August 8, 2025 • 9 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Users entertainment on the freakest smiling morning shot.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
All right, mc morners right here Afritos.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Good morning, Ricky. It is Friday, August eighth. Here's what's
going on in the news. There are actually there are
a lot of moving pieces in DC today. Federal agents
hit the streets last night after President Trump kicked off
a week long patrol. Park police are leading the charge,
backed by the FBI, the DEAATF and ICE, And just
(00:33):
like that, the focus shifts from boots on the ground
to ballots on the map. Trump just ordered a brand
new census, saying it'll be based on modern facts and
will not count undocumented immigrants. Now that's a big deal
because census numbers decide congressional seats and political power. And
speaking of big power, plays Republicans in Texas or trying
(00:55):
to force missing House Democrats back to vote on redistricting. Now,
the FBI is reportedly involved in international news. The UN
is slamming Israel's plans to fully take over Gaza, saying
the occupation needs to end immediately. The UK's new Prime
Minister is warning it's only going to bring more bloodshed Palestinians,
(01:16):
and China's calling the move dangerous, telling Isel to back off.
School is back, and one teacher is still paying for
a bad decision. Sixty year old Assandra Colombo was just
hit with child abuse charges months after allegedly throwing a
shoe in class columbul Yeah, she was trying to get
(01:36):
this one kid's attention, but she accidentally hit another kid.
No serious injuries. But after thirty years as a teacher,
she was fired. But here's the thing, Ricky, that kid
must have really tested her, because if she's convicted, she
could lose all of her retirement after thirty years.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
No, we got to fight. Oh, I can promise you
how many shoes got thrown it in the classroom. Aleen
Avery did not play, Miss Avery, Come on now, play
no game. Would throw a shoe or anything she can
grab at that desk, yeah or whatever. And uh and
that's why we are decent human beings. Man, Start damn
(02:15):
kids do saying you can't say nothing to him, and
then they out here arriving and shooting and flipping the
old people out of wheelchairs and pulling people wigs off
in our best all this kind of stuff. Man, We
need some more. Aleen Avery's out here now.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
Exactly. We used to get whooped with the ruler on
the hand and a parent don't mind. The parent is
grateful that you got on to us.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Okay, and you got another one when you got.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
When you got hold.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Rip on these stories and more go to Rickysmiley Morning
Show dot com. Now here's a look at sports Rock te.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
The sports genius is in the building.
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Shown ladies and gentlemen. Cleveland Brown quarter Backsho Door Sanders
expected to start to first the Carolina Panther six pm
Central Time. I'm going to be tuned in, as I
said yesterday, Man six at six Central, seven Eastern probably ESPN.
Man me check it out.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I'll text it to you.
Speaker 6 (03:14):
It is what it is.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Man, But come on, you never do but go ahead.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
On the radio. Go ahead, phone right.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
Now, hey man for an NFL quarterback Cam Newton. Cam.
He recently released his top ten NFL quarterback rankings in
Philadelphia Eagle Super Bowl quarterback Jannen Hurts was not on
his top ten, and Cam wanted to give some more
clarity that just because he is not on his top
(03:42):
ten doesn't mean that he's not a good quarterback.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
I apologize that he got thrust it into this position
where he can't even properly defend himself. But this is
the thing he can silence everything. Keep doing what you're doing,
and that's winning. Just keep winning. Keep doing your job,
whether you're a top ten quarterback, whether you're a quarterback
that benefits off of the great assets around you or not. Bro, Like,
keep doing your job, and that's positioning your team to
(04:08):
win in any capacity, whether that's you're throwing for three
hundred plus yards or rushing for two of the three touchdowns,
it doesn't matter.
Speaker 5 (04:16):
Yeah, I mean, and it's just his opinion, Like he's like, you,
you're a good quarterback, O, you won a super Bowl
last year. So but in his top ten, here's the
quarterbacks that I think that is better. But it's you know,
it is what it it's and it's the team that
you on too. So Jalen he ain't got nothing to
prove to nobody. Just keep moving in silence like you do.
I love how Jalen he ain't real. You never see
(04:39):
him in the in the press getting mad, getting frustrated.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
He stays even got.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Dad, Oh come on, man, that's called a good dad. Yeah,
and a good woman and a good age.
Speaker 5 (04:50):
I love it, man, I love it. If any young
athletes can take anything from Jalen Hurts that part right there,
it's hard to teach, like don't get too high, don't
get too low, just stay even.
Speaker 6 (04:59):
Killed and that'll get you to the next level.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Man.
Speaker 5 (05:01):
So that's my quick sports support right there. Follow me
on social media at rock te Hollow. Brad got the hotspot.
Speaker 6 (05:09):
Drop it like guitar on, drop it like guitar on.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
At it a hot spot? What up? Brat? What up?
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Ricky?
Speaker 4 (05:20):
Good morning everybody. I'm your girl. Brat's tat tat and
this is the hot spot. But we bring you music,
movies and more. So let's get off into it well, y'all.
Johnny Gill says he will not address gay rumors or
discuss his private life, but he has confirmed a defamation
suit is in the works. The legendary member of New
Edition is making it very clear is that there's only
(05:41):
so much he can tolerate when it comes to people
speaking on his name. While our promoting his debut debut
gospel album, this is what he said about the rumors
and his sexuality.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
So many people who have always questioned, because I don't
listen that to my life over here. And one thing,
especially for relationships, when you're in this business and everybody's
got an opinion, it turns into a number of things
where you know, you want to be able to save
something for yourself. I prefer to keep something for myself
and that's my life. The dumb rumors, I don't have
(06:13):
to have a problem with that. That's so stupid. That's
been going on for how many years. But when you
lie on me and say you saw something that you
didn't see, something I've never done, that's where it becomes
a problem. And that's when I got with the lawyers
and they said, it's this defamation and bro, man, you
know it's coming, ain't.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
That's something somebody always call you out of your name
when they don't know nothing about you. And it's only
one demographic a human being that do it when you
don't want them. They must be day when you don't
want them, because dudes, we just want the music. We
don't care. And as a matter of fact, I used
(06:48):
to date this chick that lived in Cincinnati and she
was best friends and she was bad and she was
best friends with the girl that was day Johnny Gill
at the time, and this girl is firing both beautiful women.
So uh, that's that's what I know. Okay, that's what
(07:09):
I know. Come on now and she find us hell
or whatever.
Speaker 4 (07:14):
Huh and we would go you know about that.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Listen. And just because somebody ain't telling you they business
and out on the you ain't got to be on
the red carpet to prove nothing to nobody. And if
you're single and you dating, and you don't take nobody
on the red carpet or whatever to keep down mess,
because who keeps up with demographic and human beings keep
up mess and confusion when it comes ters. Shma came
(07:38):
out with his girlfriend. That's the problem. When he had
his last girlfriend, that's the problem because she was light skinned.
You see what I'm saying. Everything, you come out with
a man, do come out with somebody or whatever you
want to invest I went, I took a girl I
was dating to an Atlanta Hawks basketball game. You ready
for this. When we walking in the room in the
little vip with it food or what a everybody looked
(08:01):
at they once they saw she was with me, they
looked her up and down from head to toe and
with the whispering and acting real messy and caddy. What
demographic of a human being? You think did that? What demographic?
The men was like, hey, Ricky, smile a nice to
meet you, and then they introduced themselves to her, but
they looking at her up and down like something wrong
(08:23):
with her, And I was like, she together, shoes everything,
check out the bitch she all together with all this
negative energy and messy and wanting to know who that
is and where did you meet her? And how did
y'all meet man? That stuff is crazy named messy ass,
messy and negative for no reason. All this good music
he putting out and that's the only thing you can
think to say about him. Who's a good person. By
(08:45):
the way, all of them him ramped Johnny, Ricky and Mike.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
Yeah, Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Milly Right. I was gonna
wrap up the hospital on that note before. Information on
these stories and more you can go to Ricky Smiley
Morning Show dot com and you can catch me on
all my social media as social Brad. And if you
have not tuned into Hulu to catch our boy Ricky
small water foolish, that's what you need to do.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Do.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
Your girl got a song, y'all call having you to
myself feature in Jessica Best Streaming on all platforms. Check
us out Baby, because we're busy and we booked. It's
Smily Morning trum
Users entertainment on the freakest smiling morning shot.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
All right, mc morners right here Afritos.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Good morning, Ricky. It is Friday, August eighth. Here's what's
going on in the news. There are actually there are
a lot of moving pieces in DC today. Federal agents
hit the streets last night after President Trump kicked off
a week long patrol. Park police are leading the charge,
backed by the FBI, the DEAATF and ICE, And just
(00:33):
like that, the focus shifts from boots on the ground
to ballots on the map. Trump just ordered a brand
new census, saying it'll be based on modern facts and
will not count undocumented immigrants. Now that's a big deal
because census numbers decide congressional seats and political power. And
speaking of big power, plays Republicans in Texas or trying
(00:55):
to force missing House Democrats back to vote on redistricting. Now,
the FBI is reportedly involved in international news. The UN
is slamming Israel's plans to fully take over Gaza, saying
the occupation needs to end immediately. The UK's new Prime
Minister is warning it's only going to bring more bloodshed Palestinians,
(01:16):
and China's calling the move dangerous, telling Isel to back off.
School is back, and one teacher is still paying for
a bad decision. Sixty year old Assandra Colombo was just
hit with child abuse charges months after allegedly throwing a
shoe in class columbul Yeah, she was trying to get
(01:36):
this one kid's attention, but she accidentally hit another kid.
No serious injuries. But after thirty years as a teacher,
she was fired. But here's the thing, Ricky, that kid
must have really tested her, because if she's convicted, she
could lose all of her retirement after thirty years.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
No, we got to fight. Oh, I can promise you
how many shoes got thrown it in the classroom. Aleen
Avery did not play, Miss Avery, Come on now, play
no game. Would throw a shoe or anything she can
grab at that desk, yeah or whatever. And uh and
that's why we are decent human beings. Man, Start damn
(02:15):
kids do saying you can't say nothing to him, and
then they out here arriving and shooting and flipping the
old people out of wheelchairs and pulling people wigs off
in our best all this kind of stuff. Man, We
need some more. Aleen Avery's out here now.
Speaker 4 (02:32):
Exactly. We used to get whooped with the ruler on
the hand and a parent don't mind. The parent is
grateful that you got on to us.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
Okay, and you got another one when you got.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
When you got hold.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Rip on these stories and more go to Rickysmiley Morning
Show dot com. Now here's a look at sports Rock te.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
The sports genius is in the building.
Speaker 5 (02:54):
Shown ladies and gentlemen. Cleveland Brown quarter Backsho Door Sanders
expected to start to first the Carolina Panther six pm
Central Time. I'm going to be tuned in, as I
said yesterday, Man six at six Central, seven Eastern probably ESPN.
Man me check it out.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I'll text it to you.
Speaker 6 (03:14):
It is what it is.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
Man, But come on, you never do but go ahead.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
On the radio. Go ahead, phone right.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
Now, hey man for an NFL quarterback Cam Newton. Cam.
He recently released his top ten NFL quarterback rankings in
Philadelphia Eagle Super Bowl quarterback Jannen Hurts was not on
his top ten, and Cam wanted to give some more
clarity that just because he is not on his top
(03:42):
ten doesn't mean that he's not a good quarterback.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
I apologize that he got thrust it into this position
where he can't even properly defend himself. But this is
the thing he can silence everything. Keep doing what you're doing,
and that's winning. Just keep winning. Keep doing your job,
whether you're a top ten quarterback, whether you're a quarterback
that benefits off of the great assets around you or not. Bro, Like,
keep doing your job, and that's positioning your team to
(04:08):
win in any capacity, whether that's you're throwing for three
hundred plus yards or rushing for two of the three touchdowns,
it doesn't matter.
Speaker 5 (04:16):
Yeah, I mean, and it's just his opinion, Like he's like, you,
you're a good quarterback, O, you won a super Bowl
last year. So but in his top ten, here's the
quarterbacks that I think that is better. But it's you know,
it is what it it's and it's the team that
you on too. So Jalen he ain't got nothing to
prove to nobody. Just keep moving in silence like you do.
I love how Jalen he ain't real. You never see
(04:39):
him in the in the press getting mad, getting frustrated.
Speaker 1 (04:43):
He stays even got.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Dad, Oh come on, man, that's called a good dad. Yeah,
and a good woman and a good age.
Speaker 5 (04:50):
I love it, man, I love it. If any young
athletes can take anything from Jalen Hurts that part right there,
it's hard to teach, like don't get too high, don't
get too low, just stay even.
Speaker 6 (04:59):
Killed and that'll get you to the next level.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Man.
Speaker 5 (05:01):
So that's my quick sports support right there. Follow me
on social media at rock te Hollow. Brad got the hotspot.
Speaker 6 (05:09):
Drop it like guitar on, drop it like guitar on.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
At it a hot spot? What up? Brat? What up?
Speaker 1 (05:20):
Ricky?
Speaker 4 (05:20):
Good morning everybody. I'm your girl. Brat's tat tat and
this is the hot spot. But we bring you music,
movies and more. So let's get off into it well, y'all.
Johnny Gill says he will not address gay rumors or
discuss his private life, but he has confirmed a defamation
suit is in the works. The legendary member of New
Edition is making it very clear is that there's only
(05:41):
so much he can tolerate when it comes to people
speaking on his name. While our promoting his debut debut
gospel album, this is what he said about the rumors
and his sexuality.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
So many people who have always questioned, because I don't
listen that to my life over here. And one thing,
especially for relationships, when you're in this business and everybody's
got an opinion, it turns into a number of things
where you know, you want to be able to save
something for yourself. I prefer to keep something for myself
and that's my life. The dumb rumors, I don't have
(06:13):
to have a problem with that. That's so stupid. That's
been going on for how many years. But when you
lie on me and say you saw something that you
didn't see, something I've never done, that's where it becomes
a problem. And that's when I got with the lawyers
and they said, it's this defamation and bro, man, you
know it's coming, ain't.
Speaker 2 (06:28):
That's something somebody always call you out of your name
when they don't know nothing about you. And it's only
one demographic a human being that do it when you
don't want them. They must be day when you don't
want them, because dudes, we just want the music. We
don't care. And as a matter of fact, I used
(06:48):
to date this chick that lived in Cincinnati and she
was best friends and she was bad and she was
best friends with the girl that was day Johnny Gill
at the time, and this girl is firing both beautiful women.
So uh, that's that's what I know. Okay, that's what
(07:09):
I know. Come on now and she find us hell
or whatever.
Speaker 4 (07:14):
Huh and we would go you know about that.
Speaker 2 (07:17):
Listen. And just because somebody ain't telling you they business
and out on the you ain't got to be on
the red carpet to prove nothing to nobody. And if
you're single and you dating, and you don't take nobody
on the red carpet or whatever to keep down mess,
because who keeps up with demographic and human beings keep
up mess and confusion when it comes ters. Shma came
(07:38):
out with his girlfriend. That's the problem. When he had
his last girlfriend, that's the problem because she was light skinned.
You see what I'm saying. Everything, you come out with
a man, do come out with somebody or whatever you
want to invest I went, I took a girl I
was dating to an Atlanta Hawks basketball game. You ready
for this. When we walking in the room in the
little vip with it food or what a everybody looked
(08:01):
at they once they saw she was with me, they
looked her up and down from head to toe and
with the whispering and acting real messy and caddy. What
demographic of a human being? You think did that? What demographic?
The men was like, hey, Ricky, smile a nice to
meet you, and then they introduced themselves to her, but
they looking at her up and down like something wrong
(08:23):
with her, And I was like, she together, shoes everything,
check out the bitch she all together with all this
negative energy and messy and wanting to know who that
is and where did you meet her? And how did
y'all meet man? That stuff is crazy named messy ass,
messy and negative for no reason. All this good music
he putting out and that's the only thing you can
think to say about him. Who's a good person. By
(08:45):
the way, all of them him ramped Johnny, Ricky and Mike.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
Yeah, Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Milly Right. I was gonna
wrap up the hospital on that note before. Information on
these stories and more you can go to Ricky Smiley
Morning Show dot com and you can catch me on
all my social media as social Brad. And if you
have not tuned into Hulu to catch our boy Ricky
small water foolish, that's what you need to do.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Do.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
Your girl got a song, y'all call having you to
myself feature in Jessica Best Streaming on all platforms. Check
us out Baby, because we're busy and we booked. It's
Smily Morning trum
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