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February 20, 2014
RAP GENIUS - Ever since Beyoncé dropped her party anthem with Jay Z, everyone is feeling a little tipsy in…
February 20, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — After battling with his major label for years, 50 Cent has decided to become an independent…
February 20, 2014
VIDEO - Jimmy Fallon has remixed Brian Williams' Nightly News to resemble classic rap songs in the past, but he's…
February 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A scripted comedy series based on Nas' life as a rising rapper in the early 90s in…
February 14, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake is apologizing for lashing out at Rolling Stone for replacing him on the cover with…
February 14, 2014
OPINION - Nicki Minaj’s latest outrage is a wake-up call. But the all-important question is will we heed it?...
February 13, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Drake took to Twitter today to air his feelings about being 'misquoted' in leaked excerpts from an…
February 13, 2014
RAP GENIUS - Several heavy hitters released tracks this week, including Ice Cube, who has been creating music for over…
February 13, 2014
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand immigration authorities Thursday banned Los Angeles rappers Odd Future from entering the country…
February 12, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - When Macklemore upset Kendrick Lamar to win rap album of the year at the Grammys, he reached…
February 11, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Kanye West may have secured a new sneaker deal with Adidas that were complete with royalties, but…
February 11, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Yesterday, Kanye West released a statement commenting on the 10 year anniversary of his Def Jam debut,…
February 7, 2014
RAP GENIUS - It’s been 20 years since Nas' iconic Illmatic album dropped, and he blessed music listeners around the…
February 5, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The goal of the teacher was for his students to find the figurative language used in the…
February 4, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - If you were to Google Charlamagne Tha God and Lil Duval, you’d find a long and detailed…
February 3, 2014
theGRIO Q&A - The rapper recently sat down theGrio to talk about his new show, his biggest fans and why…
February 3, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Inspired from the cassette tapes of the 90’s, theGrio’s B-Side section will be giving emerging artists a…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO's 100 - Oscar nominee Pharrell Williams was a featured artists on the two biggest songs of 2013 – Daft…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - The unabashedly profane duo take 'throwing shade' to a new level on a weekly basis leaving their…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO's 100- Dr. Danielle Lee is a scientist who works in the biology field. She uses social media, informal experiential…