The Atlanta school district wants to remove a sixth grade teacher for playing Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love” in class, but that’s the least of her alleged failings. “This song is not [in] alignment with Teacher Keys Standard 9, Professionalism,” read a a district document outlining the charges against the teacher, Nikki Turner. “This song contained profanity, vulgarity, […]
Entertainment company BET is being sued because they screwed him during the BET Hip-Hop Awards. A man by the name of Frank Haward Taylor Jr. is suing because he claims he suffered two serious injuries while attending the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta. Taylor, who goes by the street name of Big Suge, alleges […]
When regular folks get bogged down in traffic and become frustrated with their daily commute…they go home and decompress with a glass of wine or a nice piece of chocolate. But when ballers like T.I. get sick of the wack commute from work…they apparently get a second home closer to their job so that they don’t […]
Atlanta rapper/reality star Lil Scrappy had to deal with something no parent ever wants to deal with a disappointed child on their birthday. Scrappy and his baby mama reality star Erica Dixon wanted to treat their daughter Imani to a party at the salon for her birthday. However, it turned into a fight against racism. […]
The streets aren’t safe anymore. Not even for comedians who never hurt anybody. Popular comedian Michael Blackson revealed on Twitter that he was robbed late last night in Atlanta. While most people would be highly upset, Blackson is taking it all in stride and doing what he does best–making a joke about the whole ordeal. […]
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From HotSpotATL.com DJ Nando (William Fernando Barnes), was shot and killed overnight at a home in Clayton County. Barnes was a well-known DJ who frequently worked in popular adult entertainment clubs like Club Onyx and Magic City. Police say this incident happened around 4:30 a.m. He was reportedly shot in the head and died shortly after […]
Atlanta music scene staple DJ Drama is diversifying his income once again. After dropping two solo albums and continuing to work with artists for his Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, Drama just signed on to join the A&R team at Atlantic Records. According to Billboard, Drama will be based in Atlanta and will scout, sign, […]
Rapper Trinidad James jumped out of the frying pan and straight into the fire at his concert in Brooklyn last night. The “Females Welcome” artist had some choice words about the quality of music coming out of New York and they weren’t received too well. While performing at Converse Rubber Tracks in Brooklyn, Trinidad James […]
Man here we go again! What a crazy week this guy has had! As we previously reported, Gucci Mane has been all over the place this week upsetting folks and getting into trouble. According to TMZ, Gucci Mane was arrested this morning for allegedly cussing out a couple of cops in Atlanta while in possession of […]
