Tyler, the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt and some of the other Odd Future collective stopped by Hot 97 and chatted it up with Peter Rosenberg. Of course, plenty of the convo focused on Earl, recently back from his forced hiatus. But the “Earl” rapper didn’t offer much detail as to why he was kicking it in Samoa […]
The annual XXL Magazine Freshman list is guaranteed to generate discussion, unleash hate and expose sensitive rappers that need hugs. XXL editors Vanessa Satten (Editor In Chief), Jayson Rodriguez (Executive Editor) and Carl Chery (Digital Content Director) visited Hot 97’s morning show and discussed the process behind who made the cover, how they tried to […]
Wiz Khalifa stopped by Hot 97 to chop it up with Funkmaster Flex and dropped off a new record, “Mary X3.” Wiz is preparing to release his second studio album, O.N.I.F.C., as well as the Taylor Gang mixtape, Taylor Alderdice. As a ritual, there’s no stopping by the Funk Flex show without dropping a freestyle or two, which he and […]
As we’ve seen in his interview with Machine Gun Kelly or ScHoolboy Q, Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg keeps it 100 whenever he provides his opinion on a subject. When discussing Nicki Minaj, there was no change in Rosenberg’s filter at all. The Hot 97 radio personality proceeded to critique Nicki’s approach in her music and […]
Legendary Producer DJ Premier was the guest dj for Hot 97’s ‘Black Fist Fridays.’ Premo spun everything from classic Hip-Hop to R&B/Soul. Listen and download the latest installment of ‘Black Fist Fridays’ courtesy of DJ Premier. — Photo: YouTube
After dedicating the “Throwback at Noon” portion of his radio show to Whitney Houston and Big Pun, DJ Mr. Cee provides us with another tribute to a fallen performer. Harlem’s own Big L was gunned down 13 years ago to the day (Feb. 15th), at the age of 24. While L never got the opportunity to reach […]
Hot 97’s DJ Mister Cee is no stranger to paying homage to fallen artists. On the anniversary of Big Pun‘s death, the Brooklyn DJ dedicated the ‘Throwback at Noon’ segment to the former Terror Squad MC. With the recent news of legendary singer Whitney Houston passing on, Mister Cee took to the airwaves and spun […]
?uestlove was Hot 97’s Friday guest DJ and in honor of fallen producer J. Dilla, the Roots drummer spun some of the late producer’s greatest hits. The outpour of love for Dilla has been admirable from all facets of Hip-Hop. He’s been celebrated in his hometown of Detroit, praised by his mother, had mixtapes released in his honor, […]
Machine Gun Kelly took the stage at L.A.’s Key Club for a performance, and brought Diddy along for the madness. In his interview with Peter Rosenberg, of Hot 97, he mentioned things can get pretty crazy during his shows. During a performance of “Wild Boy,” MGK is seen carrying a female in a thong, throwing […]
Two of the West Coast’s youngest, most talented MC’s, Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q, stopped by the Peter Rosenberg show. Unlike Machine Gun Kelly’s interview with Rosenberg, K.Dot and Q were able to keep level heads, as Rosenberg was a genuine fan of their music and very familiar with them as artists. Kendrick spoke on his journey […]
Machine Gun Kelly sat with Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg for a very in-depth interview. Entering the interview without knowing much about MGK, Rosenberg seemed to push several buttons with the rapper. They discussed who the Ohio MC really is, his music, and several artists he seems to emulate. Kelly also expressed his admiration for DMX, who he […]
As Meek Mill prepares to release his next mixtape, Dream Chasers 2.0, we get a look at life on the road for the Philly spitter. Rozay and Wale make an appearance as the team hits the stage at Winter Bash 2012 in Connecticut. Shortly thereafter, Meek hit the studios of Hot 97 to chop it up […]
