Music

When Kendrick Lamar, aka Oklama, announced via social media that he had a new album dropping in May, well, the social media lit up.
/ June 9, 2022
iHeartRadio 103.5 KISS FM Jingle Ball 2021 - Show
Grammy winner Lil Nas X posted a clip of a diss track aimed at BET, after getting snubbed of 2022 BET Award nominations.
/ June 8, 2022
Rappers Trouble and Rotimi, theGrio.com
Jamichael Jones, the man accused of fatally shooting Atlanta rapper Trouble, turned himself in to authorities on Monday.
/ June 8, 2022
OPINION: For Black Music Month, theGrio is featuring a weekly series in which our writers name the songs they believe best represent the Black experience. Matthew Allen offers his list, leaning into more abstract examples of Blackness in connection to regions and generations.
/ June 8, 2022
WJBE owner, former Tennessee lawmaker Joe Armstrong, was convicted of a felony tax case. The FCC says he didn’t report it.
/ June 7, 2022
Stevie Wonder may be the greatest recording artist America has ever produced. He’s an extraordinary singer, writer and instrumentalist.
/ June 7, 2022
Rappers Trouble and Rotimi, theGrio.com
Trouble, an Atlanta rapper who collaborated with Drake and The Weeknd, was killed on Sunday during a home invasion.
/ June 6, 2022