Music News

22 Years ago today one of the most historic cd’s dropped including the hits “You Bring Me Joy”, “Mary Jane”, “I’m Going Down”, the title track “My Life”, and my favorite “Be Happy”. They don’t make em like they used to.     Hit me up on Facebook and let me know what your favorite […]

Headkrack chatted with former SNL comedian Jay Pharoah, who is best known for his amazingly on-point impression of Jay-Z. He talks about his gig hosting the American Music Awards alongside supermodel Gigi Hadid this coming Sunday, and who he’s most excited to see perform. He talks about being single in the midst of relatively new-found […]

Nate Parker discussed the research he had to do in order to write “The Birth Of A Nation,” with the detail and historical accuracy necessary to make the world believable. He explains how he captured the personality of Nat Turner using slave narratives, and talks about why he thought it was important to put an […]

Just because Mama Cash, mother and manager to Ca$h Out, and Mama T, mother to T.I. are new to the world of reality TV, doesn’t mean they’re new to all of the crazy that comes with their sons’ celebrity statuses. They chatted with Headkrack about the wild ride of being mothers to a couple of […]

National

It has been almost 2 months since Colin Kaepernick first protested the National Anthem and more celebrates are taking a stance as well. S8 formally known as Shawn Stockman, of the legendary group Boyz II Men, understands the message behind the protest and wants to help enlighten others. S8 starts off singing the National Anthem as […]

Meagan Good chatted with the cast of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show about her brand new episode of Unsung on TVOne tonight at 8pm. She reveals why she agreed to do an episode of the TV show at such a young age and so early in her career, as opposed to other artists, who are […]

R&B and gospel powerhouse Fantasia chatted with the cast of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show  about the making of her newest album, “The Definition Of.” She opened up about the experience she had honoring Missy Elliot at VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors, and more. Plus, she also gave the ladies some dating advice as a newly married […]

  It looks like another biopic is on its way, and this time it’s all about Queens native rapper Roxanne Shanté. The film is currently being filmed in her hometown and will show Shanté’s journey from the 14-year-old rapper to the hip-hop legend. Roxanne Roxanne, is scheduled  to debut in 2017, with co- producer Forest Whitaker and […]

American Express has filed a lawsuit demanding Lil Wayne pay up $86,396.75 in late fees that date back six months ago. A bouncer is also suing him for allegedly punching him in the face at a 2016 BET Awards after party.

MIC ORIGINAL: 23 voices — Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Chris Rock, Rihanna, Taraji P. Henson, Pharrell Williams and so many others — reveal a shocking video to bring awareness of the policy brutality in our country These are the ‪#‎23ways‬ you could be killed if you are black in America. The time for change is now.

Last night during VH1’s Hip Hop Honors, hip hop pioneers Salt-N-Pepa gave an incredible acceptance speech for women in the music community to continue to inspire and support one another in such a male dominated industry. During their speech they acknowledged a few names that came before them including Roxanne Shante, Sha Rock, Sparky D and […]

https://www.facebook.com/RickeySmileyOfficialFanPage/videos/1123539934350996/ Rickey Smiley was on vacation, but the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille compelled him to make an early return to the airwaves of his nationally syndicated program “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! He speaks openly about why he’s disturbed by the latest police shootings, remembers how police […]