Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast

Tamar Braxton has joined the RSMS crew, so they dubbed this a Tamar Tuesday. Tamar Braxton discusses being a mom while being on tour with October London. Tamar Braxton also talks about her mom, her family and new music.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kanye West has put himself in the news again. Ye released some tweets, and a new song entitled, “Cousin.” In the tweets and the song, he spoke about finding pornographic magazines with his cousin and then he started performing sexual acts to his cousin from the age of six to fourteen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former NFL tight end and current media personality, Shannon Sharpe is being sued for rape and assault. A former female friend of Sharpe’s has claimed that she was raped and assaulted by him on many occasions. The unnamed woman is being represented by Tony Buzbee, who was under scrutiny for hos mishandling of Jay-Z's sexual assault case.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

It is Monday on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. There is some sad news coming out of the Vatican City. They have confirmed that Pope Francis has passed away at eighty-eight years of age. Pope Francis was appointed to the papacy in 2013 and was the first Latin pope. The funeral date has yet to be set. In celebrity news, LeBron James is defending his wife Savannah James on social media....

Award winning actor, Sheryl Lee Ralph has received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sherly Lee Ralph is celebrating close to fifty years as an entertainer. She spoke about the blessing of people showing up for her when she received her star on the Walk of Fame.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LeBron James is defending his wife Savannah James on social media. This is after rapper Kevin Gates saying he would not want to be LeBron James because he does not think that Savannah gawks at LeBron like the white women do. LeBron responded by a social media post with him and his wife “not responding to peons.”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jermaine Dupri was on a podcast, and he was speaking about working with Xscape. Dupri said that it was hard to break them because people thought that the group was unattractive. It made things worse when The Notorious B.I.G. called them ugly in one of his songs.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is some sad news coming out of the Vatican City. They have confirmed that Pope Francis has passed away at eighty-eight years of age. Pope Francis was appointed to the papacy in 2013 and was the first Latin pope. The funeral date has yet to be set.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is Friday on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. In this episode, the RSMS crew discuss various topics and talk to guests on today’s show. In sad news, a mass shooting at Florida State University took the lives of two people and injured six others. The suspected shooter is the son of a Florida sheriff and used their police issued firearm to commit the shooting.   In celebrity new...

The ex-wife of hip-hop icon DMX, Tashera Simmons, joins the RSMS crew. Simmons speaks about her new memoir, “Dying to Self,” which describes her marriage to the late great rap superstar.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bobby Brown was not done spilling all of his thoughts on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast, Club Shay Shay. Bobby Brown said he did not like the song Britney Spears did when she sampled his song, “My Prerogative.”   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lil Wayne said he feels like he was played by the NFL during a recent interview. Lil Wayne said he was all but promised the halftime show at the Super Bowl this year and he stepped out of his comfort zone to be more visible per their request. Lil Wayne jumped through hoops until he was told by an NFL official that they have nothing to do with the selectin and that was Jay Z and Roc Nation. See omn...

In sad news, a mass shooting at Florida State University took the lives of two people and injured six others. The suspected shooter is the son of a Florida sheriff and used their police issued firearm to commit the shooting.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is Thursday on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. In this episode, the RSMS crew have an episode full of fun and good vibes. Marvin Sapp is not letting his controversary go away without capitalizing on it. Pastor Marvin Sapp is releasing a new song entitled, “Close the Door.” This is after the distinguished Bishop made news after telling ushers at a church service to close the...

Rapper Wale has credited fellow rapper and friend J. Cole for getting him out of his writer’s block. He said after talking with J. Cole, and Cole telling him to meditate, he was able to make a song after.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Men, particularly black men have been taught not to share emotion. It has caused men to struggle with mental health issues. Faith based psychologist, Dr. Alduan Tartt joins the RSMS crew to talk about men’s mental health and what is the definition of masculinity.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are people that are online saying that Jeff Bezos’ flight from his company, Blue Origin, to space was not real. Earlier this week, Gayle King, along with Katy Perry and a crew of all women took Bezos’s spaceship to space for eleven seconds and returned to Earth. Now people are saying that it was never a real flight, and they never went into space.  See omnystudio.com/listene...

Marvin Sapp is not letting his controversary go away without capitalizing on it. Pastor Marvin Sapp is releasing a new song entitled, “Close the Door.” This is after the distinguished Bishop made news after telling ushers at a church service to close the doors and have the congregation donate $40,000.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Slim Thug has just reached really far in his attempt to get the attention of Meagan Thee Stallion. During her Coachella performance, Megan Thee Stallion danced to two of Slim Thug’s songs. Slim Thug said that because she danced to his songs, that means she wants him.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is Wednesday on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. Meagan Good recently did an interview on a podcast and she spoke about her relationship with her ex-husband, Devon Franklin. Good said that it was Franklin who initiated the divorce, even though she was the one that filed for divorce. Good also does not feel like it was a failure on either of their part. Diddy is assembling an all-star leg...

Diddy is assembling an all-star legal team as his court case is set to begin next month. Sean “Diddy” Combs has hired Young Thug’s attorney to help his defense team, which he had to get permission to practice in New York.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meagan Good recently did an interview on a podcast and she spoke about her relationship with her ex-husband, Devon Franklin. Good said that it was Franklin who initiated the divorce, even though she was the one that filed for divorce. Good also does not feel like it was a failure on either of their part.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a Martin show spin-off coming to BET+. Tommy Davidson will reprise his role as Vernell Hill for The Vernell Hill Show.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is Tuesday on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. This episode is jammed packed with guests, news, and tons of funny. Jonathan Majors spoke about having his career being canceled. Majors talks about having to get punishment from the court system, which he accepts. But he also says it has affected his friend group and his work, also not allowing him to support his daughter.   It is a gr...

Snoop Dogg is releasing a Gospel album on April 27th to honor his late mother. The name of the album is Alter Call, and it will be released on Death Row Records. This marks Snoop Dogg’s second Gospel album. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.