At a time when the status-quo seems to be changing rapidly, the rules of romance, engagement and weddings are undoubtedly shifting as well. When Da Brat poses the question about who picks the engagement ring to Gary With Da Tea, he breaks down all the desires of a woman who is recently engaged. Sign Up […]

While Jasmine Guy was sitting in for Monie Love, Ed Lover remembered the question he wanted to ask Jasmine that he had been holding in the whole day. He tries to get her to reveal the names of some of the hot male celebrities that approached her and expressed interest, and she turned them down. […]

Special K put an incredibly well researched list of names together. These names statistically most often belong to people who ain’t about “sugar honey iced tea,” as Special K says. He found them for both men and women, and the results might shock you! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click on the audio player to […]

Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‘s definition of feminism was featured on Beyonce‘s 2013 song ***Flawless. The feature, sampled from a TED talk Adichie gave, is such a significant part of the song that she’s even credited as featured artist on it. Though that was three years ago, and Beyonce has since dropped another stellar album, […]

A man’s new girlfriend has an issue with the fact that he’s still in contact with his ex-girlfriend’s daughter- who he basically raised as his own. While he has no intention of cutting off his three year old “stepdaughter,” Spirit advises him on how to handle the insecurity that his currently is acting out on. […]

A woman calls up Spirit and with some questions about her two-year relationship with a man who she suspects of still being involved in some capacity with his baby mama. She feels as though his attentions are split in a way that goes beyond parenting the same child with her, and asks for Spirit’s advice. […]

It’s been about a year since Tory Lanez, rapper behind the number one hit “Say It,” first came to the studio to visit “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show!” He talks about the cinematic quality of his album, and talks about his city of Toronto in comparison to life in the United States. He remarks on the […]

Relationship expert Spirit was in the building answering questions with Rickey Smiley. Rickey picked Spirit’s brain about a conversation he had with his daughter while visiting her at college. She says that guys her own age are disrespectful and immature, so she wonders whether it’s acceptable for a girl her age (20 years old) to […]

Young Thug is constantly under scrutiny for his fashion choices, which often fall outside the well-established rules of masculinity in hip-hop culture. For this reason, he simultaneously praised by some of hip-hops more progressive fans. When he revealed a brand new album cover featuring him decked out in an elaborate lilac dress, more criticisms and […]

A blended family is a beautiful thing when all the communication is happening freely. A woman with three kids ,who has just recently gotten married to a man with three kids, is having a bit of difficulty uniting the home. Issues like these, Spirit says, are totally common when two people and their kids from […]