Slideshow: Hip-hop's best '4/20' high points
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - In honor of the unofficial holiday that is '4/20' (a.k.a. Marijuana Day), theGrio listed some of the more memorable cuts dedicated to the sticky icky...
The top 5 rap lyrics of the week
RAP GENIUS - This week saw LL Cool J somehow get involved with a song that was even worse than his last one...
Snoop Lion aims for the White House with ‘Reincarnated’
theGRIO REPORT - Snoop Lion, has shifted from the grim realities of hip hop to the positive vibrations of reggae with his new album and documentary film, 'Reincarnated'...
Hip-hop's most notable name changes
Check out our list of some our favorite artists that went by a different rap handle or nickname...
Snoop Dogg smokes weed during songwriting panel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music fans who turned out to BMI's annual pre-Grammy Awards 'How I Wrote That Song' discussion got a little more than they expected thanks to Snoop Dogg — a contact high.
'Snoop Lion' gets the blessing of Bob Marley's son
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Snoop Dogg is now known as Snoop Lion, since his conversion to Rastafarianism on July 30, 2012...
‘Hip pops’: Rap music’s greatest dads
SLIDESHOW - Celebrities get a bad wrap much of the time for caring more about their careers over the maturation of their children...
Snoop Dogg plays Moses in 'rap battle' with Santa Claus
VIDEO - In the Epic Rap Battles of History's latest video, rapper Snoop Dogg plays Moses and engages in a hip-hop battle with Santa Claus...
Happy b'day Jay-Z! Rappers still relevant over 40
SLIDESHOW - Rap icon and entrepreneur Jay-Z turns the ripe old age of 42 today, and yet he's arguably as popular and prolific as he's ever been...
Boo! Blood-curdling black horror films
SLIDESHOW - This Halloween, if you're looking to curl up and watch a scary movie with someone here's a few with soul...
