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September 6, 2013
RAP GENIUS - Knee-slappers aside, there was plenty going on in hip-hop over the past seven days. Below, the lines…
September 5, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - Billboard announced the list Thursday. Rock outfit Imagine Dragons is second with 'Radioactive,' followed by Daft…
September 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The voting process for the music and media festival South By Southwest's (SXSW) Blacks in Technology panel…
September 4, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The Human Rights Foundation has criticized Kanye West for performing at a wedding in Kazakhstan...
September 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Since John Legend debuted in 2004 with his R&B classic Get Lifted, he's become a household name...
September 3, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The artwork may have made people laugh, but Prince's new song is no joke...
August 30, 2013
TODAY - Grammy Award-winning R&B star Chris Brown dropped by the TODAY plaza Friday to get the pre-Labor Day crowds…
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
VIDEO - Timbaland, the hip-hop super-producer. has revealed plans for an upcoming, new Michael Jackson release, on what would have…
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
OPINION - Black women with large behinds are not accessories. Grills, trap music and stripper anthems are not all there…
August 26, 2013
TODAY - Crotch grabbing? Check. Stripping and gyrations worthy of a strip club? Done. Prancing around in flesh-toned latex bra…
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
OPINION - Is it too soon for art inspired by this horrific incident and is it even possible to do…
August 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview, Rakim confirms he’s working on a 4th solo album later for this year,…
August 19, 2013
BETHEL, N.Y. (AP) — The ashes of Richie Havens have been scattered across the site of the 1969 Woodstock concert...
August 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Singer/songwriter Amel Larrieux, half of the chart-topping 90s duo Groove Theory, is set to release a solo…
August 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris, Jr. filed a lawsuit Thursday in California federal court against…
August 16, 2013
TODAY - Coolio has decided to trade his "Gangsta's Paradise" for a new career — as a chef and author...