Jay-Z is that you? Harlem man resembles Hov in 1930s photo

theGRIO REPORT - Jay-Z is a proud son of Brooklyn but an old photo featuring some well-dressed men has many wondering if he had a distant relative in another part of New York City...

Kanye West's new music at Met Gala

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - If you were following the Metropolitan gala via twitter last night, you may have heard that rapper Kanye West performed and premiered new music...

Chicago rapper arrested while sleeping in car

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - Chicago rapper and Def Jam recording artist, Lil Reese, was found early Sunday morning while sleeping in a car and arrested on a warrant...

The Roots' Black Thought talks brief rap beef with Nas

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - The Roots, the legendary rap crew, have avoided beef with their fellow artists for the majority of their decades-long career...

Blame industry, not artists, for negative hip-hop

Sebastien Elkouby

OPINION - Is hip-hop destroying black America? To answer this question fairly, we must first discard the distorted image of hip hop that mainstream media has passed off for the past 20 years...

Review: Rapper Pusha T goes biblical on 'Wrath Of Caine'

Chaz Dawson

REVIEW - After weeks of promotion, the bully of G.O.O.D. music, Pusha T, released his highly anticipated mixtape, 'Wrath of Caine'...

Big Boi talks new solo project and possible Outkast reunion

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with Hot 97, rapper Big Boi discussed his upcoming second solo album (Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors), his creative influences, and if we can expect another Outkast project anytime soon...

Nas reflects on relationship with Kelis in 'Bye Baby' video

Kyle Harvey

VIDEO - The Aristotle directed video has Nas reflecting on the good and bad times that came with his marriage and subsequent divorce from singer Kelis...