Things got heated on Hot 97 last night after R. Kelly, who’s currently promoting his Black Panties album, cancelled on the radio station last minute. Programming Director Ebro Darden, host Angie Martinez, and others tried to amend the situation, but the one and only Funkmaster Flex wasn’t for playing the friendly game.
You have probably seen the trailer; Rap Radar’s Brian “B Dot” Miller getting barked on by Hot 97’s VP of Programming Ebro Darden. The verbal ether on the full Juan Epstein podcast is actually worse, but the two did come to a resolution, with Darden apologizing for screaming on the journalist/blogger.
Following their phenomenal Summer Jam performance, the Hot 97 morning crew drops a brand new track from Wu-Tang Clan called “Family Reunion.”
Former MTV reality show participant RiFF RaFF and his outlandish image leaves quite an impression, if nothing else. The Houston native recently visited Hot 97’s Morning Show and dropped one of his trademark off-the-dome freestyles. Program director Ebro wasn’t too impressed and engaged in a war of words with RiFF RaFF, which spilled over to […]
The Internet has been swirling with rumors that Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is pregnant with she and Jay-Z’s second child. While everyone was hedging their bets on possible names (Red Mango?), her husband has confirmed that his wife is in fact not pregnant. This news will either excite or disappoint fans who were looking to become the […]
Mona Scott-Young, producer of VH1’s hit reality television series Love & Hip Hop, has enjoyed success with her shows along with heavy amounts of criticism. Scott-Young spoke with Hip-Hop Wired exclusively last month and addressed the doubters in straightforward fashion. However, she found herself on the defensive once more over the shows after an interview […]
Did Peter Rosenberg end Nicki Minaj’s career? That’s what Hot 97 program director Ebro Darden suggested during a recent installment of ‘The Realness’ with the station’s morning show hosts Rosenberg, Cipha Sounds and K. Foxx.
Well, that’s that. Hot 97’s Program Director, Ebro Darden, finally spoke out on the already-tired fracas between Hot 97 and the YMCMB collective. Ebro shoots down any rumors of Peter Rosenberg being fired as well as scoffing Nicki Minaj’s no show on Sunday night.
