Azealia Banks drops new mixtape
Azealia Banks, the new hip hop artist of 2012 has released her mix tape for download...
Exclusive: Kendrick Lamar speaks
theGRIO REPORT - Kendrick Lamar – the rap impresario – rhymes about temptations, social struggles, disharmony in his land of the free, and the heartbeat of home in Compton, California...
Run-DMC announces reunion
NEW YORK (AP) — They haven't performed together in over a decade, but the surviving members of Run-DMC are set to reunite this fall at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas...
50 Cent apologizes for autism tweets
Rapper 50 Cent has apologized for his insensitive tweets about autism and deleted them from his Twitter timeline. Several people were outraged by his comm…
With July 4 over, Philly turns attention to Jay-Z
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Now that the city has cleaned up from its massive July 4th concert, officials are turning their attention to the next big outdoor show: Jay-Z's 'Made In America' festival over Labor Day weekend...
Rap Genius: Top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - New music from Kanye West, Childish Gambino, Yelawolf, and M.I.A., plus one very noteworthy anecdote from Odd Future crooner Frank Ocean, kept us working for (and through!) the weekend...
Tina Fey raps on Childish Gambino's latest mixtape
The popular comedian makes a cameo appearance and drops a wickedly funny verse on Glover's hip-hop mixtape 'Royalty'...
The South rises again...in rap
OPINION - The first generation of rappers to grow up during the South’s stranglehold on national airwaves are coming of age and the music they’re creating oozes the influence of the region, despite being made all over the map...
Rap karaoke ends in 100 person brawl
theGRIO REPORT - Outside Red Rock Cafe in Gaithersburg, Washington, a 100 person brawl broke out leaving 1 person shot and more than 6 people stabbed...
Big Hutch sues Dr. Dre over 'Love Is Blind'
Big Hutch, a veteran producer, is suing hip-hop artists Dr. Dre and Eve for "stealing" the 1999 single 'Love Is Blind'...
