Birthday Bash: News

On the day that we announced that Future would be performing at Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash 17, the ATL rapper sat down with the Beauty & The Beest to talk about his career, his alter ego and more. Future admitted that he just made his hit song “Magic” for Magic City and he never expected […]

Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mom, released a video asking parents nationwide to support the Second Chance campaign, a new national campaign working to reform, repeal and prevent passage of new Florida-style “Shoot First” laws around the country. The Second Chance campaign launched after Martin’s death with the NAACP, the National Urban League, the National Action […]

Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie (born Torence Hatch) has been found not guilty of first degree murder after a Baton Rouge jury deliberated for about an hour. Boosie could have been sentenced to life in prison if he was convicted. Boosie was accused of hiring a hit man to kill 35-year-old Terry Boyd back in 2009. […]

Mother’s Day is this Sunday and it’s the time to show how much you appreciate the woman selfless enough to bring you into the world.…

William Balfour has been found guilty on all counts in the murder of  Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. Jurors in Chicago reached the verdict after three days of deliberation. Balfour was found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, residential burglary, possession of a stolen vehicle and home invasion. The verdict carries […]

Exclusives

Atlanta rapper Issa may only be 17-years-old, and he just attended his high school prom, but he’s already got a record deal and is making serious moves. Issa stopped by Hot 107.9 recently and chopped it up with B High in the Hot Spot Light about his new mixtape, King Issa, juggling school with his […]

Emeli Sande is a new name to many in the United States, but she’s a big deal in England, and Alicia Keys and Adele are…

In the early 1990s actress Lark Voorhies smiled her way into the day dreams of adolescent boys as the sassy Lisa Turtle on NBC’s “Saved…

As the WORLD knows, Deion and Pilar Sanders are going through a messy divorce. On top of that, Deion has been seen publicly dating Tracey Edmonds (who was also involved with Eddie Murphy while “Scary Spice” was pregnant with his baby). If you’re like me, you have a positive perception of Tracey Edmonds. However, Rhymes […]

Just in time for Mother’s Day, TIME Magazine released its latest issue featuring a breastfeeding mother and “child.” The cover story was meant address the issue of “attachment parenting” but some folks think its a bit too much. Personally, I think it was a bold move especially since the woman’s breast is “partially” exposed. However, […]

ATL

It’s not about what happens to you that determines your success, but how you HANDLE what happens to you…-Anon This morning, I got off to a bad start. I caught a flat tire on I-20 and was waiting on the side of the road, I was a little later for work than I wanted to […]

It’s time for Juicy to shine and sing her song of the week, and this time she’s covering “Beez In The Trap” by Nicki Minaj…