Critic thinks Grammy noms are offensive, blames rap
For example, Prager claims "MTV has has done more damage to America's young people than any other single institution..."
Beyonce can't pick her favorite Jay-Z song
While the pair may be releasing fresh products at the same time, the singer insists there is no competition in the Carter-Knowles household...
Slideshow: Kanye's most controversial moments
SLIDESHOW - From the VMAs stage to his legendary diarrhea of the mouth, theGrio recounts our favorite Kanye faux pas of the past and present...
MTV dance judge ordered to trial on sex charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) - 41-year-old Melvin Shane Sparks will stand trial on six counts of lewd acts on a child and two counts of oral copulation of a person under 16....
Kanye's arty 'Runaway' escapes egotistical label
REVIEW - This video is his press release, his statement of how he feels like the misfit in the world of entertainment...
Jay-Z teams with Bing for interactive memoir release
NEW YORK - Fans are being invited to join in a worldwide scavenger hunt for the pages of the book, which have been hidden and can only be located be solving clues that Jay-Z will occasionally dish out...
Kanye West says he had considered suicide
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Describing himself as a pop icon and "soldier for culture," West told the crowd "there were times that I contemplated suicide...
Obama tries to recapture his youth vote
theGRIO REPORT - Given 50 percent African-American teen unemployment, many political observers are unsure if young black voters will be willing to help Democrats...
Will.i.Am defends 'blackface' costume at VMAs via Twitter
"1st. just because I where all black including head mask as expression and emphasize my outfit, it shouldn't be looked at as racial...," he tweeted...
Foul racial 'humor' can't spoil Kanye comeback at VMAs
OPINION - Based on Kanye West's return to music glory, more than all seems forgiven or, at least tolerated...
