About 97.9 The Beat Staff

Lil’ Boosie is free and ready to get back to work! After speaking publicly since his release from prison, he’s shared what he’s been working on…

Who’s really taking care of Blue Ivy Carter? According to Gary With Da Tea Jay Z is. Listen to Gary’s Tea  in the audio player to hear how Jay Z…

  After releasing five albums on Loud Records and one on Jive, Queens rap duo Mobb Deep signed to 50 Cent’s G-Unit label in 2005…

We have an interracial baby situation  on our hands in the latest edition of Paternity Test Tuesday. The alleged father and drug dealer, Irvell denies being…

Mr. Henry has a week left in jail, but he called “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” to give everyone an update on how he’s doing. Listen…

Two months after taking a highly controversial and much-touted trip to North Korea, former NBA player Dennis Rodman (pictured right) offered a tearful apology on…

Diddy is looking to expand the reach of his music channel Revolt. The media mogul recently made a bid to buy the music channel Fuse.…

When it comes to legendary women of soul, the first two names that come to mind are Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin. The two ladies…

An unnamed Little Rock, Ark., teacher at Forest Heights Middle School accidentally showed her students last Wednesday, an explicit video of her performing sex acts…

The fallout from the death of Whitney Houston is still happening two years since she passed. One of the responding officers is suing the LAPD…

Just when you thought Jay Z and Kanye West were done making headlines for the next few weeks, the dynamic duo has singlehandedly shocked fans…

As promised by Anthony Tiffith, CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, the TDE takeover continues. SZA steps up to bat as the first lady of TDE…