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August 30, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Ron Howard's 'Made in America' documentary about the Jay-Z-curated music festival in Philadelphia will air Oct.…
August 30, 2013
TODAY - The Association of French Bakers is upset with lyrics from 'I am God,' in which West raps 'In…
August 30, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - If you're fan of Beyonce, Usher, and Rick Ross, you should get to know Rico Love...
August 29, 2013
RAP GENIUS - This week saw rap moving ever-closer to the movie business, 'This ain't a movie, dog' declarations notwithstanding...
August 29, 2013
OPINION - We all need to do a better job at opening up to those who may seem different than…
August 27, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Eleven people including 2 Chainz were arrested Thursday after refusing to get off the bus for…
August 27, 2013
OPINION - Black women with large behinds are not accessories. Grills, trap music and stripper anthems are not all there…
August 26, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rap star 'Fat Joe' has reported to federal prison in Florida to serve a 4-month sentence…
August 23, 2013
RAP GENIUS - We returned this week to a post-'Control' hip-hop world, where response records were still coming from the…
August 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - J.Cole, one of hip hop’s rising stars, questions if his skin complexion had anything to do with…
August 22, 2013
SLIDESHOW - Drake's highly anticipated third official album, Nothing Was the Same, is due out on September 24th, but he's…
August 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview, Rakim confirms he’s working on a 4th solo album later for this year,…
August 17, 2013
RAP GENIUS - This week will be remembered as 'the time Kendrick Lamar broke the Internet'...
August 16, 2013
TODAY - Coolio has decided to trade his "Gangsta's Paradise" for a new career — as a chef and author...
August 15, 2013
VIDEO - Kendrick’s verse is getting tons of attention because he calls out and challenges fellow emcees like Drake and…
August 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A new Kmart back-to-school commercial has been creating backlash for the superstore, with some viewers calling them…
August 14, 2013
NBC SPORTS - Kendrick Lamar set the hip-hop world ablaze on Tuesday, after dropping a verse in the Big Sean…
August 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Miley Cyrus' embrace of hip-hop -- from using its rhetoric to its rhymes -- and has ruffled…
August 14, 2013
SLIDESHOW - With artists like Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, and Miguel dominating the year so far, other big names are…
August 13, 2013
OPINION - As the 'Straight Outta Compton' album celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, much of the messaging of revolution…