Angela Simmons made sure to surprise her man Yo Gotti with something that he’s been mentioning in conversation for his 42nd birthday. Besides throwing her man an impromptu birthday shindig filled with family and friends in the Philippines, the 35-year-old also flew out both of their mothers, Gotti’s daughter and a few CMG artists on private jets. GloRilla, Moneybagg Yo, Trina, Lil Popper and more made their way to the private luxury resort located on the beautiful archipelago of Southeast Asia.

Basketball wives should stick together because of the fact that we’re all going through a similar situation. It’s not something you can explain to someone unless you’re going through it. That support system is needed where you can call the next wife [because] sometimes you just need someone to talk to and get your emotions out⎯not even just basketball wives but with anything. When you have a friend or someone you can talk to that’s going through a similar situation it just makes things a lot easier.

There’s a problem with every narrative I’ve read about this weekend’s upcoming fight between Bernard Hopkins and Tavaris Cloud. Bernard Hopkins is 48-years-old and still boxing. Don King is 81-years-old and still promoting fights. They are both involved in a championship fight on HBO at the Barclays Center this Saturday (March 9) but little is being said about 31-year-old Tavoris Cloud. As IBF Lightweight Heavyweight Champion, Cloud is the man that should be floating through most headlines for this match-up.

Dick Gregory, pioneering humorist, civil rights activist, health food advocate, and author, died in Washington D.C. on Saturday (Aug. 19). He was 84. Gregory’s death came days after he was hospitalized for an undisclosed condition. His son, Christian Gregory, confirmed the news via Facebook. “It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr. Dick Gregory departed this earth tonight in Washington, DC.

Health is wealth. D12‘s Bizarre has shown the world that he is focusing on getting more active, with fans applauding his efforts and weight loss. The Detroit rapper shared videos of himself working with boxing trainer Cornelius “K9” Bundrage on Monday (Nov. 6). “Day 1 .. back at it,” he wrote in the caption. “Never get up I got your back [muscle emoji] go follow @k9boxing he’ll get you right.” Followers in the comments encouraged him to keep up the hard work.