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November 8, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Sources close to legendary rapper Heavy D have told theGrio that he has passed away at age…
November 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - A new study examining alcohol and drug use among teens has revealed that African-American adolescents are less…
October 12, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Hip-hop all-stars past and present came out for the 6th annual BET Hip-Hop awards, which aired Tuesday, October…
September 28, 2011
Among nominations announced by the Hall on Tuesday include Gun N' Roses, Joan Jett, and The Cure, along with previous…
September 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Multifaceted entertainer Nick Cannon released a new rap track Tuesday, in which he tackles pressing issues such…
June 7, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dr. Dre won't be behind the microphone at a federal courthouse after all...
May 13, 2011
OPINION - The guy who was once the definition of cool has been diminished to working with TMZ stars...
April 20, 2011
OPINION - Lil' B may not have a keen understanding of the lyricism it takes to have a prolonged rap…
April 8, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - A police report says a woman waiting for a mall store to open early Jan. 28 was…
April 7, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - FBI agents on both coasts participated in a nearly two-year investigation aimed at finding out who…
March 9, 2011
CLUTCH - Although his murder is still unsolved (although new leads have surfaced), his music lives on forever...
March 3, 2011
Following that she made Billboard history after being announced as the first female rapper to have 7 entries on the…
February 15, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - This year's awards, however, were the lowlights in the Grammys' complicated relationship with hip-hop...
January 12, 2011
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's media watchdog says a small radio station did not break the law by broadcasting explicit…
December 27, 2010
"Topanga Mall Nordstroms valet is janky as F---!!! They gotta a lil stealing ring goin, PARKS YA OWN S--- from…
December 7, 2010
REVIEW - The album has seen it's ups-and-downs parallel the man behind it and now hits shelves as the rapper…
December 1, 2010
West easily beat rapper Nicki Minaj's debut, Pink Friday, which was a distant second at 371,049 sold...
November 30, 2010
There's a tiny, tiny little touch of hypocrisy in the "do as I say, not as I do" approach he's…
November 29, 2010
OPINION - It's impossible for Minaj to be doing what she does now without Kim, but she's taken what we…
November 27, 2010
Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim's war of words has risen another notch...