Kid Cudi to show off acting chops in 'Need for Speed'
theGRIO REPORT - Fans of rapper Kid Cudi's acting on the now defunct HBO series How to Make it in America have reason to celebrate...
Azeaila Banks teams up with Beyoncé
theGRIO REPORT - During a recent interview Azealia Banks revealed that weeks ago she collaborated with Beyoncé on a new track for her upcoming album...
Nas released after being hospitalized for vertigo
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Nas has been released from a New York City hospital, after being admitted Friday for severe vertigo...
Rick Ross sued for allegedly stealing his stage name
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Rick Ross is being sued for allegedly stealing his stage name from Ricky Donnell Ross, a reputed Los Angeles drug trafficker...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - Cam revisited his love affair with the Midwest, MC Eiht took us back to the old school, and Juelz Santana returned with a nod to a true OG...
Rapper tweets about killing himself right before alleged suicide
theGRIO REPORT - Freddy E. allegedly took his own life after he sent out a number of eerie tweets right before he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head...
University of Arizona introduces 1st ever hip-hop minor
theGRIO REPORT - The University of Arizona has announced that it has created a 'Hip-Hop Concentration' minor under the Africana Studies department, the first of its kind for any institution, according to the school's website...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - The end of 2012 and the first few days of 2013 gave rap fans music for a variety of moods...
Angel Haze slams Azealia Banks on new diss track
theGRIO REPORT - Azealia Banks may have met her match with fellow female rapper Angel Haze...
Lil Wayne inks new 'BAKED' forehead tattoo
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Lil Wayne inked his latest tattoo in a spot others usually leave bare...
