theGrio remembers black icons we lost in 2012
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - As we look ahead to 2013, we remember the black icons lost in 2012 and remember them in all of their greatness; for all their many accomplishments...
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...
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...
50 Cent launches investigation into Chris Lighty death
theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of Chris Lighty's alleged suicide, some of the hip-hop mogul's close family and friends are questioning the New York City Medical Examiner's ruling of suicide as cause of death...
Game Face: The trap of black male masculinity
ESSAY - We all wear a game face that we put on when we have to take care of business. The problem is that many of us don’t know how to take it off, until it becomes a way of life that traps you...
Relatives of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty seeks 2nd autopsy
NEW YORK (AP) - The family of late hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty has asked for a second autopsy after a medical examiner ruled his death in New York last week a suicide...
Stars attend NYC funeral of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty
NEW YORK (AP) -— LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, 50 Cent and Grandmaster Flash are among the mourners at the Manhattan funeral of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty...
Remembering 'Baby' Chris Lighty
OPINION - Like a lot of young hip hop executives, Lighty learned the record industry fundamentals at Def Jam Records under the leadership of Russell Simons and Lyor Cohen, but real success and influence came as a result of his entrepreneurship...
Legendary hip-hop manager Chris Lighty found dead
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say a hip-hop mogul who managed Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and others was found dead in an apparent suicide...
