Keyshia Cole slams Beyoncé’s new song
theGRIO REPORT - After Beyoncé released her new track “Bow Down / I Been On” Sunday night, Cole took to Twitter the following day to broadcast her dislike for the song...
Tone Loc collapses on stage in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Loc, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, collapsed after finishing a song during a Saturday night concert on a bridge in downtown Des Moines...
Lil Wayne hospitalized after seizure
(AP) - Lil Wayne has been hospitalized, but according to his camp and his official Twitter account — he's OK...
Notorious B.I.G.'s kids to star in animated series
NEW YORK (AP) - The children of late rapper Notorious B.I.G. will star in an animated series about maintaining the hip-hop legend's New York City recording studio...
Snoop Lion aims for the White House with ‘Reincarnated’
theGRIO REPORT - Snoop Lion, has shifted from the grim realities of hip hop to the positive vibrations of reggae with his new album and documentary film, 'Reincarnated'...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This week found the hip-hop community arguing over MTV's annual 'Hottest MC in the Game' list...
Marco Rubio quotes Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z
theGRIO REPORT - Republican Senator Marco Rubio quoted the 'modern day poet[s]' Wiz Khalifa and Jay-Z in an effort to show support for Rand Paul's filibuster...
Beanie Sigel gets 6 to 23 months in Pa. drug case
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) - Rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to six to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to a narcotics possession charge in a Philadelphia suburb...
Kennedy Center to host hip-hop festival in 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hip-hop artists including rappers Nas and Somalia-born K'naan will take center stage in an unexpected place next year: as part of next season at the Kennedy Center in Washington...
