The week in pop culture: Kanye falls flat
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the week in pop culture. Check out all the black entertainment news and headlines from the week that was!...
Slideshow: Are hip-hop's richest stars worth it?
SLIDESHOW - We've critique each rapper on the Forbes list and decided if they truly are worth the bang for their buck...
Royce da 5'9" would love to be as big as Eminem
NEW YORK (AP) - Royce da 5'9" has enjoyed a No. 1 album thanks to his collaboration with Eminem, but he doesn't enjoy the same amount of fame...
Ex-Nirvana producer: 'I want to strangle Odd Future'
Pixies and Nirvana producer Steve Albini has hit out at Odd Future after he shared a minibus with them recently...
Jay-Z, Kanye talk Danroy Henry, Chicago crime on track
NEWS ONE - Many critics are blasting Kanye West and Jay-Z for rapping about their excess wealth during a recession...
Slideshow: Hip-hop's 10 most powerful protégés
SLIDESHOW - Within the realm of rap and R&B, a mentor makes it easier to open doors and to grab mainstream appeal...
Is it bad economic timing for 'Watch The Throne'?
OPINION - It's a good thing Jay-Z and Kanye West can still afford Maybach's though, right?...
VH1 explores hip-hop and cocaine in doc 'Planet Rock'
NEW YORK (AP) - The two-hour special will air Sept. 18 at 10 p.m. Eastern. It was executive produced by rapper-actor Ice-T. He also narrates the documentary...
Hip-hop's reigning duo keep crown on 'Throne'
REVIEW - Together, the two kick out perfectly pompous bars that are at times shockingly grandiose -- which for them is hard to do...
Kanye West says people look at him 'like Hitler'
EASTNOR CASTLE DEER PARK, England (AP) - "I walk through the hotel and I walk down the street, and people look at me like I'm (expletive) insane, like I'm Hitler," he said...
