Kanye West sued for sampllng
According to Huffington Post, Kanye West is being sued the label TufAmerica who claims West illegally sampled portions of a song by New Orleans Legend Eddie Bo, 1969...
TLC's T-Boz reportedly lands her own reality show
theGRIO REPORT - Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins is attempting to make a comeback. The 42-year-old singer-songwriter and one-third of the 90’s girl group TLC is reportedly getting her own reality show...
Rap's biggest stars shine at BET Hip-Hop Awards
theGRIO REPORT - Atlanta lived up to its reputation as the Hollywood of the South on Saturday, with the seventh annual BET Hip-Hop Awards...
Adele confirms she has recorded Bond theme tune
LONDON (AP) - Adele has confirmed she has co-written and performed the theme to the upcoming James Bond movie, 'Skyfall'...
Police break up scuffle at BET Hip-Hop Awards
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta police officers broke up an altercation Saturday evening between two groups at the seventh annual BET Hip-Hop Awards, but no arrests were made...
theGrio's 20 greatest Jay-Z jams
SLIDESHOW - Check out our list (in no particular order) of the 20 greatest Jay-Z jams of all time and let us know -- did we pick the best of the best?...
Delaware rapper creates 'Diamond Love' a hometown anthem
theGRIO REPORT - Aside from a few emcees that create local hits that chart regionally, in general there hasn't been a rapper that has yet to breakthrough on the national stage. Enter Kae Hock...
Jay-Z opens Barclays Center with Brooklyn love
NEW YORK (AP) - The newly built Barclays Center is the home of the Brooklyn Nets, and the team's co-owner, Jay-Z, christened the venue Friday night in uniform...
'Bandz a Make Her Dance' sparks school scandal
The Miami-Dade School Board is not happy with the recent release of Juicy J's "Bandz a Make Her Dance" music video.
2 plead no contest to extorting Stevie Wonder
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two people charged with trying to extort millions of dollars from pop star Stevie Wonder pleaded no contest on Monday and were released after being sentenced to time-served in jail...
