February 22nd – TRU released their sixth and final album “The Truth” on No Limit Records, on this day in 2005. TRU an acronym for The Real Untouchables was a Big Easy hip-hop super-group whose original line-up included No Limit founder Master P, his brothers C-Murder and Silkk The Shocker, Big Ed, Cali G, King […]

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North Carolina Central University hosted the National HBCU Obama Student Summit Tuesday night. Before everything got started student organizations came together and put on a pre-show. The show was hosted by Central students Dominique Bryant-Jones and Matthew King. K 97.5’s own Brian Dawson provided the soundtrack for the show. Several Central student organizations got their […]

Preliminary results of Whitney Houston’s autopsy reveal cause of death was accidental overdose of prescription medication. The coroner is waiting on final toxicology results to determine if it was the Valium, Xanax or alcohol, which contributed more to her death. Sources stated that the sedatives and alcohol will almost certainly be the cause of death, […]

Don’t worry about Chris Brown’s girlfriend model Karrueche Tran being upset about Breezy eating Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake”. Word is she knows and don’t let it bother her because they have an open relationship. Word is she never questions him about Rihanna, even when he go several days without returning a call…Hmmmmmmmm. Sources are saying Rihanna […]

Want free pancakes?? Well make your way to IHOP next Tuesday, February 28th from 7am-10pm for a free stack of buttermilk pancakes. In return for the free pancakes IHOP is asking for a donation to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities. This event will help raise more than $2.7 million to help […]

This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME…

Hundreds of students and community members filled the B.N. Duke Auditorium on the campus of North Carolina Central University for The National HBCU Obama Student Summit Tuesday evening. The summit was part of the campaign’s efforts to reach Historically Black College and University campuses across the country. The event was hosted by actress Gabrielle Union. […]

When you’re famous, it’s difficult to discern who is a friend because they want something from you and who genuinely likes the person you are.…