] This week, on September 13th, was the 20-year-mark of the anniversary of Tupac‘s death. Though he was a controversial artist, known for his disdain for the police and for standing up as a storyteller of the trials and tribulations of young black men, he was also (and remains to be) one of hip-hop’s most […]

“The Rickey Smiley Morning Show‘s” very own hip-hop expert Headkrack has contributed his talents to the Emmy win of FX’s animated satire, Archer. The show, which just wrapped its seventh season, beat out a handful of other popular animated series, such as Bob’s Burgers, to win its first Outstanding Animated Series Emmy after having been […]

With all the drama surrounding Chris Brown‘s stand-off with police and subsequent arrest after Baylee Curran claimed he pointed a gun at her, many weren’t sure who to believe. Chris Brown’s history with women didn’t make us compelled to believe his story, while Baylee Curran’s got a rocky history with just about everybody in Hollywood. […]

Lil Wayne sent his fans into a panic this past weekend when he posted a series of tweets that alluded to him considering retirement from the rap game forever. He’s been in a messy two-year battle with Cash Money to either get released from his contract, or finally drop his highly anticipated Tha Carter V album. […]

Rickey Smiley & Headkrack were so excited to meet the legendary Bebe Winans!  When he came through to the studio, he talked about his upcoming musical, which has been making a name for itself as it tours the country. The musical, which Bebe says he’s been writing for a whopping nine years, details the story […]

The MTV VMAs is a highly anticipated award show. People look forward to it every year, mainly because of the crazy things that tend to happen on its stages. But this year, viewership fell by millions, despite the fact that the show featured heavy-hitting acts such as Beyonce and Rihanna. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! […]

Chris Brown had a rough day yesterday, when police swarmed his house with helicopters and SWAT teams. A woman named Baylee Curran called the cops when a gun was allegedly pulled on her while she was at Chris’ house, which started the whole messy situation. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! While Breezy is no stranger […]

Fifteen years ago last week, the world lost Aaliyah, a bright and promising young hip-hop/R&B artist whose contributions to the genre really shook things up. When she busted onto the scene in the early 90s, she was instantly embraced by listeners and critics alike. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! In many ways, Aaliyah’s legacy carried […]

Comedian and actress Leslie Jones‘ career has been on a steady rise since she made history and joined SNL a couple of years ago. But it’s not until she signed on to do a gender-flipped remaking of the 1984 film Ghostbusters, that the floodgates of racist twitter trolls opened up. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! […]

Last week, R&B Diva and “Moesha” alumn Countess Vaughn, dropped the single for her song “Wifey,” also called “Do You Love Him.” The song was essentially trashed by everyone and their mother, and not for no reason- there’s really nothing good quality about it all. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Well, Headkrack and Brat had […]

Inspired by an old movie called “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” Headkrack asks the morning show crew to think about what song could be their theme song. By theme song, he means a song that could play every time you walk into the room and reflects your general mood. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! They […]