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November 8, 2011
theGrio REPORTS -- Members of the hip-hop community took to twitter on Tuesday to respond to the untimely death of…
November 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - A new study examining alcohol and drug use among teens has revealed that African-American adolescents are less…
November 7, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hip hop heavyweights known as much for their fiery political lyrics as for their bass-pounding beats…
November 7, 2011
OPINION - Did you know in Ohio and around the country, one-fifth of all public-sector employees are African-American? That makes…
September 20, 2011
The New York Times - In Senegal, the political mainstream appears stagnant and the musicians anything but, which explains why…
August 29, 2011
REVIEW - Instantly striking is just how flat Wayne comes off. While the content and subject matter is nearly identical…
August 18, 2011
SLIDESHOW - With rumors swirling about a possible comeback attempt from Will Smith in the hip-hop game theGrio got to…
August 17, 2011
OPINION - If we're going to debate the current 'King,' then first and foremost, at least the past 5 years…
July 29, 2011
This raises a number of fascinating issues around race, hip-hop, and the relationship between subcultures and mass culture...
July 25, 2011
It has finally been confirmed that on August 8, Jay-Z and Kanye West will release their highly anticipated joint LP,…
June 7, 2011
Memphis, Tennessee Hip Hop pioneers Three 6 Mafia are returning to reality television...
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Badass Barbie Nicki Minaj was breaking hearts and Billboard records even before her debut LP, Pink Friday,…
January 20, 2011
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) - The performer, whose legal name is Mario Mims, had been arrested after the fight outside a…
January 19, 2011
In a private ceremony to be held tonight in downtown Jackson, David Banner will be among the new musicians inducted…
January 14, 2011
NEW YORK - The rapper, now 36, has said he didn't know the victim died until police told him so...
January 3, 2011
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The former rapper says he's thrilled that authorities in Hungary are debating whether his lyrics have…
December 20, 2010
Waka also states that the rumor that an associate shown on stage in a video [that has since been removed]…
December 9, 2010
"I'm from where they're from I can talk about those experiences on the street, but I am a businessman now.…
December 8, 2010
"But we wanted him to help market and promote it. That would have been nice....
November 24, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Here are some of those artists who, despite some of their mention of drugs in lyrics and "misdemeanor"…