Top 10 greatest voices in hip-hop
SLIDESHOW - Whether they have a signature bark or rapid-fire flow these rappers have gained popularity by standing out among their fellow artists...
theGrio's top black music moguls
SLIDESHOW - The music industry has produced many artists who have earned big bucks inside and outside of the studio...
Director Aristotle on the art of making music videos
VIDEO - Growing up, music video director Aristotle Torres didn’t have dreams to become one of hip-hop culture’s premier filmmakers. The Bronx native believed he’d be an attorney...
theGrio’s top 10 black solo pop stars of the 1980s
SLIDESHOW - In honor of Black Music Month, we've compiled this slideshow paying tribute to our top 10 favorite solo superstars of the decade...
theGrio's top 10 R&B groups of 90s
SLIDESHOW - In honor of Black Music Month theGrio is emphasizing groups that came together to make music fans will never forget...
Top male soul singers of last 10 years
SLIDESHOW - In honor of black music month, theGrio is drawing attention to the top ten male soul singers...
Top 10 female singers of last 10 years
SLIDESHOW - In our continuing coverage of Black Music Month, theGrio is highlighting the top 10 female artists who have sung their way into our hearts over the last ten years'''
theGrio's top 10 most relevant rappers
SLIDESHOW - For every mainstream artist name dropping Molly in every rap track, they’re artists that are still trying to push the culture forward with detailed lyricism that the right amount of ears aren’t hearing...
Rap Genius: Top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - The real action this week was elsewhere, as rappers both old and new spit a stunning variety of brilliant lyrics -- in one case, right under the nose of MMG...
The South rises again...in rap
OPINION - The first generation of rappers to grow up during the South’s stranglehold on national airwaves are coming of age and the music they’re creating oozes the influence of the region, despite being made all over the map...
