Peter Rosenberg from Hot 97 and the Juan Epstein podcast is always down to share his opinion on any matter concerning Hip-Hop.
It’s not so odd that Childish Gambino polarizes Hip-Hop traditionalist. But his appeal partially lies in his ability to embrace all that comes with his role in music culture, which was most apparent during his recent interview with Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg.
On Wednesday, July 23, Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg celebrated his 35th birthday by bringing “PeterPalooza” to New York City for a third time. Held in the Best Buy Theater, the pro wrestling-themed show was an extension of the radio personality’s affinity for underground Hip-Hop and rising upstarts in the culture.
Peter Rosenberg took to his radio segment “The Realness” to apologize to legendary Hip-Hop vet, Public Enemy’s Chuck D.
Jay Electronica‘s on-again, off-again Twitter presence is always worth noting when he does decide to speak to the masses electronically. After not tweeting for a few months, Jay Electrolysis spoke on the Chuck D vs. Hot 97 issue, Lyor Cohen and more.
Last week, Chuck D had choice words on Twitter for Hot 97 and its annual Summer Jam concert event, taking aim at the popular station that claims to uphold Hip-Hop culture. The Public Enemy front man and Hot 97’s Ebro Darden had an exchange of words, which has now spilled over to the station’s Peter […]
Iggy Azalea is becoming quite the visible figure in the realm of music and fashion but she had to pump her brakes on bits of crowd participation at her shows. The reason being, her scantily clad Australian frame was continuously becoming the victim of a pervy finger trying to poke into her honey pot and […]
Hot 97 radio personality Peter Rosenberg has brought a certain amount of credibility to the popular New York station, making no secret that he remains a champion of underground Hip-Hop. In a profile from The New Yorker magazine, the publication takes a deeper look at Rosbenberg’s rise to fame and what makes him tick.
The storied discourse between Nas and Jay Z — now friends — during the late 90s and early 2000s birthed of the best displays of competition Hip-Hop culture’s ever seen. TDE’s ScHoolboy Q recently discussed the two legendary MCs during a discussion with Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg for Complex‘s “The Process.”
Rick Rubin is a legend in the world of Hip-Hop, co-founding Def Jam Records with Russell Simmons in the 1980s. Rubin discussed his career, being white and Jewish in Hip-Hop, working with Eminem and more in a recent Shade 45 chat with DJ Whoo Kid.
Following a snippet that hit the Internets a little over a week ago, the full episode of Juan Epstein’s discussion with Kanye West. Their discussion was a lot different than the agenda-based messaging the rapper-producer spoke in interviews with The Breakfast Club and Sway In the Morning.
We’ve seen more than enough passionate theatrics from Kanye West in the past few days, which makes his Juan Epstein sit down a nice change of pace. Unlike others, hosts Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg managed to keep their conversation with West strictly about the music.
