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10 years ago today Kobe dropped 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. The second highest  scoring total next to Wilt Chamberlain’s 100pt game. Kobe had 55 points in the second half and shot 60% from the field. The rest of his team only shot 33%. Going into the second half, Kobe had 26 points and […]

You guessed it… it’s Wallace Wilson! Actually, my bad if I lost you on that one, he’s better known as Red Rat. Wallace Wilson was born in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica on January 17, 1978. Red Rat’s father was very involved with music, having been the guitarist for the band, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds […]

‘Empire’ actor, Jussie Smollett, has officially been indicted in the case that rocked the nation and divided his fellow cast members. Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct last month after falsely claiming he was attacked in a racially charged and homophobic assault. After an investigation by the Chicago police returned evidence that  indicated Smollett himself was behind […]

Movie Lineup for the Month: CHI-RAQ – Sat. 2/6, 3pm – $5 tickets About the movie: http://www.chiraqthemovie.com/ JOIN WDKX’S WAKE UP HOST – TARIQ SPENCE on the discussion panel following the movie

Two first cousins from Utah are ringing the wedding bells after getting legally married last Monday. The newlyweds, Angie Lee and Michael Lee, actually had to travel to Colorado to get hitched. Utah state law prohibits any marriage between first cousins, unless the couple is 65 or older or over 55 and proven infertile. The […]

Buffalo Bills on Wednesday announced that Kathryn Smith is the team’s new special-teams quality control coach, making her the first full-time assistant in the NFL. Smith is well-known to Bills head coach Rex Ryan: she began her career with the New York Jets as a game day and college scouting intern, then became a player personnel assistant in 2007, […]

Black college students who attend predominantly White institutions harness a particular level of pluckiness and mental fortitude in order to achieve—usually having to prove their intellectual worth in the face of glaring or more covert bigotry. But that mental toughness and perseverance can take a toll on their psychological health, according to a new study from Vanderbilt […]

A car crashed in front of Jamie Foxx’s house and when he heard someone screaming for help, he jumped to action. Foxx called the police, went out to see what happened, and when he saw the man trapped, he quickly rushed to help. Listen to Jamie Foxx explain what happened below. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk6sHWoY1qM]

A New Jersey man, who has been unemployed for the last year, is the lucky winner of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot. The problem is, he almost didn’t even know it! When Mike Weirsky purchased his lottery tickets, he actually left them at the gas station where he purchased them at, not knowing one of […]