Talib Kweli's 'Prisoner Of Conscious' is solid but not his best

Brandon Neasman

REVIEW - First and foremost, though,Talib Kweli is an artist. He’s a good rapper—great even. His latest effort, however, is not...

Find local black businesses with new iPhone app

Sajjad Musa, DFRAGG.com

REVIEW - Around the Way is an app for your iPhone or Android device that helps its users locate black owned businesses...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lena Dunham in unlikely 'Girls' dust-up

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview Saturday with E! News, Lena Dunham responded to Kareem Abdul-Jabar’s harsh review of HBO's 'Girls'...

Review: Fabolous' solid 'Soul Tape 2'

Chris Martin

REVIEW - Like most projects from the Brooklyn emcee, this one is feature heavy, but thankfully this where the bulk of the album's strength lies...

Review: Flying Lotus' 'Until The Quiet Comes' is electro's next wave

Danielle Koon

REVIEW - Astoundingly enough, 'Until The Quiet Comes' is a clear indication that the electronic movement is moving forward on an entirely new wave with Flylo as its leader...

Review: Lupe Fiasco is back on 'Food & Liquor II'

Chris Martin

REVIEW - The Chicago wordsmith gets our attention by delivering the long-awaited, 'Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album pt. 1'...

'Red Hook Summer' suggests Spike Lee's star may be fading

Javier David

REVIEW - Spike Lee' s 'Red Hook Summer' deserved a better fate than a cast of middling actors and a shoestring budget...

Biography recounts Obama's path to Rev. Wright

theGrio

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new biography that traces Barack Obama's path from birth to Harvard Law School sketches the pragmatism and politics of the future president's early choices, including his first connections to the inflammatory preacher whom Obama cut ties with during his 2008 presidential campaign...