The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This week, Common comes out to pla-ay, Kendrick watches classics in the back of the tour bus, and Jon Connor goes for the superhero blockbuster...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - We watched a small part of our childhood die this week, as Naughty By Nature finally (and viciously) split up...
Family of Emmett Till, Sharpton, meet with PepsiCo
theGRIO REPORT - Rev. Al Sharpton, along with the Till Family, spoke with PepsiCo to discuss the best course of action to make sure culturally insensitive moments like this are prevented in the future...
Hip-hop and corporate America divorcing?
theGRIO REPORT - Hip-hop and corporate America have maintained a relatively healthy marriage over the years, but recent debacles between brands and their musical associates suggest a divorce could be looming in the near future...
Till family calls for meeting with Lil Wayne
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - The family of Emmett Till says a letter from Lil Wayne fell short of an apology for his crude reference to the civil rights martyr...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This week saw the release of Chance the Rapper's superb 'Acid Rap' collection, easily one of the year's highlights...
Lil Wayne pens letter to Till family
theGRIO REPORT - Lil Wayne has finally apologized to the family of Emmett Till after over a month of dealing with criticism over his vulgar verse where he used civil rights icon’s savage killing as metaphor for sexual intercourse...
Talib Kweli on Rick Ross lyric scandal
theGRIO VIDEO - Kweli, who is a fan of Rick Ross’ music, would love to see the passion that was cultivated for standing up to a few negative lyrics is transferred to more issues affecting urban communities...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - Slick Rick references are still cool, Ab-Soul still loves both his mysticism and his weed, Eminem's name carries a lot of weight, and Hov is still capable of blowing our minds. Below, the lines of the week...
Will pocketbook pressure change rap lyrics forever?
OPINION - Corporate America has got a chokehold on hip-hop. Whenever a something affects a rapper’s bottom line, as in what just happened with Rick Ross and Reebok, all of a sudden, they care. We all care...
