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It’s been 53 years since Sesame Street made its debut on national television, and although they’ve come across a few scandals during their run-nothing beats the heat they’re catching after a video went viral of two little black girls that were waved off by a character at Sesame Place Philadelphia. Since the incident, Sesame Place […]

Week 5 of Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball tournament brought Dallas a real Tripled D present with a very special halftime performance from Dallas rapper, Fat Pimp. Check out what you missed and who you may have missed durning the incredible event. There were many celeb sitings who came to enjoy a total of 6 intense […]

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Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Leave it up to ATL rapper, turned actor, turned superstar Ludacris to bring new vibes to his fans . The former radio dj is still expanding his craft & career 15 plus years later. Press play to hear the reasoning of the excitement in his voice. New shoe deal, plus […]

Today the world celebrates the life and legacy of freedom fighter Nelson Mandela! See below The UN held an informal meeting to mark the observance of “Nelson Mandela International Day”, during which the 2020 UN Nelson Mandela Prize was awarded to Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis of Greece and Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté of Guinea. The Deputy […]

The Houston community is currently mourning a great loss to the music community after well-known DJ, socialite, entrepreneur Darian ‘Dj D Baby’ Lewis died. The up-and-coming female DJ passed at the age of 23 after an incident falling from an apartment balcony last week. Houston police said Lewis fell from a balcony on the 13th […]

If them girls from Texas know how to do anything at all, it's shake what their mothers gave them.

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Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! When the greatest rapper alive “Lil Wayne”, puts you on his top 5 favorites rappers then you must be a serious situation.  Lil Baby aka  Dominique , the Ceo of 4 Pockets full record label is in the process of filming and releasing his life […]

Jazzi Black, Atlantic Records, Lizzo and 97.9 The Beat showed MAJOR love to the city giving away FREE gas at Fuel City. See recap of photos below.

Did you hear that College Hill is back?! Since the first episode aired in 2004, the series is revived with a plot twist that includes some of your favorite celebrities and ACTUALLY going to class! See the trailer below!   Midday personality Jazzi Black got to catch up with one of the cast members, the […]

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Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! [sailthru_widget fields=”email” sailthru_list=”subscribers” Here we are 20 thousand and twenty two years plus into a creation of all creations. But what if I told you that the end was near but on the far end. Press play for the top inventions  and ways of life […]

Extreme temperatures across Texas are pushing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to call on Texans to help conserve electricity, Monday, July 11 between 2-8 p.m. They have also issued a “projected reserve capacity shortage” during this time, and although they don’t predict any electricity shortages-we know what happened last time, and we can’t […]

Party people young and old, it’s that time of the year again! 75 years ago today the very first 7-Eleven opened up in Oakcliff! What started out as an ice house storefront originally called “Tot’em”, turned into an operation with over 78,029 stores in 19 countries! On top of selling ice they also began providing […]