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A House panel quickly passed its own version of legislation Wednesday allowing local voters to approve Sunday beer, wine and liquor sales at stores. House sponsors said they didn’t want to wait on the Senate, which has for years been reluctant to consider Sunday sales bills, to act. A Senate committee approved similar legislation last […]

When we interviewed Ludacris back in September, the ATL rapper/actor told us about shooting the next "Fast and The Furious" movie, entitled "Fast Five," right here in Atlanta! The "Fast Five" trailer is out now! Check it out here!

BMF (Black Mafia Family) started in Detroit, but it was in Atlanta where Big Meech and his brother turned the drug organization into a national, wholesale cocaine empire. Big Meech had become a fixture in Atlanta’s hip-hop scene, promoting BMF as a record label and showing up in videos for Young Jeezy and Bleu DaVinci. The History Channel's "Gangland" series profiled BMF in a recent episode. Watch it here!

Chrisette Michele was in town for the Soul Train Awards and stopped by Hot 107.9 where she expressed her disappointment with the actions of a friend of hers at the awards ceremony. While she wouldn't name names, the person in question is obviously Rick Ross.

One of the men filing suit against Bishop Eddie Long has broken his silence. In an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta, Jamal Parris said Eddie Long “turned his back on us when he had no more need for us. That’s not a father, that’s a predator.”

Former Hot 97.5 (now Hot 107.9) intern/jock Ludacris came back to where it all started when he dropped by our studios recently. Luda's come a long way since he was known as Chris Lova Lova across Atlanta's airwaves, and he took time out to reflect on his career with hotspotatl.com. Click here for the exclusive interview!

ATL rapper Yung Joc's been through a lot in the past year, from dealing with troubles that he had with Block ENT/Bad Boy Entertainment to rumors running rampant on blog sites that he fell out with Diddy. Joc was in the Hot 107.9 studios recently and addressed many of the rumors with HotSpotAtl.com.

Fantasia's "Behind The Music" episode premiered on VH1 Tuesday night. The episode was already in the can but VH1 re-interviewed Fantasia after her suicide attempt. In addition to her suicide attempt, Fantasia spoke openly about being raped in high school and the trauma she endured as a result.

Fantasia Barrino broke her silence today and talked about her suicide attempt on "The Steve Harvey Morning Show," which aired on our sister station, Majic 107.5 / 97.5. The North Carolina native also talked about her new album, "Back To Me," as well as her upcoming performances on "Good Morning America" and "The Steve Harvey Morning Show's" Hoodie Awards.

It began with unlikely fodder for music, comedy or pop culture stardom: a local news report about an attempted rape. But then the victim’s brother stepped before the camera and delivered a lecture to the stranger who had tried to attack his sister one night in Huntsville, Alabama. Click here to see the video that has caused such a sensation!

Legendary Atlanta rapper Big Boi just dropped a behind the scenes look at the video for "You Ain't No DJ." The song's from Big's album, "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty." Check it out here!

Atlanta was well represented at Washington, D.C.'s Summer Spirit Fest concert. Janelle Monae was introduced as the female Prince and she didn't disappoint. Check out highlights of her bangin' Summer Spirit Fest performance here!