While in Los Angeles, Baller Alert podcast host @eleven8 and special guest co-host @drineee sat down with rapper Lola Monroe (@iam_queenroe) to catch up on everything she has going on. The discussion instantly became deep as we discussed Lola’s transition from highly sought after video vixen to a stone cold …

James Harden has $228 million more reasons to stay in Houston, TX. The Rockets have officially announced that they have signed the all-star to a four-year supermaximum contract extension that will run him through the 2022-23 season.   Harden had already signed a four-year, $118 million extension with the Rockets last …

Thanks to a group of current and former NFL players, 12-year-old Mikaila Ulmer’s lemonade business is  $810,000 richer.   Former NFL running back Arian Foster, as well as Detroit Lions safety Glover Quin, Houston Texans’ Duane Brown and Jonathan Grimes, NFL free agent Omar Bolden, Seattle Seahawks’ Bobby Wagner, Detroit Lions’ Darius …

The Anti-Defamation League, a non-profit Jewish organization created to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of hate, is firing back at Jay Z over lyrics they say project an “odious and false” stereotype about the Jewish community.   The group is referring to the lyrics in “The Story of OJ” on …

Jay Z has name-dropped Emory Jones several times in the past, most recently on his latest album “4:44”. In “Bam” Hov paid respect to Emory when he said, “We still movin’ like y’all niggas say y’all did /Emory passed you niggas and he did a bid.”   Prior to that, …

After a hung jury resulted in a mistrial, a new date has been set for Bill Cosby to return to court. The new trial has been scheduled for November 6, 2017, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania.   In June, after 52 hours of deliberations spanning over six days, …

It’s everyone’s favorite Baller Alert feature, Groupie Tales are back!!! Last year we got Groupie Tales about Quavo and Offset of Migos (you can read about those Here and Here).  Now it looks like we’ve got yet another Tale about Quavo. Read it below!   Disclaimer: Groupie Tales are submitted …

Baller Alert caught up with Green Bay Packers tight end, Martellus Bennett, to discuss his work within the black community. In our interview, Bennett addresses the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick, the voice Kaepernick has given other players of color and what he feels is missing in the black community.   Watch …

Rapper Webbie was arrested in Baton Rouge, LA for assaulting his girlfriend in a hotel room. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The incident occurred at the Comfort Inn at around 6 am early Wednesday morning. The victim says that Webbie, real name Webster Gradney Jr., had not been sleeping at all after consuming marijuana and cocaine …

Tupac Shakur and Madonna were once an item and in a handwritten letter from prison, Tupac revealed to the pop queen that he called it quits because she was white.   “For you to be seen with a black man wouldn’t in any way jeopardize your career – if anything …

Several states are cracking down on revenge porn, specifically California, who has very strict laws against it.   Revenge porn is the act of distributing sexually explicit images or video by a partner of an intimate relationship without their consent. In short, if your ex leaks your nudes or sex tape online …

Ladies (and some gentlemen), are you considering getting your first Brazilian wax but the horror stories about the pain are preventing you from taking the plunge? Are you ready to get rid of your bush for the summer but don’t know where to start? Are ungodly ingrown hairs from shaving …

Ever since Jay-Z released his 13th studio album, “4:44,” on Friday, in which he sent subtle shots towards his former little brother Kanye West, many have been wondering about what was to come for their relationship. We may now have the answer. According to TMZ, Kanye West has left Tidal, …

In Part 1 of our interview, Baller Alert’s @eleven8 and special co-host @drineee sat down with LT Hutton (@lthutton) to discuss All Eyez On Me,  what was historically inaccurate about Jada Pinkett’s ‘poem’ scene, and why he chose to adjust the scene for the sake of Tupac.   Hutton also …

While on the red carpet for the 2017 BET Awards, Baller Alert dropped a pop quiz on some of your favorite celebs and asked them a few Ballerific Questions. Are your faves really balling? Watch the video below to find out!