Dr. Dre donates $70M for new USC center
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have donated a combined $70 million to create a new institute at USC...
Diddy ranks no. 1 on Forbes’ list of hip-hops richest list
theGRIO REPORT - Diddy tops this year’s Forbes' list of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists -- and is joined by some of the genre's other big cash kings...
theGrio’s 100: Kendrick Lamar, keeping hip-hop fresh and authentic
theGRIO's 100 - Kendrick Lamar rhymes about the temptations, social struggles, disharmony and the heartbeat of his hometown in Compton, California....
Dr. Dre highest paid musician of 2012
In a recently released Forbes list of the world's 25 highest paid musicians, Dr. Dre was ranked number one after banking an estimated $110 between May 2011 and May 2012.
Kendrick Lamar makes splash with major label debut
ATLANTA (AP) - When Kendrick Lamar submitted the initial version of his new album, 'good kid, m.A.A.d city,' the rapper planned on heading back to the studio to record more songs for it...
N.W.A., Public Enemy among Rock Hall of Fame noms
AP - Public Enemy and N.W.A. are among the group of first-time nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
Forbes ranks Dr. Dre as rap's richest
Dr. Dre hasn't released an album of original hip-hop in more than a decade and yet he is the genre's richest man -- why? It's the headphones, stupid...
Exclusive: Kendrick Lamar speaks
theGRIO REPORT - Kendrick Lamar – the rap impresario – rhymes about temptations, social struggles, disharmony in his land of the free, and the heartbeat of home in Compton, California...
Big Hutch sues Dr. Dre over 'Love Is Blind'
Big Hutch, a veteran producer, is suing hip-hop artists Dr. Dre and Eve for "stealing" the 1999 single 'Love Is Blind'...
Kendrick Lamar lights up Bonnaroo
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Everyone loves Kendrick Lamar — from the toughest customers in Compton to the crunchiest fans at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival...
