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Newlyweds Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose finally opened up about their marring in a recent sit down with HOT 97’s Angie Martinez. Among the topics discussed were Rose’s enormous wedding ring, her now infamous pre-wedding twerk video, and more.

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Jay-Z has been full of surprises these past 24 hours or so. After answering fan questions via Twitter much of yesterday, Mr. Carter made one of his customary appearance on Hot 97 earlier this afternoon to commemorate the official release of Magna Carta Holy Grail.

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Legendary producer DJ Premier has been making moves in the music biz since his Gang Starr days. In a chat with The Combat Jack Show, Primo revealed that a random request from the Notorious B.I.G. and Sean “Diddy” Combs led to one of the most famous instrumentals in his discography.

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Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky are going on tour. The two rappers representing Pittsburgh and New York City, respectively, will be embarking on the “Under The Influence of Music” tour this summer.

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Mark this day as the day that Consequence lost himself. Not because he says a bunch of crazy stuff, but because there seems to be a lot of chaos in his life.

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Rappers and reality TV reunions shows are a cocktail recipe for foolishness. At today’s taping of the Love & Hip Hop New York reunion show, Consequence allegedly smacked Joe Budden. However, the latter says it was a sneak move and that Cons got snuffed by Tahiry Jose.

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A visibly hungover French Montana took a visit to Hot 97 on the Angie Martinez Show the day after her birthday party.

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Big Sean was in New York Cityyesterday and stopped by  Hot 97 on the Angie Martinez Show. 

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Meek Mill brought the stars out last night to unveil his debut album, Dreams And Nightmares. At Electric Lady Studios in New York, the same place Jimi Hendrix called home, Meek and his MMG homies played a gracious host to an intimate crowd of celebrities, journalists, and fellow musicians. 

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DJ, writer, basketball junkie and avowed sneaker fiend Robert “Bobbito” Garcia has left his mark on the world of Hip-Hop and its distant cousin, street basketball, long ago. Capturing a vision he began in 2003 with a quarterly publication focused on “streetball,” Garcia can now add the title of director to his list of accomplishments. […]

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The idea of a posthumous Aaliyah album doesn’t sit well with Timbaland and Missy Elliott. The music duo, who just dropped new joints, “9th Inning” and “Triple Threat” Monday (Sept. 17), caught up with Angie Martinez on Hot 97 this afternoon, where the subject of the forthcoming release was brought up. Aaliyah’s family members commissioned […]

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With Hip-Hop and pretty much all of New York aghast over Lil Wayne’s shocking proclamation that he hates the city, Busta Rhymes is giving his two cents on the matter. Unlike the New York senator that used Weezy’s statement as a way to get publicity (let’s just keep it real), Bussa Buss said he can […]