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April 10, 2013

Beyoncé and Jay-Z unintentionally become cultural ambassadors to Cuba

theGRIO REPORT - A casual trip by two celebrities to a foreign land has single-handedly awakened a 50-year-old sleeping giant...
April 10, 2013

Stacey Dash: Beyoncé, Jay-Z ‘funded a Communist regime’

E! NEWS - The actress, who has been very vocal about political issues since the last presidential elections...
April 9, 2013

Beyoncé, Jay Z Cuba trip was OK’d, Treasury Department says

TRAVEL -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Thursday confirmed that Beyonce and Jay-Z's controversial trip to Cuba last…
April 8, 2013

Jay-Z announces festival returning to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jay-Z says his 'Made in America' festival is coming back to Philadelphia...
April 8, 2013

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Cuba trip shows: It’s time to lift the US embargo on Cuba

OPINION - Congress should lift the travel restrictions on Cuba so that Americans can 'travel first class to change the…
April 8, 2013

GOP congressmen question Jay-Z, Beyoncé trip to Cuba

theGRIO REPORT - Two Republican lawmakers are questioning who approved Jay-Z and Beyonce's recent trip to Cuba, reportedly to celebrate…
April 5, 2013

Jada Pinkett Smith reveals what she learned from Jay-Z

theGRIO VIDEO - In part 2 of her interview with theGrio, Jada Pinkett Smith talks about collaborating with Jay-Z to…
April 4, 2013

Beyoncé, Jay-Z celebrate their anniversary in Havana

HAVANA (AP) - Beyonce and Jay-Z are causing a big stir in Havana, where they are celebrating their fifth wedding…
April 4, 2013

Beyoncé creates a stir with release of new Pepsi ad

VIDOE - Beyoncé released a video yesterday enticing fans with news that she will be making some form of an…
April 2, 2013

Beyoncé to cover Amy Winehouse for ‘The Great Gatsby’

E! Online - Beyoncé is going to do a 'great' job covering an Amy Winehouse hit...
April 1, 2013

Diddy ranks no. 1 on Forbes’ list of hip-hop’s richest

theGRIO REPORT - Diddy tops this year’s Forbes' list of hip-hop’s wealthiest artists -- and is joined by some of…
March 19, 2013

Why doesn't hip-hop respect its elders?

OPINION - In today’s hip-hop landscape, pioneers are typically dismissed and marginalized by the mainstream, trotted out once a year…
March 18, 2013

Is hip-hop bad for black America?

theGRIO REPORT - Kendrick Lamar. Nicki Minaj. Childish Gambino. Chief Keef. From the profound to the profane, these rap artists…
March 18, 2013

'Bow Down': New Beyoncé single creates major buzz

theGRIO REPORT - Taking the music world by surprise, Beyonce stirred up social media frenzy after releasing her latest track…
March 13, 2013

Pursuit of hackers who took credit reports expands

WASHINGTON (AP) - The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general,…
March 12, 2013

Michelle Obama's credit data leaked on website

LOS ANGELES (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is the latest public figure to have her credit report and other…
March 12, 2013

Justin Timberlake hints at Kanye West feud on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'

VIDEO - Justin Timberlake returned to music this year with the release of his single 'Suit & Tie', which became…
March 7, 2013

Marco Rubio quotes Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z to show support for Rand Paul's filibuster

theGRIO REPORT - Republican Senator Marco Rubio quoted the 'modern day poet[s]' Wiz Khalifa and Jay-Z in an effort to…
February 25, 2013

Kanye West on Obama: 'I don't give a f**k what the president's got to say'

theGRIO REPORT - If concertgoers thought that the 'Kanye being Kanye' antics were going to end on Saturday, they were…
February 25, 2013

Kanye West disses Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake on stage

E! ONLINE - Kanye West has never been one to bite his tongue, but diss Jay-Z ... that's a different…