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“The Sugar Shack,” the iconic Ernie Barnes painting also on Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You” LP, was sold to Bill Perkins at a Christie’s auction.
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Brooklyn rapper Casanova pleads guilty to federal charges of drug trafficking and racketeering, faces up to 60 years in prison.
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Rapper Kendrick Lamar announced that he is going on an international 64-date tour, ‘The Big Steppers Tour.’
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Prosecutors in the murder of Jam Master Jay say that witness intimidation by the suspects delayed charges for almost 20 years.
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Roots frontman Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter teams up with producer Danger Mouse for new album, ‘Cheat Codes,’ dropping August 12.
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theGrio reviews jazz bassist’s Ron Carter’s 85th birthday celebration performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall.
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‘Come Dance with Me’ host Philip Lawrence talks writing with Bruno Mars and going out on his own
Phil Lawrence, seven-time Grammy-winning songwriter, spoke with theGrio about his hosting gig on CBS’ ‘Come Dance with Me.’