Stevie Wonder not happy with Lil Wayne's Emmett Till lyric

Jonathan Landrum Jr, Association Press

ATLANTA (AP) - Stevie Wonder is not happy with Lil Wayne's vulgar lyrics that reference Emmett Till, a black U.S. teen whose murder in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman changed the national conversation on race and civil rights...

Emmett Till’s family reacts to Lil Wayne lyric

Chris Talbott, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A cousin of the late Emmett Till wonders if Lil Wayne understands just how damaging it was when he rapped a vulgar reference to the black U.S. teen...

The top 5 rap lyrics of the week

Shawn Setaro, Rap Genius

RAP GENIUS - This week saw the Grammys snub both Nas and Frank Ocean, in one of the biggest miscarriages of awards-season justice since RIAA declared Jethro Tull more metal than Metallica...

Rapper Jim Jones arrested in NJ

Associated Press

FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) - Rapper Jim Jones has been arrested after allegedly becoming belligerent with police in the New Jersey town where he lives...

Lil Wayne's Emmett Till lyric offends, gets pulled by Epic label

Chris Talbott, Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Epic Records says it is making "great efforts" to take down a new Future remix with a vulgar Lil Wayne lyric that has offended the family of a black U.S. teenager whose murder in the 1950s for whistling at a white woman helped to change the national conversation on race...

DMX arrested for not having license

Associated Press

GREER, South Carolina (AP) - Rapper DMX has been arrested in South Carolina for driving without a license...

Bow Wow working with Chris Brown: 'Gonna be big in the film world'

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - One day after the Grammy Awards in L.A., hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri and 106 & Park host and rapper Bow Wow get ready to work on music for the Jordan Brand in New York City...

Grammy storylines that you might have missed

Kyle Harvey

theGRIO REPORT - From Chris Brown and Rihanna to Justin Timberlake's return to the stage, check out some of Hip-Hop & R&B storylines that might have missed Grammy night...

theGrio’s 100: Kendrick Lamar, keeping hip-hop fresh and authentic

theGrio

theGRIO's 100 - Kendrick Lamar rhymes about the temptations, social struggles, disharmony and the heartbeat of his hometown in Compton, California....

Rapper Ab-Soul expresses support for LA shooter

Courtney Garcia

theGRIO REPORT - As the manhunt continued as far north as the San Bernardino Mountains, late Thursday, Interscope Records rapper Ab-Soul posted a photo defending the fugitive on his Instagram page...