Comedian. Television host. Movie Star. Top-rated syndicated Radio Personality. Father of 6. For over 20 years. Rickey Smiley is one of the most beloved performers in American media, earning a reputation for delivering boundless laughter on-air, on-stage, and on-screen. Every morning, millions of Americans in nearly 60 cities listen to Rickey Smiley and his 6 outrageous cast members on “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” His interviews with major celebrities, social political awareness and trademark prank phone calls have made Smiley one of the most listened to radio personalities in history. Rickey Smiley’s down home southern humor, opting to use insight rather than vulgarity to get laughs, is at the core of his success. His audiences are treated to such original characters as “Mrs. Bernice Jenkins”, “Lil’ Darrl,” “Joe Willie” and “Beauford.” Smiley is known for his clean comedic style and his reputation to sell out venues across the country. To movie audiences, Smiley is best known for “All About The Benjamins” and “Friday After Next”. He’s recorded 8 best selling CDs including iTunes #1 Best Selling Comedy Album, “Rickey Smiley- Prank Calls Number 6”. On television he”s hosted BET’s “Open Casket Sharp” and “Comic View”, appeared on “Showtime At The Apollo,” “Uptown Comedy Club”, HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam”and “Snaps”. Smiley graduated from Alabama State University, became KBFB’s (Dallas) morning show personality in 2004, and soon moved his show to WHTA Atlanta. When not performing, Smiley is the ultimate devoted father, single-handedly raising 6 kids, the subject of a soon to be released parenting book. QUOTE: “Success is when preparation meets opportunity” @thersms
Drake and Rihanna are frequent musical collaborators. Their latest collaboration, “Work,” a single on Rihanna’s ANTI album, turned quite a few heads when the video dropped. Rihanna was giving off as much sexiness as she’s ever given with Drake happily playing the male lead in her video. As it turns out, that chemistry might lie outside the studio as there are reports the two superstars have been secretly seeing each other “for months.”
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“They have been keeping it a secret because this time around, they want to do it right and keep their relationship private,” says the source of the couple, who were rumored to have dated a couple years ago.”
The two recently performed together at the ANTI tour in Los Angeles and after the concert, headed to a club where they were “very affectionate” toward one another. Drake recently had positive things to say about her in his interview with Zane Lowe.
“We’re not just forcing the story. We have genuine energy between us,” he told Zane Lowe earlier this week on Apple Music’s OVO Sound Radio. “We do great music together . . . I think [our chemistry is] what makes the records better.”
Neither has commented on the report but if they did, it wouldn’t be much of a secret relationship now would it?
