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What should have been one of the happiest moments of Cardi B‘s career has instead turned into an annoyance, to the point where the Grammy-award winner shutdown her Instagram account. She vented on Monday about the backlash she’s seen on the Internet after her big win and soon after, she deactivated her account. It’s not […]

In cased you missed the Vitamin Of The Day on the Quick Silva Show…The Vitamin of The Day was “Mind YOUR business.” Quick stressed the importance of focusing on yourself and minding your business. When you keep your attention on yourself you can focus on achieving your goals and drain out the extra noise. If […]

Last night was music’s biggest night, the 61st annual Grammy Awards. One of the most undeniable highlights of the night was when break out rapper Cardi B took home the Grammy for Best Rap Album. The Invasion Of Privacy rapper made Grammy History by becoming the first solo female rapper to win in the category. […]

Damon Dash is ready to make amends with all of his old Roc-A-Fella partners. In a recently released clip on Instagram for DDTV titled “A Real Man Can Apologize,” Dame sits in a chair and says, “I have no beef with anybody. I’m looking past it. So Jay-Z, if I offended you, I apologize. Lyor Cohen, […]

Katy Perry is under major scrutiny but not for the reasons you may expect. According to TMZ, Perry’s latest shoe design could be yanked from the shelves because they resemble blackface. https://twitter.com/mevpromotions/status/1094992516821196803 Based on the pictures above, both shoes have two eyes, a nose and red lips on them, giving the illusion that the shoe has […]

Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: This is a very bizarre story, that unfortunately highlights a double standard in America. Denton, Texas (about 48 minutes outside of Dallas) police recently pulled over a White male on a DWI suspicion. Things […]

Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the music business entrepreneurs behind the label Quality Control– Coach K and Pee. Birth Date: Kevin “Coach K” Lee (September 12, 1970 ), Pierre “Pee” Thomas (June 7, 1981) Hometown: Kevin “Coach K” Lee (Indianapolis, IN),  Pierre “Pee” Thomas (Atlanta, GA) Fun Facts:  Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight sparked Coach […]

Rap’s Cinderella Cardi B beat out a tough Best Rap Album crowd to take home the gramophone on Sunday night and in the process, she made a little bit of history too. With her win, Cardi B is the first solo female rapper to ever take home the crown of Best Rap Album. The only other woman […]

Travis Scott may have gone home empty-handed at the 2019 Grammy Awards but he made damn sure to turn that stage out. Performing with Earth, Wind And Fire and James Blake, Scott began singing on the stairs for the back half of “Stop Trying To Be God” from Astroworld before setting up his own version of Thunderdome for the Swae Lee […]

Drake had his own moment at the Grammys tonight. After he and producer Cardo took home the award for Best Rap Song, Drizzy decided to let the audience inside the Staples Center know that it wasn’t all about the award, especially if you’re an artist. He definitely didn’t expect to win the award for Best Rap […]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtuR7w1oFNN/ What in the world is what most people were thinking when they saw Cardi B hit the red carpet at the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards.  But to all of the fashion enthusiast around the world, we grasped our pearls and praised Cardi for stunting on everyone once again Get Breaking News & Exclusive Contest […]