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theGRIO VIDEO - Kweli, who is a fan of Rick Ross’ music, would love to see the passion that was…
RAP GENIUS - Slick Rick references are still cool, Ab-Soul still loves both his mysticism and his weed, Eminem's name…
OPINION - Corporate America has got a chokehold on hip-hop. Whenever a something affects a rapper’s bottom line, as in…
RAP GENIUS - This week, our list is dominated by two phenomena. Funkmaster Flex dropped a massive, 56 song mixtape…
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) - Tyga is set to perform at Harvard University despite opposition from critics who've signed a petition…
theGRIO REPORT - Meek called rap 'imaginary visual,' comparing the violent nature of rap music to screenwriters inserting a scene…
theGRIO REPORT - The firestorm has singed the 37-year-old rapper at the moment, but any long-term consequences appear slim according…
NEW YORK (AP) - Thursday's apology — in the form of a tweet — came the same day a women's…
RAP GENIUS - The past seven days found Styles P calling out fakers, Action Bronson taking it back to the…
theGRIO REPORT - The backlash over Rick Ross' controversial "U.O.E.N.O." lyric referencing date rape continues to build and now one…
OPINION - While we rightfully attack Rick Ross for his irresponsible lyrics, we also have to attack the culture that…
RAP GENIUS - The announcement of XXL's 2013 Freshmen list this week (thankfully not actually all men this time) set…
OPINION - a verse on the song 'You Don’t Even Know,' Ross raps about drugging a woman, and then raping…
RAP GENIUS - As the RG camp recovers from an exhausting and successful SxSW, we somehow stopped sneezing and coughing…
RAP GENIUS - This past week found the hip-hop community commemorating one of its saddest anniversaries -- the March 9,…
RAP GENIUS - This week found the hip-hop community arguing over MTV's annual 'Hottest MC in the Game' list...
RAP GENIUS - Whether it's 2 Chainz beating us into submission with the word "work," Jim Jones acting like a…
RAP GENIUS - We have an all-too-rare geographic variety in this edition of LOTW...