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September 10, 2012
In a recent interview with The Boombox, R&B singer Anita Baker praised controversial singer Chris Brown, saying he is 'brilliant'...
September 7, 2012
RAP GENIUS - This week finds us celebrating the release of Lil Wayne's 'Dedication 4' mixtape...
September 6, 2012
Dr. Dre hasn't released an album of original hip-hop in more than a decade and yet he is the genre's…
September 5, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -— LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, 50 Cent and Grandmaster Flash are among the mourners at the…
September 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In a long weekend replete with outdoor music shows, the who’s who of hip-hop descended up on…
September 4, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - R. Kelly has been all about romance on his last two albums, but the self-proclaimed Pied…
September 1, 2012
LONDON (AP) - Usher's had a turbulent few months, but now he's back where he belongs — on stage...
August 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Wonder's remarks may seem a little reactionary to some of his fans, who are used to his…
August 31, 2012
RAP GENIUS - Kweli's upcoming mixtape Attack the Block (named after one of our favorite movies of last year) is…
August 30, 2012
DETROIT (AP) - A damaged 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown artists during the record label's 'Hitsville USA' heyday…
August 29, 2012
VIDEO - 'The Expendables 2' star Terry Crews is back as the Old Spice guy in a new online ad,…
August 29, 2012
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Will.i.am has premiered his new single — from Mars.
August 28, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - After last year’s cancellation due to Hurricane Irene, the Afro-Punk Festival returned this year with an evolved…
August 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Missy Elliott fans have been in serious withdrawal since she largely disappeared from the music scene after…
August 25, 2012
RAP GENIUS - Shyne, last seen hanging around Belize and converting to Judiasm, returned to relevance in true hip-hop fashion,…
August 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper and Grio's 100 alumni Nitty Scott, MC has dropped a new single on her upcoming commercial…
August 23, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — For years, anti-gay epithets and sentiments in rap have largely been accepted, along with its frequent…
August 22, 2012
There’s something so soothing about hearing those songs now. They help me through life’s disappointments and griefs and help me…
August 21, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Busta Rhymes has released an impressive set for diehard plans on his 9th studio album Year Of…
August 21, 2012
(AP) - Blues superstar B.B. King is returning to the grounds of the old Mississippi Delta cotton gin where as…