Hip-hop's most notable name changes
Check out our list of some our favorite artists that went by a different rap handle or nickname...
Afro Punk festival transcends to new heights
theGRIO REPORT - After last year’s cancellation due to Hurricane Irene, the Afro-Punk Festival returned this year with an evolved identity, catering to a cultural amalgamation of young folks...
Talib Kweli ranks his 25 most essential songs
Complex Music recently interviewed rapper Talib Kweli and he brke down the 25 songs that to him are most essential to his career as a musician...
theGrio's 10 favorite mixed race buddy movies
SLIDESHOW - 'Lethal Weapon' wasn't the first of the last Hollywood movie to pair mixed race leads to see is sparks might fly. Here our some our favorite duos in the buddy genre.
'Jackie Brown' prequel: John Hawkes, Mos Def cast
Academy award nominated actor John Hawkes ('Winter's Bone') has officially signed on for a role in a highly-anticipated prequel to Quentin Tarantino's cult classic 1997 film...
Rap Genius: The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This was the week that saw a song commemorating the "most widely anticipated baby since Lucy and Ricky's little one, but plenty of other childhood-related events also happened...
Mos Def named one of the world's most influential Muslims
Among the company of royalty and multi-billionaires, Mos Def (now going by Yasiin Bey) has made this year's list of the most influential Muslims in the world...
Slideshow: Who should play Miles Davis?
SLIDESHOW - Oscar nominee Don Cheadle has made no secret about his desire to portray Davis, and we agree he'd be great, but he's just one of several potential actors who might pass muster...
Black Star to debut new song on 'The Colbert Report'
With rumors of a reunion LP continually popping up online, fans have been fever pitch for Mos Def and Talib Kweli to join forces on a full project for the first time in over a decade...
Mackie races to get Jesse Owens biopic made
theGRIO REPORT - Anthony Mackie has set his sights on starring in a biopic about the Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens....
