Hip-Hop Fans

Nov 9, 2024 | thegrio.com | Hip-Hop Fans |Kay Wicker

If you’re struggling emotionally and don’t know where to find hope and joy after the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, you’re not alone. In addition to roughly half of the country, even the self-proclaimed “Joy Lady” Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts is having a hard time in the election’s aftermath. “Sis is struggling,” she admitted to theGrio.

Nov 8, 2024 | thegrio.com | Hip-Hop Fans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and other agencies. The messages, sent anonymously, were reported in several states, including New York, Alabama, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. They generally used a similar tone but varied in wording.

Nov 6, 2024 | thegrio.com | Hip-Hop Fans |Rocky Kanaka

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for three games without pay for shoving a member of the media. Embiid’s suspension will begin with the next regular-season game for which he is eligible and able to play. The 2023 NBA MVP has yet to play this season because of what the 76ers call left knee management. The Sixers begin a road trip in Los Angeles against the Clippers on Wednesday night.

Nov 4, 2024 | thegrio.com | Hip-Hop Fans |Denzel Washington |Rocky Kanaka |Monée Fields-White

Celebrated as the quintessential artist and impresario, Quincy Jones had a life in music that spanned more than seven decades. During a remarkably diverse career, he has made his mark in every facet of the music industry as a music conductor, record producer, arranger, composer, television producer, and trumpeter. The musical genius, among one of 18 EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), died Sunday, November 3 in California at age 91.

Oct 29, 2024 | thegrio.com | Hip-Hop Fans |Denzel Washington |Kay Wicker |Peter Sarsgaard Pleads

Actor David Harris, best known for his role as “Cochise” in the 1979 cult classic film “The Warriors” died on Friday at the age of 75. He died of cancer at his home in New York, his daughter Davina Harris told the New York Times. “The Warriors,” based on a 1965 novel by Sol Yurick of the same name, follows the story of a New York gang accused of killing a rival gang leader. As a result, Cochise and his gang spend the film battling rival gangs on a wild journey back home to Brooklyn.