Why hip-hop embraces Assata Shakur

Chuck 'Jigsaw' Creekmur

OPINION - It wasn't our parents who introduced us to Assata Shakur. It was Hip-Hop. Chuck D of Public Enemy broke the thick, cold ice when he bellowed, 'supporter of Chesimard!'in the group's seminal song 'Rebel Without A Pause'...

Judge allows Flavor Flav to attend Hall of Fame

Ken Ritter, Associated Press

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Flavor Flav has a new court date in Las Vegas that doesn't interfere with his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

Chuck D reflects on Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame induction

Courtney Garcia

theGRIO REPORT - Proving its reign supreme, the rap legends will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday, one of only four hip-hop acts ever to make the cut...

Public Enemy's 'It Takes A Nation...' still packs punch 25 years later

Chuck 'Jigsaw' Creekmur

OPINION - The greatest hip-hop album ever was made 25 years ago this month. Its title alone speaks volumes: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back...

Vindication for 2013 Rock Hall of Fame inductees

Chris Talbott, Associated Press

(AP) - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 2013 class will be remembered for its variety...

Marco Rubio outs himself as a Tupac Shakur, N.W.A. fan

theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - The 41-year-old senator professes his love for hip-hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, N.W.A., Tupac Shakur, and most surprisingly, because of his conservative politics, Public Enemy...