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June 18, 2012
Rapper and activist ,Killer Mike, told Invasion Radio that the extremes between Waka Flaka Flame and Lupe Fiasco would eventually…
June 15, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - To mix funk, soul and rock together is a task that many have tried but only few…
June 15, 2012
Gospel singer BeBe Winans announced yesterday that he will release a book entitled "The Whitney I Knew" on July 31st…
June 15, 2012
NFL receiver DeSean Jackson has started his own rap label called Jaccpot Records and is ready to fully invest in…
June 15, 2012
OPINION - The precedent for singers-turned-actors isn’t optimistic for Mary -- many have tried and failed to have as great…
June 14, 2012
R.Kelly may believe he can fly, but he apparently doesn't think he needs to pay his taxes...
June 14, 2012
Complex Music recently interviewed rapper Talib Kweli and he brke down the 25 songs that to him are most essential…
June 14, 2012
Singer Robin Thicke has his hands full making music and doing commercials, while his =wife Paula Patton is busy acting…
June 12, 2012
OPINION - If there’s one person who, today, embodies black music history of the 20th century at its best, it’s…
June 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A rash of violent crimes in major cities like Philadelphia and Chicago have only highlighted the need…
June 10, 2012
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (AP) - The reclusive R&B singer, D'Angelo, made his first live U.S. appearance in 12 years at the…
June 8, 2012
Stepping from behind the boards, Hit-Boy, producer of the Kanye and Jay-Z's monster hit 'N***** In Paris' dropped his first…
June 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Will Smith has recorded a remix to 'Summertime' as an into to DJ Jazzy Jeff's mixtape...
June 8, 2012
OPINION - Just days ago, Lauryn Hill seemed (yet again) poised for another comeback. But now, the star -- who’s…
June 7, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have charged five-time Grammy winner Lauryn Hill with willfully failing to file income tax…
June 6, 2012
PARCHMAN, Mississippi (AP) - A Mississippi man convicted of killing four young nieces and nephews in a 1990 stabbing rampage…
June 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - These stories, which have been passed from generation to generation, are being performed by the award winning…
June 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Since this is Black Music Month, theGrio invites you to play producer and DJ. Share and discuss…
June 5, 2012
BOSTON (AP) - Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of 1950s vocal group the Platters who sang on hits…
June 4, 2012
Last night's biggest performance at radio station Hot 97's Summer Jam concert could have come from female rapper Nicki Minaj…