The Roots live large in new Philadelphia mural
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...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
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...
The top 10 moments in Summer Jam history
SLIDESHOW - Take a trip back in music history and re-live 10 of Summer Jam’s most memorable moments...
Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey done with 'American Idol'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicki Minaj is following Mariah Carey out the door on 'American Idol'...
Daft Punk revives black dance music
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'...
Cover songs: Homage or marketing ploy?
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...
Snoop Lion teams up with Miley Cyrus for 'Ashtrays and Heartbreaks'
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...
Rihanna fan claims she got herpes from singer's lipstick
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...
Is Lauryn Hill's new song homophobic?
OPINION - To a more serious point, Hill’s apparent intolerance becomes even more alarming viewed against the backdrop of recent violence against gay men...
'Freeway' Ricky Ross invites Rick Ross to boxing match
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..
