Slideshow: Hip-hop's best '4/20' high points
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - In honor of the unofficial holiday that is '4/20' (a.k.a. Marijuana Day), theGrio listed some of the more memorable cuts dedicated to the sticky icky...
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...
A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown play raunchy game with Kathy Griffin
theGRIO REPORT - Rappers A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown joined Kathy Griffin on her Bravo talk show Kathy to play a raunchy game and discuss kids...
Kanye West gets dissed: 'Lift up your skirt'
theGRIO REPORT - With tight clothing, waxed denim and now even Givenchy kilts becoming popular in hip-hop circles, it seems that some aren’t fans of this new androgynous style...
Rapper A$AP Rocky sued for alleged drug fueled attack
theGRIO REPORT - With his long anticipated debut album dropping in two weeks, rapper A$AP Rocky should be gearing up for his first tour. Instead he’s fighting off another lawsuit....
Rising rap star A$AP Rocky: 'I come from the underground'
theGRIO VIDEO - Harlem emcee A$AP Rocky has used his first single on his upcoming label debut LongLiveA$AP to showcase this generation’s talent...
Highlights from the 2012 VMAs
SLIDESHOW - The Los Angeles Staples Center was the venue for last night’s star studded 2012 MTV Video Music Awards hosted by comedian Kevin Hart..
Big K.R.I.T. talks social media's influence on rap
TheGrio sat down with Mississippi's own Big K.R.I.T. to discuss social media and how it can effect a rapper's sound...
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...
