Usher talks about his appearance in the Lonely Island’s new movie, “Pop Star: Never Stop Never-Stopping” and playing Sugar Ray Leonard in a new film coming to theaters this August. He talks about shedding pounds for the film, and his long-time love of acting and his desire to explore that love further at this point in his career. […]

According to Headkrack, Mary J. Blige is back in the studio. MJB fans will remember her 12th studio album, The London Sessions that she dropped last year along with a documentary about its making. While the album was chock full of good stuff, it was full of club and dance hits, as well as some material […]

Gucci Mane hit the studio with fellow ATLien Mike WiLL Made-It and recorded his first post-prison song, "First Day Out Da Feds."

R&B singer Ro James talks about the influence Prince had on him growing up and reveals that the legendary singer had a close relationship in with family. He explains which certain member of his family was close to Prince and made music with him. He tells us why he was such a “bad boy” in school when he […]

T.I. debuts the first single off of his upcoming project, “The Dime Trap,” he plays the song, which is entitled “Dope,” for “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” The smooth R&B banger features a sample of Aaliyah‘s sweet and sultry tones under those TIP bars that you know you can count on. He explains to the morning […]

Looks like T.I. wants a hand in making “Summer Sixteen” great. As he readies the arrival of his tenth studio album, the Atlanta veteran releases a new single titled “Dope” featuring Marsha Ambrosius. The Dr. Dre-produced track includes a sample of the late Aaliyah’s 2001 classic “Rock The Boat.” T.I. is planning to release the visual […]

That’s right, our very own Headkrack, the authority of all things hip-hop here at the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, has finally dropped that fire! His song, entitled “The Stick Up,” is definitely 100% pure unadulterated hip-hop, and it sounds like he’s really on a mission to make sure it gets delivered to us in that purest form. Check out […]

Check out the video for the cast of Empire‘s “All Nite,” a Chris-Brown-esque club banger, featuring Yo Gotti, many bodysuits, and lots of twerking. RELATED: Empire Recap: A New Heir Is On The Way [EXCLUSIVE AUDIO] RELATED: Bryshere Y. Gray From “Empire” & Luke James Will Star In The New Edition Mini Series On BET RELATED:  “Empire” Goes “Glee” In A Strange […]

It's been a minute, but R&B crooner Maxwell is back.