Radio One Exclusives

The latest update in the sexual assault case of Nicki Minaj's husband sees the 'Queen' emcee and her lawyer fighting back against a statement made by the alleged victim's lawyer that claims the rapper has a "reputation of supporting sex offenders" due to her brother's infamous legal troubles.

The shocking subway shooting in NYC that left 10 people wounded and dozens of others injured yesterday may be coming to a bittersweet end now that a suspect, 62-year-old Black male Frank R. James, has been taken into custody.

Students at Virginia-based HBCU Hampton University got a pleasant surprise this week after learning that all balances from the Spring 2022 semester will be wiped, in addition to a halt in tuition, fees, room and board for the fall semester as well.

Gracing the cover yet again for the U.S. edition of 'Vogue,' pop queen Rihanna spoke candidly on how her surprise romance with New York hip-hop heavyweight A$AP Rocky came about and how the two plan on spending their lives together while raising a family. 

David Dietrich, a GOP elections official out of Virgina, proved that politics aren't exempt from racist ideologies after the discovery of his online messages using the N-Word and calling for a "good public lynching" of Democrat rivals led to his recent resignation. 

Fans reacted to a breakdown of a Kendrick Lamar verse from Pusha T's 2013 track "Nosestalgia." Click here to see what their thoughts were.

Celebrated actress Viola Davis sat down with Oprah for an upcoming Netflix special that will discuss everything she had to endure and overcome on her road to success.

Radio One Exclusives

Officials in Brazoria County are asking the public to help them get a clearer understanding as to what led to bullets flying through a typically peaceful family neighborhood on Saturday (April 9).

A NYC subway station in the Sunset Park area of Brooklyn became the scene of a smoke-filled shooting earlier this morning that left eight people wounded and at least 16 injured.

Youth steppers across the nation went head-to-head in a national step competition at University of Texas at Arlington this past weekend. $20,000 in scholarship money was on the line for the best step team in the nation! This intense competition was Powered by RockTeen Youth Foundation, hosted by 97.9 The Beat Pskillz and DJ Don […]

Rap icons Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg set Triple D off with their performance at the Kings of West Tour in Dallas. Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube’s latest album is as part of the supergroup, Mt. Westmore. The pair had fans on their feet from beginning to end singing the words to classic Hip Hop […]

It's unfortunately being reported that indoor mask mandates in the City of Brotherly Love are being reinforced once again after Philadelphia saw a 50% increase in COVID infections in just the past 10 days.