Usher: I enjoy ‘being a mentor’
TODAY Show - Grammy winner Usher talks about taking a seat next to fellow music industry heavyweights as a new coach on NBC’s 'The Voice,' and says that vocal ability is “the one thing that lasts forever” for entertainers...
King Mez strengthens NC hip-hop
theGRIO VIDEO - North Carolina is known for its barbecue, an epic college basketball rivalry and its great weather. The state's hip-hop scene is solid too...
Chaka Khan turning 60, embarks on new charity and business projects
BLACK ENTERPRISE - Celebrating her sixtieth birthday on March 23rd with soirees in New York, Miami and Los Angeles, the 10-time Grammy winner is not only preparing to mark another milestone, she’s celebrating a new chapter in her 40-year career...
Is mainstream hip-hop a threat to our children?
OPINION - Sometimes I think rappers are deliberately trying to get kids killed out here...
Jennifer Hudson performs at Amy Winehouse gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Hudson performed three songs at the event, earning a standing ovation from the crowd of a few hundred...
Chicago parents slam 13-year-old rapper's show at nightclub
theGRIO REPORT - While many 13-year-olds could have been tucked away in their beds early Thursday morning, at least one was nearly moments away from a shooting that injured seven people on the South Side of Chicago...
Judge sets rules for suit over Michael Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge has set the stage for trial of a civil suit by Michael Jackson's mother against concert giant AEG Live...
Does hip-hop need to kick the syrup?
OPINION - This is hip-hop's Studio 54 era. The real test of the culture will be how it comes out on the other end, or frankly, who makes it to the other side...
Bobby Brown released from jail for DUI conviction
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bobby Brown has been released from jail after serving less than a day of his 55-day jail sentence for a driving under the influence conviction...
7 shot at club during rapper's album release party
NBC Chicago - Seven people were injured in an overnight shooting at a record release party at a nightclub in Chicago's South Side Gresham neighborhood.NBC
