New Kanye: 'Yeezus'?
theGRIO REPORT - The promo run for Kanye West’s sixth album officially began this past weekend...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This week, Common comes out to pla-ay, Kendrick watches classics in the back of the tour bus, and Jon Connor goes for the superhero blockbuster...
BET awards nominations announced
theGRIO REPORT - Artists Kendrick Lamar and Tamar Braxton announced the nominees for this year’s annual BET Awards earlier today...
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...
Jay-Z shines in 'The Great Gatsby'
theGRIO REPORT - Director Baz Luhrmann took on the task of re-inventing F. Scott’s Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby with the help of Jay-Z...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - We watched a small part of our childhood die this week, as Naughty By Nature finally (and viciously) split up...
Rapper Lorenzo Asher on ghostwriting in hip-hop
theGRIO REPORT - Growing up, singer songwriter Lorenzo Asher knew music was his calling at a very young age. It’s something that’s been a part of his childhood in Cleveland, Ohio...
Ja Rule out of prison after 2 years
LOS ANGELES -- U.S. rapper Ja Rule was released from prison on Tuesday after serving about two years on gun and tax evasion charges.
Shaming Mister Cee
OPINION - In the past year, two public figures made international news by opening up about their sexuality: Jason Collins in the NBA and Frank Ocean in R&B...
Talib Kweli's 'Prisoner Of Conscious' is solid but not his best
REVIEW - First and foremost, though,Talib Kweli is an artist. He’s a good rapper—great even. His latest effort, however, is not...
