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Fans of “The Boondocks” finally got to find out how the popular series would fair without its creator Aaron McGruder. The first episode of the…

A guy shows up to work late. His boss said he should’ve been there at 8:30. Listen to the audio player to hear the late employee’s…

  In this edition of  News You Can’t Use, Special K shares information about a new disease. Listen to the audio player to hear about this disease…

  “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” showed no mercy to  Gary With Da Tea‘s butterfly collard shirt. Listen to the audio player to hear the main…

Headkrack is broadcasting live from California as Coachella comes to an end. Listen to this edition of  Hip Hop Spot to hear all the highlights from the festival including…

Jay Z and a collection of some of his master recordings are in the middle of an extortion investigation. The masters were recorded between 1998…

    Special K is back with another round of “Racial Jeopardy,” and today a White guy named Cody is playing against the game. Listen to…

Nina Simone (pictured) is one of American music’s most-iconic figures as well as a legendary icon of artistic expression and empowerment. Known as the “High…

We’re sad to report Rickey Smiley lost his brother-in-law to cancer last week. While him and his family continue to grieve, he wanted to give a…

Millions of reality television show fans finally got to see the much-hyped fight between “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast members Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams.…

  Unfortunately, people are still protesting Sean “Diddy” Combs speaking at Howard University‘s commencement. The reports say the issue is the Forbes list hip-hop mogul…

Gary With Da Tea doesn’t believe Porsha Williams is to blame for the brawl on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion.” Although the reality star swept the floor…