Radio One Exclusives

A rumor with a little truth behind it is picking up steam not just for Michael Jackson fans but for everyone who watched Leaving Neverland. A month after HBO aired the docuseries Leaving Neverland about two Michael Jackson accusers who say the King of Pop abused them over a number of years, Oprah has slowly […]

Houston’s own The Walls Group is more than assured that being led by faith has not only given them grace vocally but also strengthened their bond as a family. We’ll be showcasing individual clips of this massive interview with Sky Houston but for now take in the discussion as The Walls Group discuss what it means to […]

Grammy award-winning gospel singer and actor Tamela Mann has joined Weight Watchers to develop healthier habits and lose weight for herself and her family. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwABXUJnp04/?utm_source=ig_embed Speaking about her decision exclusively to Essence, the gospel star shared how her decision wasn’t just for herself but also to encourage others. “I prayed about it for a minute […]

Actress Felicity Huffman is joining 13 other defendants in the college admissions scandal who are pleading guilty, according to the Department of Justice. Huffman, a star on ABC’s Desperate Housewives and the wife of Shameless star William H. Macy admitted to paying $15,000 to get her older daughter unlimited time for her SAT test and to have a proctor administer the […]

Ryan Cameron had a chance to sit down with Academy Award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson to talk about The Best of Enemies, along with the film’s producer Dominique Telson. Based on a true story, The Best of Enemies centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater (Henson), an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis […]

The felony charged lobbied against current New England Patriot and Alief native Michael Bennett has been dismissed. Bennett was indicted in March 2018 by a Harris County grand jury on a felony charge of injury to the elderly following Super Bowl LI in February 2017. A 66-year-old NRG security guard, who uses a wheelchair said that […]

Freaknik is coming! Well, sort of. The legendary party of the early 1990s became synonymous with Atlanta. There are numerous documentaries, oral histories and more on the party, which by 1997 had been considerably cut down. By 2010, then-Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed banned any Freaknik-related actives from being held within the city. But in June, Freaknik […]

If you were expecting a brand new solo Beyoncé album … you’re going to have to wait a bit longer. Queen Bey IS working on a brand new project but it isn’t a new album. Rather, it’s “a couple of new tracks [for] a deluxe album filled with old songs,” a source told Us Weekly. The […]

Lauren London has shared a heartbreaking IG message about the loss of her soul, Nipsey Hussle. “I am completely lost. I’ve lost my best friend. My sanctuary. My protector. My soul….,” she captioned. “I’m lost without you. We are lost without you babe.I have no words.” The post features candid photos of the two together, including images of the couple’s two-year-old […]

Every good universe has an iconic villain. If Marvel currently has Thanos, DC has The Joker and now the stand-alone movie based upon Batman’s greatest villain has its teaser trailer. Wednesday morning, Warner Bros. released the trailer to Todd Phillips‘ standalone film featuring Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix and made good on the director’s promise that the teaser […]

A man police say was the triggerman that gunned down Nipsey Hussle has been apprehended. 29-year-old Eric Holder was captured in Bellflower, California, about 30 minutes outside of Los Angeles. https://twitter.com/cbsla/status/1113176738031271936?s=21 Holder was captured after he called the Los Angeles Community Hospital at Bellflower (a psychiatric hospital) to reportedly check himself in.  Los Angeles police chief Michael Moore […]

Los Angeles police have identified 29-year-old Eric Holder as a suspect in the murder of Nipsey Hussle on Sunday. Law enforcement officials say Holder got into a dispute with Hussle before the shooting, alleging that Holder shot Hussle and two other men before returning back to the scene and firing several more shots at Hussle before ultimately kicking […]