Rickey Smiley Morning Show

R&B singer Ro James talks about the influence Prince had on him growing up and reveals that the legendary singer had a close relationship in with family. He explains which certain member of his family was close to Prince and made music with him. He tells us why he was such a “bad boy” in school when he […]

While Bernice Jenkins was giving her church announcements, she couldn’t resist the urge to nod off a little bit. Listen to the audio player to hear her work through the announcements, and hear whats making her go to sleep, in this exclusive clip of these Church Announcements! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Get the latest announcements from Bernice Jenkins here and […]

Kelly Rowland chats with “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” cast about what her vision was for her new BET show, “Chasing Destiny.” She explains what she did to make sure the show wouldn’t come out following the exact same format as other shows like “American Idol,” and “Making Of The Band.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Kelly also opens up […]

For the first time ever, Diddy is reuniting just about the entire Bad Boy family- and thus, a big chunk of hip-hop history -to take them on a national tour this coming fall. Despite it being chock-full of big names like Lil Kim, Mario Winans, Mase, Faith Evans, and more. Even a holographic Biggie will be included in the night’s […]

T.I. debuts the first single off of his upcoming project, “The Dime Trap,” he plays the song, which is entitled “Dope,” for “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” The smooth R&B banger features a sample of Aaliyah‘s sweet and sultry tones under those TIP bars that you know you can count on. He explains to the morning […]

Birdman took some time to address some of the long standing beef between him and Lil Wayne. Even after all that drama, and even rumors swirling that Birdman had put out a hit to kill Lil Wayne when shots were fired at his tour bus mysteriously. He called it more of a “misunderstanding” than anything else, and even definitively said the two […]

Evelyn Lozada chats about her transition back into the reality television world after taking time off from the fame of “Basketball Wives.” She explains what she thinks Oprah saw in her that landed her a new show, “Living Lozada,” on OWN. Plus, she opens up about how she feels Iyanla Vanzant helped her fix her life. Sign […]

That’s right, if you haven’t heard the news already, R&B singer Toni Braxton has had her heart unbroken by Birdman, of all people. Of course, our instinct here is to throw some serious side-eye their way, because nobody could’ve seen this coming. But Gary With Da Tea explains why we need to look further than the surface on this one. […]

Before Bernice Jenkins can proceed with her church announcements, she has to get her feelings about Gary With Da Tea and his new line of thongs off of her chest. She’s having trouble understanding Gary’s need to put out a line of thongs. Listen to the audio player to hear what she had to say about it all […]

Rickey Smiley is so pumped for the premiere of season 2 of “Rickey Smiley For Real!” He and the rest of the cast discuss all the dramatic highlights that you’ll get shocked with during the first episode! Each member of the cast discusses their favorite parts, and you even get to hear a sneak peak of […]

Aisha Tyler, co-host of The Talk recently spoke her mind about black students who choose to attend HBCUs, saying it’s more ‘courageous’ to attend more predominantly white institutions. She says that the working world college graduates enter are more realistically like predominantly white schools, so black students she get used to the racial tensions that occur there sooner. […]

Kandi Buruss calls into The Rickey Smiley Morning Show and talks about raising her latest little addition to her and husband Todd Tucker‘s family! She explains why she’s started potty training her 4 month old son, Ace, so soon, despite knowing that he won’t be truly potty trained until much later in his young life. Sign Up For Our […]