Jay-Z throws a carnival for college kids' scholarships
NEW YORK -- On Thursday night, Jay-Z hosted a carnival at the Hudson River Park pier for his Shawn Carter Foundation to raise funds for college scholarships...
Pregnant Beyoncé 'hates' Jay-Z's smell now
Beyonce is still promoting her Pulse fragrance and while making the rounds, she got candid with Entertainment Tonight Canada. F
Jay-Z brings star power to new Brooklyn stadium
theGRIO REPORT - The Brooklyn-native is said to personify the American rags-to-riches story and with his latest venture, he's right at home...
Jay-Z to kick off major Nets marketing campaign
NEW YORK - The Brooklyn-born rapper, who has never before linked his powerful brand with the team he partly owns, is expected to reveal the team's new name this morning as part of the marketing launch, reports The New York Post...
J. Cole emerges from hip-hop's sidelines
theGRIO VIDEO - Cole, whose rap moniker is a shortened version of his first name Jermaine, has built a huge following based on the success of three previous mixtapes...
Judge: Katrina shooting suspect unfit for trial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal magistrate has ruled that a white man is mentally unfit to stand trial on charges he fired a shotgun at three black men who were trying to leave New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina...
Can whites quote 'n-word' lyrics and titles?
OPINION - When in the presence of a lyrical offender, let cooler heads prevail. It really is a judgment call...
Alec Baldwin tweets n-word in rap reference
NEWS ONE - Actor Alec Baldwin ruffled some feathers on Twitter today when he tweeted the "n-word" when referring to the Kanye West and Jay-Z song, 'Ni**as In Paris'...
How rap music fueled the Arab Spring uprisings
VIDEO The rappers have even been credited with helping to spark the so-called Arab Spring uprisings that deposed three long-serving dictators and rocked several other regimes...
J. Cole drops new Jay-Z assisted single 'Mr. Nice Watch'
Music Mix - Produced by Cole himself, "Mr. Nice Watch" is a twitchy, bass-heavy blast of computer funk that gives way to a weepy guitar line...
