Hip Hop

thegrio, magic city, docuseries, starz
March 21, 2025

Starz picks up series about Atlanta’s legendary strip club Magic City

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thegrio, gene groove allen, house party, groove b chill
February 14, 2025

Pioneering MC and actor, Gene ‘Groove’ Allen, passes away at age 63

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thegrio, dj unk
January 24, 2025

DJ Unk of ‘Walk It Out’ and ‘2 Step’ fame has passed away

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Kendrick Lamar, Kendrick Lamar GNX, GNX, GNX album, K-Dot, K-Dot GNX, theGrio.com
November 22, 2024

Kendrick Lamar drops surprise album, ‘GNX’; group chats go crazy

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thegrio.com, lil half dead, death row records, 90s hip hop, snoop dogg
October 23, 2024

Lil ½ Dead’s 1994 album ‘The Dead Has Arisen’ is one of the best-produced West Coast albums almost nobody has heard

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November 4, 2023

Tupac Shakur has an Oakland street named for him 27 years after his death

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LA Premiere Of HBO's "Euphoria" - Arrivals
September 9, 2023

Drake announces highly anticipated ‘For All the Dogs’ album will arrive this month

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October 17, 2022

Missy Elliott honored with Virginia street that bears her name

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Rapper Jay-Z
August 26, 2022

A Jay-Z verse is still an event

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July 27, 2022

Chuck D-produced hip-hop docuseries coming to PBS in January

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July 17, 2022

Are DJs still gatekeepers in hip-hop? A discussion long in the making 

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Eric Holder Nipsey Hussle
July 6, 2022

Eric Holder Jr. convicted of first-degree murder for killing Nipsey Hussle

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SOMETHING IN THE WATER - Day 2
June 29, 2022

Here’s why Missy Elliott is hip-hop’s GOAT

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June 23, 2022

Is rap music in danger…’honestly, nevermind’: The relationship between hip-hop and house music

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June 14, 2022

Lizzo records new version of ‘GRRRLS’ after people with disabilities, fans complain

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Sekou Cooke (Photo credit: Michelle Schenandoah)
June 9, 2022

Sekou Cooke blends hip-hop and architecture to rethink urban design

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May 18, 2022

Black concert promoters allege Syracuse police shut down rap shows based on rumors, perceived violence

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Lollapalooza Buenos Aires 2019 - Day 3
May 13, 2022

Kendrick Lamar announces world tour amid new album release

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May 11, 2022

Meet Black Violin, the brothas combining hip hop and classical as string mixologists  

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April 24, 2022

I think my youngest kid has an affinity for trap-leaning, lyrically sound hip-hop and I’m here for it

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