The top 5 rap lyrics of the week: Shyne disses Diddy
RAP GENIUS - Shyne, last seen hanging around Belize and converting to Judiasm, returned to relevance in true hip-hop fashion, by dissing his former boss, Diddy...
Nitty Scott links up with Kendrick Lamar for new single
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper and Grio's 100 alumni Nitty Scott, MC has dropped a new single on her upcoming commercial debut,The BOOMBOX Diaries Vol.1 EP...
State senator slams Lil Wayne's 'I don't like New York' comment
theGRIO REPORT - New York State Senator Malcolm A. Smith held a press conference in the middle of Times Square Wednesday to express how "taken aback" and "shocked" he was that rapper Lil Wayne said, "I don't like New York'...
Hip-hop shifts anti-gay tone as rights issues rise
NEW YORK (AP) — For years, anti-gay epithets and sentiments in rap have largely been accepted, along with its frequent misogyny and violence, as part of the hip-hop culture...
Did Jay Electronica ghostwrite Nas' 'Untitled' album?
theGRIO REPORT - Nas' fans are reeling from reports that the Illmatic emcee's 2008 album, Untitled, may have been ghostwritten by his fellow rapper Jay Electronica....
Afrika Bambaataa named Cornell visiting scholar
ITHACA, New York (AP) - Hip hop pioneer DJ Afrika Bambaataa has been appointed to a three-year term as a visiting scholar at Cornell University...
Common freestyles about new movie
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Common freestyled about his new movie 'The Odd Life of Timothy Green'....
Adam Yauch's will bars use of his music in commercials
NEW YORK (AP) - The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch rapped that he wouldn't 'sell my songs for no TV ad.' His will shows he wanted to make sure that held true after his death, too...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
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IRS auctions off Young Buck's personal items
theGRIO REPORT - The IRS auctioned off Young Buck's personal items and studio equipment, while the Tennessee rapper watched from prison...
