Waka Flocka fan chooses concert over marriage
theGRIO REPORT - Music can influence many things -- but in the case of 53-year-old Dianne D. from South Florida, it ended her three-year marriage...
Is Kanye's new music blasphemous?
OPINION - Would I have used the word “God” to describe my dominance in my field of work? No. But that’s what makes Kanye, well, Kanye...
Kanye unveils new song: 'I Am a God'
theGRIO REPORT -No one will be accusing of Kanye West subtlety any time soon...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - Shockingly to anyone who's ever watched a video about Jay-Z's secret demon baby, no rappers were on the list. Despite that slight, folks kept on making music...
J.Cole selling tickets to new tour for $1
theGRIO REPORT - J.Cole is one of the hottest rappers in the game -- but you'd never know it based on what he's charging to see him live...
theGrio's top 10 most relevant rappers
SLIDESHOW - For every mainstream artist name dropping Molly in every rap track, they’re artists that are still trying to push the culture forward with detailed lyricism that the right amount of ears aren’t hearing...
Mister Cee's 'RIP' tornado tribute offends many at Summer Jam XX
theGRIO REPORT - Mister Cee, Hot 97’s long time DJ, generated a lot of buzz at this year’s installment of Summer Jam XX -- but not for the right reasons...
The Roots live large in new Philadelphia mural
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Members of The Roots are now depicted on a multistory mural on the back wall of a school. The group attended a dedication of the project on Friday...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - The week that was found hip-hop looking into the past, both for inspiration and for the music itself, as a recently liberated eight-year-old Kanye West freestyle made headlines...
Chief Keef threatens to slap Katy Perry via Twitter
theGRIO REPORT - Katy Perry and Chief Keef had a brief war of words on Twitter last night...
