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Kanye's 10 career defining songs

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Workmen sweep in front of a new mural honoring The Roots, Friday, May 31, 2013, in Philadelphia. As a teen growing up in Philadelphia, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter got busted for graffiti and was ordered by a judge to clean up such vandalism by painting murals. Now, Trotter and his Grammy-winning band The Roots are scheduled to attend Friday the unveiling of a city-sanctioned mural in their honor. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The Roots live large in new Philadelphia mural

Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Members of The Roots are now depicted on a multistory mural on the back wall of a school. The group attended a dedication of the project on Friday...
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Kanye West arrives at the Christian Dior Spring / Summer 2013 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2012 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

The top 5 rap lyrics of the week

Shawn Setaro, Rap Genius
RAP GENIUS - The week that was found hip-hop looking into the past, both for inspiration and for the music itself, as a recently liberated eight-year-old Kanye West freestyle made headlines...
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The top 10 moments in Summer Jam history

Shannon Thomas
SLIDESHOW - Take a trip back in music history and re-live 10 of Summer Jam’s most memorable moments...
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Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj.  (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/ Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, file)

Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey done with 'American Idol'

Derrik J. Lang, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicki Minaj is following Mariah Carey out the door on 'American Idol'...
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Daft Punk (Getty Images)

Daft Punk revives black dance music

N. Ella Vincent
OPINION - Break out the mirror ball, disco is back. The dance music of the 70’s is back in vogue thanks to the success of electronic duo Daft Punk’s latest number one album, 'Random Access Memories'...
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Singer Adele performs during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Cover songs: Homage or marketing ploy?

Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There are about 600 versions of Adele's Oscar-winning song 'Skyfall' on the Spotify subscription music service. Not one of them features Adele...
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Snoop Lion teams up with Miley Cyrus for 'Ashtrays and Heartbreaks'

Kyle Harvey
VIDEO - Rapper Snoop Lion (better known as Snoop Dogg) continues to jump out of his hip-hop comfort zone with his latest single off his reggae album REINCARNATED...
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Rihanna attends Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs between the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks at American Airlines Arena on April 21, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Rihanna fan claims she got herpes from singer's lipstick

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - A Harlem woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that she contracted herpes from sampling Rihanna’s 'RiRi Woo' lipstick at a MAC cosmetics pop up shop at the singer’s concert...
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Lauren Hill departs the court on May 6, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. Hill plead guilty to tax evasion charges in June 2012 for failure to pay federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005-2007. She faces a maximum one-year jail sentence for each of the three accounts. The sentencing date was postponed from April 22nd. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

Is Lauryn Hill's new song homophobic?

Veronica Miller
OPINION - To a more serious point, Hill’s apparent intolerance becomes even more alarming viewed against the backdrop of recent violence against gay men...
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Rapper Rick Ross and Freeway Ricky Ross (Photos courtesy of Getty images/Freewayrick.com)

'Freeway' Ricky Ross invites Rick Ross to boxing match

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Ricky Ross, who now mentors young people, has shown interest in fighting the heavyset Maybach Music Group MC as a way to raise and donate money to kids in need..
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