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Gary With Da Tea from “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” is never shy about sharing his opinion, and he gives his thoughts about who should…

More women are saying “I do” to men with lower levels of education, according to a new study. For the first time in 50 years,…

Every so often comes an artist that’s worthy of our attention – Polly A is that artist. The Milwaukee native realized early on the typical 9-5…

Singer Kelis is an artist in the vocal booth and when it comes to serving up a delectable meal in the kitchen. She’s gotten so…

Every hero needs theme music and Michael Jai White’s karate-chopping brainchild  “Black Dynamite” is no exception. In “A Tribute To Black Dynamite” producer and Music…

Despite getting songwriting publishing checks hand over fist, singer-songwriter R. Kelly is still having financial issues, at least when it comes to paying child support. The…

Gary With Da Tea announced Rickey Smiley is set to present at the 45th NAACP Image Awards. Listen to the audio player to hear Rickey talk about being…

Gary With Da Tea is reporting T-Pain is coming to Frank Ocean‘s defense for being blacklisted by the hip-hop community. Listen to Gary’s Tea in the audio player…

  Model and businesswoman Kimora Lee Simmons has an attraction to Hip-Hop moguls, or so it seems. Rumors are circulating that KLS is spending some…

 Bernice Jenkins has a list full of Church Announcements today and even made mention of Lil’ Darrl.  Listen to the audio player to hear what Bernice Jenkins said…

It was a big night for Jimmy Fallon this past Monday. Fallon took over hosting duties on “The Tonight Show.” And in his normal fashion,…

Rapper 50 Cent came into the game with a big chip on his shoulder. As his bank account has grown, 50 seemed to have calmed…