2016 has claimed another icon. George Michael, the singer and former member of the pop group Wham!, has died at 53, multiple sources confirm. The 80s pop icon “passed away peacefully at home,” according to his publicist. Police reported that the death is so far unexplained, but there were no suspicious circumstances. Of his death, his […]
Street Money Boochie stopped by Hot 1079 to chop it up with B High about his new single “Streeeeet” ft Bankroll Fresh. During the convo Boochie discusses the death of Lil Money and how it has affected Bankroll PJ as well as sheds light on Bankroll Fresh’s debut album “In Bank We Trust” coming soon […]
A year ago at this time, we saw Lamar Odom fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital, having come back from the brink of death. Now, he's finalized his divorce from Khloe Kardashian and is back in rehab , having apparently fallen on some hard times again. As we hope that he can finally get back on track, it's worth sadly remembering all the former basketball star has been through. How can one person endure so much, from youth to adulthood? And can we expect things to turn out any differently this time? Read. Think. Discuss. 1. Left All Alone Lamar’s mother died of cancer when he as 12 years old. His father, Joe Odom, was addicted to heroine and scarcely in the picture when Odom was a child. 2. Off-Court Troubles Odom was a high school phenom on the basketball court. However, academic troubles (along with a citation for soliciting prostitution) plagued Odom prior to him transferring from UNLV to the University of Rhode Island. 3. On to the NBA Odom was selected fourth overall in the 1999 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. A couple years later, he was suspended twice in an eight-month span for marijuana use. 4. Goodbye to Grandma In 2003, Odom’s maternal grandmother Mildred, who helped raise him, passed away. 5. An Unspeakable Loss Three years later, Odom’s 6-month-old son, Jayden, died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome while sleeping in his crib. 6. Another Death in the Family In 2011, a 24-year-old cousin to whom Lamar was close was murdered while Odom was in New York to shoot a Nike commercial. View Slideshow
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been three years since Paul Walker was killed in a car accident on his way home from a charity event. Few actors have been as beloved by their co-stars as Walker, and Fast and Furious franchise star has been the subject of countless online tributes in the years since his untimely passing. Today, Vin Diesel paid tribute to Walker along with several other Furious co-stars who continue to mourn a man that many of them thought of as family. Diesel changed his Facebook background photo to the above photo of himself and Walker. Not surprisingly, he wasn’t the only famous name to mark this sad milestone on social media. Tyrese Gibson posted the following video of himself and Walker… Tyrese Gibson Paul Walker Tribute … along with a moving caption: “This week is always rough for those of us who really knew him personally. Fourteen years of laughter, hugs and love — literally one of the nicest people on HUMAN FEET!!!!” Gibson wrote. “Nov 30th, we lost an angel! Paul treated everyone with the upmost respect and went out of his way to make everyone feel like they mattered…… I love and I miss you dearly.” Gibson went on to request prayers for Walker’s family, writing: “We simply ask of you prayer warriors around the world pray for his daughter our niece, Meadow Walker, and his dear brothers, Cody and Caleb, and parents and his besty named Roland and Brandon, who were literally with him every day!!!!!!” he continued. “May God rest your soul we hope we make you proud everyday!!!!! RIH ( rest in heaven )….. P-Dubber!!!!” Actress Jordana Brewster, who played Walker’s love interest in the franchise posted a photo of the two of them together on Twitter. She captioned the image: “I miss you and I love you every single day #paulwalker” Ludacris, who also starred in Fast and Furious films shared a photo of Walker, along with a caption reading: “Gone but never forgotten.” View Slideshow: Remembering Paul Walker (1973-2013) Walker’s family has also been vocal in paying tribute to the beloved son, father and brother: “We had a lot of fun growing up,”his brother Caleb recently told ET. “Paul was four years older than me, so he was the big brother, the cool big brother everyone knew. I just wanted to be like him.”
Taylor Swift, Martha Hunt, Lily Donaldson, and more friends hit the beach in Rhode Island and managed to not shiver and shake their way through a freezing Mannequin Challenge on Thanksgiving.
Big Ben stopped by Hot 1079 to chop it up with B High about his latest mixtape “No Reason”. Ben also discussed his new single “Party” produced by Mercy and how he was affected by the death of Shawty Lo