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Actor Jon Hamm may be the epitome of masculinity and suaveness now, but he had to go some awkward phases to get there. Recently, a…

A few days ago, Benzino‘s nephew Gai Scott was arraigned in court for shooting his uncle following Benzino’s mother’s funeral. During the arraignment, Gai Scott…

Compton rapper The Game is back under the microscope of the police. He is being investigated allegedly beating up his fiancee Tiffney Cambridge. The investigation…

One thing no one can stand is a thirsty dude at the club! It’s so many out there, Special K had to write a poem about it. Listen…

  “T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle” made it’s season premiere on VH1, but there are a few things we know we will not see…

Y’all remember the reggae artist Collie Budz? He had that infectious song back in 2007 called “Come Around” that was talking about smoking some herb.…

      One could only imagine what the set of “The Rickey Smiley Show” is like. Roger Bobb, executive producer of the show, talked…

Triple threat Jennifer Lopez can now say she is expanding the reach of her TV channel NuvoTV. She recently won the bid to purchase Fuse…

Beyonce can’t seem to stay out of the news. According to Gary With Da Tea, Nixon, Beyonce’s baby brother is homeless. Listen to Gary’s Tea in the audio player…

In this edition of Dumb Ass News, Rickey Smiley reports a grandmother in Maryland was arrested for stealing her grandson’s teacher’s wallet. Listen to the…

“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks presented the 2014 Big Ass Face Award for Best TV Judge to Joe Brown! Listen to the audio…

Grammy-nominated producer, label exec and rapper Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie knows a thing or two about competition between MCs. The onetime leader of Bad Boy Records…