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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…
August 21, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Tupac Shakur rose from the stage in the California desert earlier this year, it was
August 21, 2012
OPINION - Idol has the one thing Minaj craves -- a crossover audience and massive pop culture presence...
August 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - For years Rage Against The Machine has been one of the most politically outspoken rock bands around...
August 17, 2012
Who has the biggest selling album of 2012 so far? Justin Bieber? Adele? Wrong. It's Lionel Richie!...
August 17, 2012
OPINION - For black audiences especially, The Supremes have a story that continues to resonate, even if it is far…
August 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The latest Obama campaign video doesn't feature any Hollywood actors and actresses, NBA players or even fellow…
August 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Singer Alicia Keys unveiled the title of her next album on her website late last night...
August 14, 2012
Missy Elliott's longtime manager, Mona Scott-Young released a statement to Billboard saying she has not been contacted to work on…
August 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Nas' fans are reeling from reports that the Illmatic emcee's 2008 album, Untitled, may have been ghostwritten…
August 12, 2012
LONDON (AP) - Usain Bolt went from breaking a record to spinning a record...
August 11, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Superstar singer Beyonce has serenaded a different New York City venue: The United Nations...
August 7, 2012
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Ranking Trevor, a pioneer of rap reggae during the 1970s, has died in a traffic accident…
August 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The family of the late R& B singer Aaliyah is putting to rumors that they have a…
August 7, 2012
MILWAUKEE (AP) - When they aren't ranting in Internet forums, many of the nation's white supremacists seek a louder outlet…
August 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - We reported last week that rapper Drake was tapped to produce the late singer Aaliyah’s first posthumous…