About Bilal G. Morris

Bilal Morris is the senior editor at NewsOne. He is based in Atlanta and covers Black folklore, politics, and race. He also specializes in SEO and evergreen content. Bilal was hired by Interactive One in 2021, but has worked for the company for over 10 years. He started at Radio One in 2010 as an Online Editor in Richmond, VA. Before his time at NewsOne, Bilal was the Regional Online Editor In Atlanta, GA. He has also worked at iHeartRadio in New York City. He is a professional photographer, dog lover, gamer, and has quite the green thumb. You can find him on Instagram and Twitter.

50 Cent and Oprah have put their differences aside to do a sit-down interview for the multimedia moguls’ network “OWN.” During the candid dialogue, 50 revealed why he named his pooch after O. “At the time, I was just looking at the situation and I was developing negative feelings for someone who doesn’t even know […]

An 18-year old Philadelphia teen is in critical condition from shooting himself in the head after he was dared, challenging his “manhood” on the internet. According to authorities the boy thought the gun wasn’t loaded as he put it to his head and pulled the trigger. “His manhood or his ego was challenged and he said […]

Jay-Z Recently visited Philly to introduce his  Made In America festival to the city and while he was here he got a chance to rap to MTV about the success of Hip Hop. Check out the interview below.. Jay-Z Explains His Mindset Behind “Made In America” Festival [Video] Like Hot1079Philly on Facebook to stay on top of […]

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Word on the street is that Kanye was embarrassed when Kim K finally got her wish to hang with Beyonce and acted like a groupie! Here’s what I found out: Kim messed up when she went backstage at Beyonce’s recent Revel concert. She took the bait and everyone was pissed she acted liked a groupie […]

I feel like I always have to preface a Ciara post by saying how much I truly do love Ciara. I want her to win, despite something I may have written yesterday. *cough* The One Woman Army–which is her upcoming album’s namesake–singer dancer, released the lead single from the album today. “Sweat” features one of the […]

Usher and Pharrell take us back to the 70’s with this Funked out record entitled “Twisted.” The song is from Usher’s new album  from Usher’s Looking 4 Myself which hits stores June 12th. Check out the new track below… Like Hot1079Philly on Facebook to stay on top of your favorite black celebrities:
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Lil Kim has even more of a reason to hate her rival Nicki Minaj! Nicki, who suddenly pulled out of Summer Jam yesterday, had an extravagant line-up prepared for the show and one of the entertainers was Foxy Brown! As soon as Kim got wind that two of her enemies would be performing together, she […]

RICHMOND, VA: Travis Porter had Stone Soul 2012 feeling like the club! Check out some video as Travis Porter rocks the stage at Stone Soul 2012, they even performed their new track that hasn’t even hit the streets blogs yet. [ooyala code=”M4N3d4NDqGXLptJOjfCLk15mDYeINYij”] More From STONE SOUL2012 More From STONE SOUL2012 Like Hot1079Philly on Facebook to stay on top of your favorite black […]

STONE SOUL: Fabolous took the stage at Stone Soul 2012 sporting Kayne’s latest version of the  Air Yeezy 2, which are set to hit stores June 9th. Backstage Fabolous talked about the sneakers and how he was able to get his hands on a pair before they even hit stores. Check out his performance and interview below… […]

RICHMOND, VA: Melanie Fiona might have had the best performance of the day at Stone Soul 2012. Her soulful voice and charming looks stole the show as Melanie performed a few of her smash hit records including 4 AM. Check out this amazing performance below… Like Hot1079Philly on Facebook to stay on top of your […]

Leap Wireless, the parent company of Cricket Wireless cellphone service will be the first mainland U.S. phone company to sell the iPhone on a prepaid plan.  Cricket will sell the iPhone 4S starting at $500 and the iPhone 4 starting at $400. Service will cost $55 per month for unlimited calls, texting and data. Leap said the phone will […]