Wyclef Jean appeared on CNN's "Larry King Live" last night to officially announce his candidacy for the presidency of Haiti. Wyclef made the announcement live via satellite from Haiti, his home country. However, actor/activist Sean Penn appeared on the show as well and criticized Wyclef's run for president.
According to our affiliate station, Power 107.5 in Columbus, Ohio, concertgoers were enraged when they paid to see Mystikal live at a nightclub in Columbus but instead got treated to a Q&A with Mystikal via SKYPE!
Andre Harrell's Superstar Soul Search Finals were held this weekend at Echelon 3000 in Stone Mountain and they were nothing short of exciting and explosive. Hot 107.9 is proud to announce that the winner was Atlanta's own Mr. Ayers (by way of Louisiana)!
No one parties like a Bulldog. The University of Georgia was named the No. 1 party school in the nation Monday, adding to the beer-soaked reputation UGA leaders are trying to shed.
Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will pursue a lawsuit against conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart. Breitbart posted an edited video clip of Sherrod appearing to say she discriminated against a white farmer looking for assistance.
Days after releasing a statement, Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt Murray is continuing to defend her decision to hire Elliana Placas, a white woman, as the publication's new fashion director. In an opinion piece for The Grio, Burt Murray claims that the magazine's "commitment to black women remains unchanged."
Lil Kim and Gucci Mane performed "Freaky Gurl" together at the 2010 ESPY'S After Party. Gucci and Kim with the help of FAMU's Omega Psi Phi team, rocked the crowd at the event and had everyone jamming to the Gucci Mane classic. However, it was Lil Kim's see through dress that really stole the show!
Rap legend and Morehouse College graduate Guru (born Keith Elam) was remembered in his hometown of Boston this weekend. The Gang Starr MC's memorial was attended my friends, family and musicians. Click here to read about the service.
President Obama on Thursday urged Shirley Sherrod, the black Georgia Agriculture Department official whose firing and subsequent offer of rehiring this week renewed a conversation about politics and race, to continue "her hard work on behalf of those in need."
We're not sure why rapper Nas was hanging out with drugged up U.K. singer Amy Winehouse, but the two were seen together in London at a birthday party for Damien Marley.
President Barack Obama will make a rare fund-raising trip to Atlanta next month for the Democratic National Committee and Organizing America, the successor grassroots organization to Obama’s ‘08 campaign effort.
Big Boi stopped by Atlanta's Hot 107.9 earlier and spoke about his long-delayed solo album, "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty." The Atlanta rap legend, one-half of arguably the most successful rap group in history, ATL's own OutKast, also addressed the recent controversy surrounding VH1's upcoming Hip-Hop Honors, which will pay tribute to the Dirty South.