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A group of Missouri high school students, mostly rocking cowboy hats, turned their backs and displayed a Donald Trump sign as the starting roster for a mostly Black basketball team was announced.

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Clearly, he knew what a controversial statement he'd just made.

Black Tony got the chance to have a conversation with rapper Young Dro! The two made plans to collab after Black Tony told him about his mixtape. Check out this funny exclusive video from “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” weekdays from 6-10 a.m. EST! RELATED: […]

The Chi-Town emcee has accomplished a lot of great things in 2016, and he's ending the year with a bang.

Parlae stopped by Hot 1079 to chop it up with B High about his new project “Talk to Em”. During the conversation Parlae talked about working with Big Bank Black, recent deaths in ATL, as well as his new web series Lurking.

Chicago artist Ashley Woods is rapidly becoming a household name in the comic world.

A woman called the toy store to ask about some large balls she saw somebody else with. Click on the audio player to hear customer service help in the large ball department in this hilarious prank call on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! RELATED: Prank Call: Alcohol Abuse Counselor Gets Fed Up Trying […]

Angela Simmons gave birth to her adorable son with business man Sutton Tennyson earlier this fall. The two are either engaged, or married already, but rumor has it she’s starting to think about the wedding ceremony. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! According to Gary With Da Tea, the ceremony will be a little non-traditional, since the […]