Lil Wayne wants Drake to squash the beef with Chris Brown
TMZ reports, Lil' Wayne has asked Chris Brown and Drake to end their battle ASAP...
Why rap's 'white girl' obsession hurts
OPINION - Kanye West, whose music I happen to love dearly, has had a longtime obsession with the white aesthetic...
Ice-T focuses on rap craft in 'The Art of Hip-Hop'
ATLANTA (AP) - Ice-T is infatuated with the clever wordplay associated with rap music....
Chris Brown vs. Drake brawl injures innocent partygoer
Chris Brown and Drake's longtime rivalry recently led to a brawl in a New York City nightclub. The fight ended up injuring several bystanders...
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...
Ice T: 'Rap put Obama' in White House
VIDEO - Ice-T appeared on the Today Show today explaining how hip hop and rap helped elect the first black president of American, Barack Obama...
Hit-Boy wants to inherit the 'Throne'
The 'Ni**as in Paris' hit maker sat down with theGrio to talk about his journey as a producer...
'The Message': New book applies hip-hop lyrics to life
theGRIO REPORT - Since this is Black Music Month, theGrio invites you to play producer and DJ. Share and discuss the songs and lyrics not just from hip-hop, but across genres, that you sample and rock because they have had an impact on you...
Obama was 'the bomb', now he's 'the man'
OPINION - In this election year rappers probably will not be criticizing President Obama. Not because he's black but because rap has largely lost its political voice...
Nicki Minaj cancels headlining Hot 97 Summer Jam performance
Last night's biggest performance at radio station Hot 97's Summer Jam concert could have come from female rapper Nicki Minaj and all of her guests. But it never happened.
