Source: Hot 107.5 / HOT 107.5 Mario is currently on the highly anticipated Millennium Tour featuring B2K, Pretty Ricky, Ying Yang Twins, Lloyd, and more! Related: GG Music: Mario Gets Deep About A Lover In His New Music Video “Drowning” He stopped by the studio to give viewers a chance to get to know more about him. The 32-year-old singer opens up about why he took so long to release music, not being influenced by others, giving back to his community, and what he is looking for in a woman. Related: Mario Sings His Way Into The Studio On The Morning Heat [VIDEO] Watch the full interview here: Stay up-to-date by following us on Facebook, Twitter and on Instagram at @hiphopdetroit.
Source: Hot 107.5 / HOT 107.5 Detroit native, Teairra Mari has made headlines recently because of a social media beef with rapper, 50 Cent . The drama between the two has reached a new level of petty. Between the lawsuits, warrants, and social media antics–these two can’t seem to stay out the news. In an exclusive interview with Ally, Teairra Mari opens up about the warrant out for her arrest, how the beef between her and 50 Cent got started, and the lessons she has learned from all of this. Related: TEAIRRA MARI IS SUING 50 CENT??? Watch the full interview below: Related: Is Teairra Marie In Rehab? [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hothiphopdetroit.com” id=”3768729″ overlay=”true”] Stay up-to-date by following us on Facebook, Twitter and on Instagram at @hiphopdetroit.
Source: Splash News / Splash News Some things required a lot of prayer this week, and we’ll let you know what resulted in an L and what resulted in a miraculous win. Check out the losers for this week below, then hit the next page for the W! Losers 1. Kanye West’s $50 church socks So these socks cost $50. If you bought these $50 Jesus socks from Kanye I’m just going to assume you also got scammed at Fyre Fest. pic.twitter.com/QvbTxWRyrY — sushi mane (@srkellz) April 21, 2019 A sock labeled “Church” costs $50. A sock labeled “Jesus” costs FIFTY DOLLARS. This past weekend, Kanye West performed at Coachella for his Sunday Service, which he would usually hold regularly for family and friends in the past. However, he decided to share the gospel-fused experience with Coachella, complete with a gospel choir, a sermon by DMX, and performances of Kanye hits like “Jesus Walks.” The whole event took place atop a man-made hill and everyone from Chance the Rapper to Donald Glover attended, according to TMZ . Now Kanye is already on thin ice for many of his fans, considering his MAGA love. But if the man wants to have a spiritual experience atop a grassy mountain with beige-tastic clothing, who’s to stop him? The issues came when Kanye was selling merchandise on site and the price tags were more than questionable. Kanye sold sweatshirts for $225, but considering his ideas about high fashion, this pricing might be SLIGHTLY comprehensible in a fashionista’s view. But when he charged $50 for socks…socks you walk in, socks that are sometimes covered up by jeans, he was completely and utterly tripping. And then, they have the nerve to have religious text on them, having me feel like I should pay $50 for Jesus when Jesus should be free… Or at least at an affordable price if you’re someone who puts money in religion. Twitter wasn’t haven’t it. Is this the #Easter miracle we’ve been waiting for?! $50 socks from Kanye. Do they help us walk on water? I need an honest review from someone at #Coachella . pic.twitter.com/DnUdbNJkFL — King B (@kuyakollective) April 21, 2019 Jesus ain’t died for some $50 socks or no $225 sweater, Kanye…SMH pic.twitter.com/zCvowCB3Zz — Reneé Larson (@iamreneejai) April 21, 2019 Jesus about to resurrect the dead to come beat the shit outta all the suckas that bought $50 Kanye socks — JLim (@JLimSD) April 21, 2019 No thanks Kanye. Moving on. 2. Avengers: Endgame spoilers I’ll make this one quick, since any utterance of an Endgame storyline could cause a riot. Endgame has arrived and we’ll finally learn the fate of the Avengers and the powerful Thanos. With the movie being hailed as a big rap-up for all 22 Marvel Universe movies, this is arguably the biggest flick of the year. So WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE TO SPOIL IT??? Spend one second on social media and you risk catching all the important stuff that will go down in history . This week, folks have been dodging spoilers left and right and they unleashed their grievances online. If you spoil endgame, i DEADASS won’t talk to you for a year and A HALF — dylan j. (@DYLANPHAMM) April 26, 2019 Things got pretty violent. Anyone who posting spoiler about Avengers or Game of Thrones deserves this #avengersendgame #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/UayiVHWAQd — The Apostore (@theapostore) April 26, 2019 If you spoil Endgame for me and I know you cheating then your partner about to get a spoiler from me too lmao — Swaggy T (@Alexfromthe_H) April 25, 2019 But of course, folks who already saw the movie HAD to have jokes…to the point that “ Endgame spoiler without context” tweets started trending to poke fun at Endgame deprived people. Avengers endgame spoiler : without context #AvengerEndgame pic.twitter.com/vlM7U6IABi — Olive oil (@Zoolhealme) April 26, 2019 Avengers Endgame out of context spoilers #Endgame #AvengersEndgame pic.twitter.com/Ux4MOvz4ng — M (@EmilyyCarrillo) April 26, 2019 Avengers: Endgame Spoilers w/o context #AvengersEngame #Endgame pic.twitter.com/DcOI35yLg4 — kamomile (@copkaaz) April 26, 2019 No shame. Get to the theaters before it’s too late.
Source: Dan Jackman/WENN.com / WENN We are keeping Magic Johnson’s daughter, Elisa Johnson , in our prayers at this time. Back in December, Elisa survived a home invasion attack while staying at an Airbnb in San Fernando Valley. Two men reportedly entered her friends’ accommodations and began threatening the 10 people who were staying there, reportedly holding them at gunpoint. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). View this post on Instagram As women we tend to be very hard on ourselves. Months ago, I escaped from a home invasion and in the process I was left with intense scaring on my stomach. Until now I’ve been so afraid to show these scars, and incredibly insecure about the way I look. But I now realize these scars are a part of my journey, and tell the story of who I am. I love my body, and I am proud to be in the place I am today. #selfhealing A post shared by Elisa J. (@elisajohnson) on Apr 24, 2019 at 12:54pm PDT Elisa, who reportedly heard the noise from her bedroom, was able to escape through a sliding glass door — but not without any injuries, apparently. She took to Instagram to reveal scars wrapped around her stomach. She captioned the photo: “As women we tend to be very hard on ourselves. Months ago, I escaped from a home invasion and in the process I was left with intense scaring on my stomach. Until now I’ve been so afraid to show these scars, and incredibly insecure about the way I look. But I now realize these scars are a part of my journey, and tell the story of who I am. I love my body, and I am proud to be in the place I am today.” This is SUCH a scary situation to go through. We know Magic and Cookie are keeping their baby girl close. SOURCE: Bossip.com Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : K. Michelle’s Surrogate Confirms She’s Carrying Twins [VIDEO] Magic Johnson Steps Down From Job As Lakers President Of Basketball Operations Atlanta News Anchor Goes Off To Beyonce’s ‘Before I Let Go’ [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Jason G. Bahr / Getty Snoop Dogg is putting his acting chops to work and will appear on an upcoming episode of ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.’ Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BALTIMORE to 24042 to join! Ice-T, who plays sergeant Fin Tutuola on the show, announced the Doggfather’s guest appearance last month on social media. Fin, along with Olivia Benson and the others, will investigate the public feud between two men after a pop star is assaulted in her home. Appropriately, Snoop plays the role of a recording artist who’s engaged in a public feud with the husband of the pop star. Meanwhile, Fin’s family ties to one of the men causes trouble. We’ll get to see how it all played out on Thursday (May 2). Check out the full episode trailer below. Law and Order SVU 20×22 @SnoopDogg guest star. pic.twitter.com/CHj5MJzie2 — Law and Order SVU (@LawandOrderSVU1) April 26, 2019 [ione_media_gallery src=”https://92q.com” id=”3903422″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Curtis Benjamin / Radio One Digital It’s been such an incredible 2019 year for Saving Our Daughters and inspiring girls within the Cinderella program on bless opportunities in film and television. From being featured on Good Morning America with co-founded Keke Palmer; to having participating on a television episode, on FOX’s Empire. Now in April, selected Cinderellas within the program were invited by the amazing Will Packer and Shayla Cowan of Will Packer Productions to the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles, to cut their first commercial, in partnership with new film, Little . The film is a remake of the Tom Hanks film Big. The commercial included director, actors and producer, Marsai Martin, Regina Hall and Tina Gordan. The film is executive produced by Will Packer, who has created mega hit films such as Think Like a Man, Ride Along and the recent hit comedy Girls Trip. Universal Pictures wanted to collaborate with the Cinderella program to create a PSA/commercial to help support young girls dreams in all fields and areas of film; and to celebrate the achievements of women that are behind the camera and making an impact. Marsai who participated in the PSA with the Cinderellas; is the youngest person to ever executive produce a film Included in partnering with the PSA, and before the big opening weekend of the Little film, on April 12th, weekend, the Cinderellas from the Ron Clark Academy were invited to the Premiere Screenings. The lead cast and directors/producers of the film took time to personally talk with the girls, on how proud they were of them and to encourage the girls to stick to their dreams of becoming actors or behind the scenes as directors and producers. Also, last summer of 50 Cinderellas participated in the taping of Little as cast extras as well. WOW! what a 2019 year for the Cinderellas!! What the Ron Clark Academy Cinderellas had to say about Little: “This experience opened my eyes up to so many possibilities of future jobs I could have. All of the amazing people I met inspired me to follow my dreams and that women run the world!!!” ~ Haley The “ LITTLE” premier was an amazing experience from meeting the actors to watching the movie in action. To see someone our age be an executive producer is really inspiring for our future. ”~ Allana “This was an amazing opportunity. Seeing this awesome movie and seeing a 14-year-old direct it is really inspiring. It taught me to be proud of who I am. So thank you for with opportunity!!”~Maia “It was a true honor to go see the movie “LITTLE”. The movie was a joy able experience and it was unbelievable funny, and it was nice to an all-black female lead and knowing that someone in my age group could make something so great. Inspiration me to go for me dreams.”~ Aneisah “Having the opportunity to see the film “LITTLE” was an amazing opportunity. It was such an honor to not only see strong black female leads in the film but then too also have the privilege to meet them in person. The concept of the movie was so clever and creative and it’s so inspiring knowing that a girl my age who looks like me came up with the idea. I’m so grateful that my classmates and I got to watch a film that displayed true black excellence.”~Naima Johnson “Seeing the movie “LITTLE” was such an amazing experience and was very inspiring for a young black female like me to see another young black female on the big movie screens but not only acting in the movie but also producing the movie. I loved meeting the stars and producers of the movie. The movie was hilarious, entertaining, and inspiring. I am so grateful to be able to share this opportunity with some of my closest friends and it was truly an unforgettable experience.”~ Erriel Simon Source: Allied Global Marketing / Allied Global Marketing
Source: Estate of Tupac Shakur / Estate of Tupac Shakur 2pac’s legacy will continue to live on past his music and movies. His estate is offering his fan base an opportunity to express their creativity while honoring his name. The late great’s team is giving National Poetry Month a twist with the “Tupac Poetry Month Competition”. The contest allows for writers and creatives alike to submit a piece that details how Shakur has inspired them. They used the icon’s official Instagram page to make the formal announcement. “Announcing the #TupacPoetryMonthCompetition: Celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth by sharing your VERY OWN poem on how #Tupac inspires you. Enter now for a chance to win a limited edition merchandise bundle inspired by Tupac’s poetry.” View this post on Instagram Announcing the #TupacPoetryMonth Competition: Celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth by sharing your VERY OWN poem on how #Tupac inspires you. Enter now for a chance to win a limited edition merchandise bundle inspired by Tupac's poetry. US Only. Link in bio. A post shared by Tupac Shakur (@2pac) on Apr 23, 2019 at 1:12pm PDT Entries must be original works, in English and must not promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, and firearms/weapons. In conjunction with the enter to win challenge there will a limited-edition merch drop which includes t-shirts, a denim jacket, a hooded sweatshirt, pencils, a journal and a tote bag. Lucky winner will win a merch bundle. More information about the “Tupac Poetry Month Competition” can be found here . You can view the collection below and on the flip. View this post on Instagram In recognition of #NationalPoetryMonth, we celebrate #Tupac's passion for art with an exclusive line inspired by his poems. Available now at the official 2PAC Shop. Link in bio. #Shop2PAC #TupacPoetryMonth A post shared by Tupac Shakur (@2pac) on Apr 22, 2019 at 2:24pm PDT Photo: Estate of Tupac Shakur
Source: JBL / Harman World-renowned audio brand JBL announced today (Apr.25) award-winning multi-platinum artist Khalid as it’s newest Global Ambassador adding him to the growing list of musicians, celebrities and athletes on Team JBL. As part of the new partnership, Khalid will represent the brand worldwide and will headline the third-annual JBL Fest in Las Vegas this October. The announcement comes on the heels of the release of his critically acclaimed album Free Spirit which debut number 1 on Billboard Top 200 and is the follow-up to his debut effort Teen Spirit. Speaking on his new role, Khalid had this to say: “I’m constantly looking for ways to connect with my fans and elevate how they experience my music,” offered Khalid. “Partnering with JBL and headlining JBL Fest gives me a perfect way to do that – and with my new album out, it’s the right time. I’ve always loved JBL sound – whether pumping through an arena or in my headphones – so teaming up with JBL was an organic move for me.” Ralph Santana, Chief Marketing Officer at HARMAN added: “Khalid captures the energy of JBL, He’s an absolute original and knows how to connect to his fans through outstanding lyricism and his unmistakable delivery. He’ll electrify the crowd at JBL Fest, and we are excited to get started on a partnership that will be full of elevated experiences for Khalid fans.” Khalid joins an impressive team that consists of Demi Lovato, actress, and humanitarian Priyanka Chopra, living legend Quincy Jones, Indian music mogul A.R. Rahman, three-time NBA Champion, and two-time MVP, Stephen Curry, NBA stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andre Drummond , Yankee Slugger Aaron Judge, DJ, and producer Armin van Buuren and pianist and philanthropist Lang Lang. JBL is also the official sound partner for the Grammys. — Photo: JBL / Harman
The “Clippers and Cops” event happened Thursday at Stoney’s Barbershop on Edgewood Drive. The event seeks to unify police officers and communities by giving both groups the chance to speak openly about concerns in a forum-like setting. These events take place monthly at different shops and have gone as far as St. Louis, MI and Toccoa, GA! Clippers and Cops are the brainchild or Ty Dennis (APD Detective / Task Force Officer with ATF) & Mediated by Reec (Hot 107.9 / Positive American Youth) For More information and to come to the next Clippers and Cops event, visit: www.ClippersandCops.com Check out pictures from the event (Photos Courtesy of Fox 5 News Atlanta)
Source: NBC / Getty O n April 17, director John Singleton suffered a stroke after returning from a trip in Costa Rica. At the time, it was reported that it was a mild stroke and that the flight back may have triggered it. “On Wednesday, April 17, our beloved son/father, John Singleton, suffered a stroke while at the hospital. John is currently in the ICU and under great medical care,” said Singleton’s family said in a statement to ET . “We ask that privacy be given to him and our family at this time and appreciate all of the prayers that have been pouring in from his fans, friends and colleagues. Thank you, The Singleton Family.” However, things are reportedly much worse than what was originally reported. According to TMZ , Singleton actually suffered a major stroke and is currently in a coma. TMZ got a hold of some legal documents that show that Singleton’s mother, Shelia Ward, is asking to be appointed to be his temporary conservator. Singleton was allegedly involved in several business projects and was prepared to sign “a lucrative settlement agreement,” and his mother wants to handle those affairs while Singleton is hospitalized. According to Yahoo , “a physician submitted a declaration, saying John Singleton was suffering from “major impairment to motor skills and psychological functions, including his ability to ‘reason logically.’” Singleton is a legendary film director, screenwriter and producer who is famously known for directing Boys n the Hood , which gained him a nomination for Best Director at the Academy Awards — making him both the first black man and the youngest ever to receive that nomination. Singleton also directed classics like Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Baby Boy and 2 Fast 2 Furious. He also wrote all mentioned except 2 Fast, 2 Furious. Singleton has also been an advocate for black voices in media, criticizing Hollywood for not letting black men and women direct black-themed films.
