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Strictly For OGs: LL Cool J Just Launched A Classic Hip-Hop Channel On SiriusXM

Source: The Washington Post / Getty LL Cool J is launching his own classic hip-hop station, titled Rock The Bells Radio, on SiriusXM. The legendary rapper announced the exciting development on Wednesday, March 28. “If you wanna be a fly on the wall in the world of classic Hip Hop, SiriusXM’s ‘Rock the Bells Radio’ is for you,” Cool J said during the announcement for his new radio said. He continues, “It’s where fans can come and be immersed in the music, the culture, the energy and the history of classic Hip Hop. We’re gonna have great artists, legendary artists, lyricists, superstars, sex symbols. This is the place to be if you want uncut, raw, pure, classic Hip Hop, but there’s one catch, it’s strictly for OGs.” The 50-year-old held the launch of his radio station on Wednesday at a retro Los Angeles roller skating rink for a night out of celebration with friends and family. The big names in attendance included people like Tiffany Haddish , Anthony Anderson , Snoop Dogg   there to send their well wishes and congratulations for the rap legend on his major accomplishment. If you’re a real OG and wanna catch LL Cool J on your radio waves, tune into channel 43 on SiriusXM.

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This Viral Singer Has Enough Music to Drop The Breast Mixtape Of All Time

Source: NurPhoto / Getty Twitter has managed to find Vine sensation Danny LoPriore  and the world is a lot better for it. If you’re not familiar with Danny, he’s an awesome singer, but his claim to fame was a Vine in which he discusses sucking on a woman’s breasts to the tune of R. Kelly’s “When a Woman’s Fed Up” . One more time…for the culture. #LMSYTB pic.twitter.com/iEt2gQcHeM — The Ram (@DannyLoPriore) March 25, 2018 It turns out there’s a lot more where that came from and Danny LoPriore has enough material to drop an entire Titstape! Hit the flip for more boobie magic.

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#MarielleFranco Over 10K People March In Brazil After Activist Councilwoman’s Assassination

Marielle Franco, the Brazilian political powerhouse was assassinated on Wednesday night in Rio. Marielle was a radical anti-police brutality activist and a champion for many Black Brazilians. Rest in power, Marielle. #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/K7YLc6sJUw — Black Girl Culture (@blkgirlculture) March 16, 2018 Marielle Franco Murdered The people of Brazil are reeling from the death of a prominent black councilwoman. Marielle Franco was shot 7 times, 3 in the head, in Brazil Wednesday just hours after a rally she organized where she urged for better treatment of black women. Police believe that two armed men sprayed bullets into Franco’s car and sped off. Her driver Anderson Pedro Gomes, was also killed and a press officer sitting next to Franco in the back seat was injured. The Los Angeles Times reports that Civil Police Chief Rivaldo Barbosa declined to release details of the shooting and said no motive for the attack has been established. Franco, a member of the leftist Socialism and Liberty Party, was known for being an outspoken activist against police violence in the city’s slums and she was also in charge of investigating the military intervention in Rio de Janeiro. Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images She previously won the fifth-highest vote count of any city councilor when she was elected in 2016 so as you can imagine her death has shaken her supporters to their core. Protests are currently ongoing as the public pleads with police to bring her murderers to justice and for the violence to stop. Over ten thousand people march through Sao Paulo demanding an end to violence after the assassination of Rio's councilwoman Marielle Franco https://t.co/N6Twh6splt pic.twitter.com/F1eH858iJh — AFP news agency (@AFP) March 16, 2018 R.I.P. Marielle Franco. Continue reading

First Black Woman To Own A NASCAR Team Is Ready To Race

Source: PNP/WENN.com / WENN Melissa Harville-Lebron is making headlines after she became the first Black woman to own a NASCAR team. In an article on The Source , she completed her first official race in mid-February. She debuted her racing team at the camping World Truck Series in Daytona. Follow @TheRSMS Lebron’s truck No. 83 was driven by Scott Stenzel and finished in 15th place. She said, “15th is EXCELLENT for 1st run and no damage!” All of this for her feels like a dream com true.  Lebron said, “Our goal is to impact all forms of motorsports worldwide. E2 supports Black and Latino driver; two being Harville- Lebron’s son, Enico and Eric.” To be the first Black woman to own a Nascar team is an amazing accomplishment. About the future she said, “It’s important for our culture to push generational wealth to our children. It’s important to lead by example. All too often our children see negative images of our culture and I think it’s very important for people of our culture actually succeeding in business,” RELATED:  Black NASCAR Driver Shuts Down Racist Tweets RELATED:  Why Rickey Smiley Took Gary With Da Tea To Nascar [EXCLUSIVE] RELATED:  Why Taye Diggs Resents Black Women [VIDEO] The Latest : Quiz: Are People Who Eat Crunchy Peanut Butter Evil? Lil Uzi Vert May Have Just Influenced The Start Of A Brand New Cryptocurrency Disney Moves Up The Next Time You’ll Get To See More Black Panther This Video Of Chris Brown Dancing To ‘March Madness’ Is The Only Way To Start The New Month TGIT: Are You Ready For The Scandal-HTGAWM Mash-Up Happening Tonight? LOL: When Naming Your Kid After A ‘Black Panther’ Character Goes Too Far Tisha Campbell-Martin To Star In ABC Drama Pilot From Regina King And Robin Roberts DJ Khaled Teams Up With French Montana’s ‘We Are The Dream’ Campaign Helping Undocumented Immigrants RARA: Dope Sell Itself, For The Money With TI, Project With Runway Richie Bobby Brown Says Whitney Houston Died From A Broken Heart, Not Drugs [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1690514″ overlay=”true”]

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Janelle Monae’s New Album Trailer Further Fuels Rumors That She And Tessa Thompson Are Dating

Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images Are Tessa Thompson And Janelle Monae Dating? Janelle Monae just dropped a teaser trailer for her upcoming album release, Dirty Computer . Throughout the short 30 seconds, the singer is showed cozying up with  Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson, with the majority of the scenes showing the two women about to engage in some romantic activity one way or another. This trailer is just the latest piece of evidence to fuel rumors of a Janelle Monae/Tessa Thompson relationship–and people all over the internet are super excited by the prospect of this union. Back in 2010, Monae told  Rolling Stone : “The lesbian community has tried to claim me, but I only date androids. Nothing like an android, they don’t cheat on you.” Her thoughts from 8 years ago coud have changed by now, though. The two lovely ladies have been pictures together multiple times in the past couple of months, even appearing on the carpet together for Thompson’s premiere of Annihilation just a few days ago.  The two also attended the Black Panther premiere together, and were pictures at the 2017 Emmy Awards looking mighty comfortable holding hands under the table. i just read this huge thing about how tessa thompson and janelle monae might be dating and just that fact that this is a possibility has raised billions for the lgbts pic.twitter.com/hN5YOBNZpp — king killmonger (@louislestats) February 9, 2018 Of course it’s a possibility these two are just really good friends, but….come on!! They would make the cutest couple of all time and we just want it to be true. There’s no telling when either Tessa or Janelle will come out and say anything about their relationship, but until then, we can just gawk over how adorable the two look together. janelle monae and tessa thompson let me BREATHE challenge pic.twitter.com/u5VjGkuE7U — dhani (@ranahabeebti) February 16, 2018

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Grab A Tissue: Eudoxie Opens Up About Raising Beautifully Melanated Lil Sister & Colorism Struggles

(Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) Eudoxie Opens Up About Raising Her Beautiful Brown Skinned Sister Ludacris’ wife is spends her day to day quietly taking care of her family and slaying when necessary, but how many knew she and Luda were not only raising their three daughters, but also her younger sister? Eudoxie opened up in an instagram post about taking her sister in and the struggles she’s had deterring her African family away from bleaching agents. Eudoxie says the struggle with trying to convince her brown skinned family that their skin is beautiful has been a real one. It was a recent Essence cover with the women of Black Panther she says provoked her to share her story and now it’s empowered her sister beyond words. I grew up the only light person in my family. As a kid I struggled with that and wanted to be dark. As an adult I struggled teaching my mother, sisters, cousins, aunties… in Gabon how beautiful they are. They have all wanted to bleach their skin and for many years it has hurt me. I’ve explained to them that beauty has nothing to do with your skin complexion. I’ve even shown them very unattractive white people, and very unattractive light skin people just to deter them from bleaching. My husband and I are raising my beautiful youngest sister  @christella_mimi  in a house full of light skin. Everyday I remind her of how beautiful, strong and smart she is. This image just brought tears to my eyes and empowered me. Thank you  @essence  For celebrating these beautiful black women. I will buy many copies and take them to Gabon with me this summer. This is the most beautiful cover I’ve seen. I see my grandmother, my mother, my sisters, aunts and cousins. Black Panther movie is such an important movie for our culture and our kids. As you can see, it’s a full house over at the Bridges’.     Here is Eudoxie’s beautiful little sister, and she calls her Maman. Here is the photo that inspired Eudoxie to share. Super dope.

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Chefs Homeboyardee: Watch As Migos Whip It In The Kitchen Making Stir Fry [Video]

Migos appears to legitimately know how to flick their wrists and make a tasty meal…for the culture, of course. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/YouTube Continue reading

Really??? Study Says Chemical In McDonald’s French Fries Help Men From Ba Da Ba Ba Balding

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Chemical In McDonald’s French Fries Could Cure Baldness McDonald’s french fry grease could be used to regrow long gone follicles if you have bald spots. A stem cell research team from  Yokohama National University  regrew hair on mice by using dimethylpolysiloxane, the silicone added to  McDonald’s fries  to stop cooking oil from frothing according to Newsweek . Tests indicated that the groundbreaking method was likely to be just as successful when transferred to human skin cells. According  to the study , released in the  Biomaterials  journal last Thursday, the breakthrough came after the scientists successfully mass-produced “hair follicle germs” (HFG) which were created for the first time ever in this way. HFGs, cells that drive follicle development, are considered the holy grail in hair-loss research. The scientists said use of dimethylpolysiloxane was crucial to the advancement. “The key for the mass production of HFGs was a choice of substrate materials for the culture vessel,” Professor Junji Fukuda, of Yokohama National University, said  in the study . “We used oxygen-permeable dimethylpolysiloxane (PDMS) at the bottom of culture vessel, and it worked very well.” The study adds this fun picture of hair sprouting on the back of a balding mouse. Interesting right? Credit: Yokohama National University Now don’t go out rubbing french fry grease on your edges if their spotting. These studies happen under control circumstances and by professionals. Continue reading

Documentary Will Study History Of Hip Hop & Polo Ralph Lauren

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Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty From Wu-Tang to Kanye , Hip Hip icons have been loving Ralph Lauren’s Polo line for decades. Check out this clip from Complex’s upcoming documentary to learn what keeps the bond between the clothes and the culture so strong. COMING SOON: Our latest documentary, 'Horse Power,' highlights the impact hip-hop has had on Ralph Lauren's Polo brand: https://t.co/QBS8mZ1mSO pic.twitter.com/Tg183ZmsVb — Complex (@Complex) January 17, 2018

Documentary Will Study History Of Hip Hop & Polo Ralph Lauren

M-M-MAGA Music: Justin Timberlake Is Officially White Again & Dropping Hot New Cracker Barrel Tunes Soon

Wrangler: Real. Comfortable. Jeans RT @yusufyuie : Justin Timberlake is white now for 2018, wowww pic.twitter.com/6jeg9jA5Vu — SadBoyz ENT. (@Blitzz_Krieg) January 2, 2018 Justin Timberlake’s Re-Whitening Sparks Twitter Chaos Ah yes, another “soulful” mayo dollop of mediocrity who dabbled in Blackness, made zillions off the culture and skedaddled back to whiteness. Whew, works every time, especially if you’re  Justin Timberlake who revealed his upcoming new “Man of the Woods” album along with Cracker Barrel-inspired visuals and a glorious MAGA glow that had Twitter in a TIZZY. Justin Timberlake's new album pic.twitter.com/mBjezSXa6r — That Bitch MacGyver (@Asia_Bean) January 3, 2018 Peep the hilarious Twitter chatter over JT’s return to white on the flip.

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