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