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Hot 107.9's own DJ Drama caught up with Rick Ross after he smashed the Birthday Bash 15 stage on Saturday. The Bawse talked about his forthcoming album, Teflon Don, as well as the mixtape game. Check out the interview!

Although he didn't hit the stage, hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes was backstage at Birthday Bash 15 last Saturday. Hot 107.9's own DJ Drama caught up with Bussa Bus at the show. Peep the interview here!

Hot 107.9 caught up with Shawty Lo backstage at Philips Arena after he rocked the Birthday Bash 15 stage! The Bankhead Ambassador spoke about his recent engagement as well as new music he's working on. Check it out here!

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As we previously reported, Ludacris brought out some very special guests during his set at Birthday Bash 15 last Saturday. One of his guests was Atlanta's own Diamond, formerly of Crime Mob. Check out Maria More's interview with Diamond here!

In this video clip, Detroit soulman Dwele pays tribute to Michael Jackson by performing a rendition of the King of Pop's classic hit, "Human Nature." Check it out here!

Tupac Shakur’s mother Afeni Shakur was honored that the Library of Congress included her son’s tribute song “Dear Mama” in the National Recording Registry. "I’m incredibly touched," said Afeni.

Want to be a big TV star, courtesy of Oprah Winfrey? If so, then make plans to attend the final open casting call for the original series “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search For The Next TV Star.” Star searchers will be at the Kohl’s in Roswell this Saturday, June 26.

When it came time for the Atlanta Hawks to pick in the draft Thursday night, they liked enough players still available that they felt comfortable making a trade to move down. The move paid off for the Hawks. They still got a player they coveted, Xavier guard Jordan Crawford, while also acquiring another second-round draft pick.

With groundbreaking music clips like "Thriller" and "Bad," Michael Jackson elevated music videos to "mini movies" but the late icon did make his way onto the big screen a few times. As we commemorate his life in music on the first anniversary of his death, we wanted to make a brief stop at the movie theater to reminisce on some Micheal Jackson movie moments.

Kasim Reed walked into City Hall’s familiar Conference Room 2 Wednesday afternoon to jump a new hurdle. The Atlanta mayor usually comes into the room to meet with a sometimes-testy city council. But this time he was met by a man trained in administering rapid HIV tests.

In Sean Garrett's new song called "Summer Love" he basically calls dark skin women b*tches but also says they are just as bad as "red bones." The song features Bun B, and Yo Gotti. Is it just us or is anyone else tired of this dark skin vs. light skin battle. Who cares?!

In case you missed it, here's the full MTV documentary on Drake. Watch it here!!!