Jay-Z to release 'Live In Brooklyn' CD
theGRIO REPORT - Hov will be releasing an 8 song EP called Live In Brooklyn, that will feature the legendary rapper’s best performances from his Barclays debut...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This week, the biggest news in hip-hop was not about a person, but about a building
'Bandz a Make Her Dance' sparks school scandal
The Miami-Dade School Board is not happy with the recent release of Juicy J's "Bandz a Make Her Dance" music video.
Mystikal becomes latest rapper to consider porn career
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Mystikal is allegedly considering a comeback in the porn industry if his new album fails...
Lil Wayne joins chorus of rappers ripping Romney
theGRIO REPORT - It doesn’t look like Mitt Romney has the hip-hop world’s approval...
Hip-hop duo raps support for Chicago teachers
theGRIO REPORT - Among the storm of praise and criticism surrounding Chicago’s teachers strike, the city’s educators seem to have picked up some new supporters...
9-year-old Brooklyn boy raps against sagging: 'Pull Ya Pants Up'
theGRIO REPORT - One young man in Brooklyn is especially tired of the continuing pants sagging trend. Nine-year-old Amor 'Lilman' Arteaga of Flatbush, Brooklyn is so irate over seeing trousers slung below the hips that he wrote a rap about it -- aptly titled 'Pull Ya Pants Up'...
Forbes ranks Dr. Dre as rap's richest
Dr. Dre hasn't released an album of original hip-hop in more than a decade and yet he is the genre's richest man -- why? It's the headphones, stupid...
Remembering 'Baby' Chris Lighty
OPINION - Like a lot of young hip hop executives, Lighty learned the record industry fundamentals at Def Jam Records under the leadership of Russell Simons and Lyor Cohen, but real success and influence came as a result of his entrepreneurship...
Timbaland: 2 new Missy Elliott tracks coming over Labor Day weekend
theGRIO REPORT - Missy Elliott fans have been in serious withdrawal since she largely disappeared from the music scene after her 2005 release 'The Cookbook'...
