a matter of fact, they are preparing to launch something special especially with the website’s design and features. While navigating the site, you’ll come across not only high-quality music but also fascinating reviews of your favorite urban artist, sample songs and videos and even downloads. It is definitely a  one stop urban music guide  for new articles, blogs,  as well as R&B/Soul, Jazz & Gospel pages for everyone.

Flo Rida’s back! And he’s back with an all new single entitled “Low”!

To all dance and club fanatics, probably this song’s familiar to you, but to those who aren’t, then you must have heard this song some way or another on the radio or in music television. This song has hit the US Hot 100 by storm and was able to acquire the top spot for 10 weeks straight. Flo Rida featured T-Pain, and their team-up resulted to a single that has a mix of heavy dance beats and rap.

Flo Rida also has other hit singles namely “Elevator” featuring artist Timbaland, and “Roll”, featuring Sean Kingston.

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Hip hop music is one of the commonly known types of the Mainstream Urban generation. It mostly consists of a rhythmically melody or tunes best recognized as rap. Though rap and hip hop is totally different. Best known from the  African-American and Latino culture. Typically, rappers perform poetic composition that can be carried out recorded or on the spot. Rap has become a basic component of the hip hop music genre with a DJ performing live making use of instrumental acts.  The hip hop music was popularized in New York City where DJs are playing funky songs combined with an audience interaction. 

I have been a great fan of music ever since I was a kid, and I think I got it from my dad. This love made me enjoy singing too. In the past, and at most times, I am not familiar with the lyrics, or the composer. But when I grew to become more fond of the music, I would ask about these information.

I would then even look up magazines about my favorite bands, singers, composers and soon, just by listening, I would become familiar with these details. Yes, music is in the heart, it is enjoyed even more when one knows the lyrics, the singer and the song.

Hip hop music is one of the commonly known types of the Mainstream Urban genre.  Hip-hop mainly consists of a rhythmically music best recognized as rap.  Hip hop music is a part of the hip-hop culture which was first known with African-American and Latino people.  Rappers perform poetic composition that can be performed recorded or on the spot. Rap is usually part of an integral element of the hip hop music genre with a DJ performing live making use of instrumental acts.  Hip hop was popularized in New York City where DJs played funky songs combined with an audience interaction.

Are you one of Alicia Keys’ followers? Well, we have something for you….

album: “Songs In A Minor” (2002)

Piano & 1 (Intro)
Girlfriend
How Come You Don’t Call Me
Fallin’
Troubles
Rock Wit U
A Woman’s Worth
Jane Doe
Goodbye
The Life
Mr. Man
Never Felt This Way (Interlude)
Butterflyz
Why Do I Feel So Sad?
Caged Bird
Lovin’ You

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If you are an urban music fanatic, you probably are collecting lyrics and file them up according to your style. But nowadays, song books are no longer in demand and existing. That is why some people have started websites that contain song lyrics including urban music.

One of the many sites that has this kind of service is urbanlyrics.com. Songs are alphabetically filed for easy search. If the songs that you are looking for are not in the list, you can actually request for it, eitherway, you can submit what you have for others’ use. There are five categories such as R&B, reggae, hip-hop, gospel and soul.