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Since the beginning of time, black people have always been innovative and strategic when it comes to recreating the standard.  In this case, it’s the classic card game UNO. UNO has been an instrumental game that has gathered black households and communities together for some fun. Over time we have recreated the standard rules and […]

A Boston charter school student, a student at a South African private school trying to take exams, a high schooler in Texas named Deandre Arnold, an elementary student in Seattle, and a New Jersey high school wrestler. RELATED: School Says Teen Can’t Walk For Graduation Unless He Cuts His Locs What do all of these […]

Pastor Troy addresses controversial comments he made about Lil Nas X and LGBTQ in this exclusive Hot 107.9 interview with Stu. Check out the video below.. ______    

Pastor Troy has been in the headlines lately for his comments about the outfit Lil Nas X wore at the Grammys. Those comments have caused all kinds of controversy on the internet,  with folks saying that his words were hateful. One of our co-workers took to his social to spark a conversation about Pastor Troy […]

Orlando Brown isn’t shy about hoping on social media and letting the world know about his private life, and today is no different. Brown recently took to his instagram account to tell the world that he and Nick Canon allegedly used to get it in. According to Brown, Nick Canon gave Brown oral sex while […]

Hip-Hop was born from a spirit of protest and the desire to be heard, so it’s no surprise that many of our favorite rappers have drawn influence from Dr. Martin Luther King. Here’s 15 times Hip-Hop artists like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Common referenced Martin Luther King, Jr. Related Articles Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke […]

  Power Season 6 has no problem killing off its main characters as even Ghost is presumed dead. In episode 11, brought another major character met his demise, in which, we saw Rotimi’s character Dre burn to death in his prison cell. The actor/ musician slid by Hot 107.9 the morning after the episode aired […]

Nick Gordon, the ex-fiancé of Bobbi Kristina Brown, died on New Year’s Day of an apparent drug overdose during celebrations of the New Year. According to officials, Gordon had a series of heart attacks after being rushed to the hospital for the overdose. Nick Gordon was only 30 years old. Many people will remember Gordon […]

US Democratic Representative of Georgia John Lewis announced he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The civil rights icon was diagnosed after routine tests during a recent medial visit. He will undergo treatment for the cancer and says he is used to fighting for freedom and injustices and this fight will be no different. John Lewis […]

Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest announces Megan Thee Stallion and Meek Mill will join the EA SPORTS BOWL lineup on Thurs., Jan. 30 with previously announced artists DJ Khaled and Friends and DaBaby. Armed with an MTV Video Music Award and BET Music Award, Megan Thee Stallion has made appearances on SNL, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and other shows, and has garnered […]

Does Fabolous consider himself a rap legend? The Brooklyn rap vet is celebrating his 20-plus year career with his new mixtape project that he just dropped called Summertime Shootout 3. He sat down with Reec at the Hot 107.9 studios talks about what makes a rap legend and how playlists are the new mixtapes in […]

Friends, family, and co-workers, Tis the season for scammers and we want to make sure you are protecting yourself. The FCC collected of 1.4 million fraud reports in 2018 and that number looks to rise in 2020. To make sure you are protecting yourself this holiday season, we’ve set up a list of 5 ways […]