• 61 Arrested, 10 Cops Injured During Hot 97 Summer Jam Rioting

    The state of New Jersey has issued the final tally for arrests and injuries that came as a result of the minor rioting at MetLife Stadium as part of the Hot 97 Summer Jam over the weekend: 61 fans were arrested and 10 state troopers were injured as those without tickets hurled bottles and other debris at law enforcement. DJs from Hot 97 addressed the controversy on Monday, denouncing lawbreakers and hoping that the issues wouldn't create problems for the now 23 year-old festival.

  • Hot 97's Summer Jam 2015: Trey Songz, Wiz Khalifa, Dej Loaf, Ty Dolla $ign & Omarion Take Over MetLife Stadium [PHOTOS]

    With little sunlight left in the sky, Omarion opened Hot 97's annual concert Summer Jam around 6:30 p.m. and as a spotty crowd arrive, the former B2K member- turned-Love and Hip Hop Hollywood reality star warmed the crowd up to his old and new hits with MMG. Although, still mellow, the crowd quickly turned their moods way up once he began performing "Post To Be" and decided to play Jhene Aiko's verse just for his female fans, who burst out her signature line, "Eat the booty like groceries" before ending his set with his newest single, "I'm that N*gga."

  • A$AP Rocky Talks 'A.L.L.A,' Rita Ora "Better Things" Reference, Yams Death

    The music community has been buzzing over A$AP Rocky's sophomore full-length album At.Long.Last.A$AP, which he released a week early on Monday. The LP features the likes of Kanye West, Juicy J, UGK and Lil Wayne and has been met with very favorable reviews thus far. The "LSD" rapper has been doing a lot of press lately to push the album and yesterday he appeared on Hot 97 with Ebro In The Morning for an interview. They discussed a wide variety of topics including the hot button issue of Rocky's very sexual reference of Rita Ora in the track "Better Things," the death of A$AP Yams and of course the album A.L.L.A.

  • Big Sean 'Dark Sky Paradise' Listening Party: Rapper Talks Ariana Grande, Kanye West, John Legend, Grandmother's Death & More

    Rapper Big Sean released his third studio album "Dark Sky Paradise" and gave a special listening party for Hot 97 and some die-hard fans in New York City. The Detroit native opened up about his track, "One Man Can Change The World" where he dedicates the emotional single to his late grandmother, Mildred V Leonard, who passed away in December and his relationship with singer Ariana Grande who is also featured on bonus track "Research."

  • Chris Brown, Tyga Hot 97 Interview: Tourmates Open Up About Drake, Kylie Jenner, Kanye West, Karrueche Tran, Amber Rose & More [WATCH]

    Tyga has been making headlines recently because of his rumored relationship with Kylie Jenner and his beef with Drake. Following his Breakfast Club interview last week, where he claimed he and Jenner were just friends, Kanye West let it slip in his own interview that the two were in love. Now Tyga is speaking about he situation again, this time with his buddy Chris Brown on deck. In support of their joint album and tour, the two came on Hot 97 to talk about a variety of topics, including Tyga's relationship with Jenner, Brown's relationship with Karrueche Tran, both of their relationships with Drake, Amber Rose drama, Kanye West drama, an upcoming movie, and more. Here's some of what they had to say [with a bit of Hennessy apparently fueling the conversation]:

  • Is Jay-Z Trying to Buy Hot 97?

    Things are not well in the New York hip-hop family. Two of the biggest players in the community, Jay-Z and Funkmaster Flex, are at odds over actions reportedly taken by people at Jay-Z's site "Life + Times." There appears to be more at stake here, though. According to a report on "mediatakeout.com," citing a "rock-solid source," Jay-Z is a part of a group of investors that includes New York Knicks basketball star Carmelo Anthony who are currently in negotiations to buy Hot 97. According to the site, both sides are serious about getting the deal done. Hot 97 is the radio station where Funkmaster Flex has his own radio show.

  • Funkmaster Flex Attacks Jay-Z on Hot 97 — Twice

    Funkmaster Flex is not happy with Jay-Z. Fed up with recent misconduct revolving around Jay's Life+Times website, Flex has now ripped into the Brooklyn rapper twice on Hot 97 this week. The problem stems from an interview Flex did with L+T about an app he designed. Flex claims that one of Jay's reporters asked several questions about said app but did not use any of the material. Later, Jay released a similar app, which obviously ticked Flex off. Skip ahead to Jan. 15 when an L+T reporter emailed Flex requesting an interview about a Dipset reunion. That was when he decided to hop on Hot 97 and sound off.

  • Chuck D Once Again Discusses Feud With Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97

    Recently, Chuck D has been in the spotlight once again discussing a Twitter-fueled conversation from six months ago where the rapper vocalized his dissatisfaction with Hot 97 and Peter Rosenberg, siting a distaste from an experience in 2008 at the station's annual Summer Jam event.

  • DJ Mister Cee Moves to Radio 103.9 After Resigning from Hot 97 for 2nd Time

    Last month, DJ Mister Cee resigned from Hot 97 for the second time. The radio disc jockey recently announced that he has picked up a new gig at Radio 103.9. Mister Cee announced his move in a statement released to "XXL." "I am excited, humbled and blessed to be back on the radio with the new Radio 103.9 in New York. To be a part of a new growing station gives me a fresh start in my radio career," he wrote. "Special thanks to Ken Johnson and Raphael George for giving me this opportunity. Also a very special thank-you to Andre Veras aka Dominican Drew for pushing me to be a part of the Radio 103.9 family. I will never, ever forget it." As noted by "HipHopDX," Mister Cee hinted at the possibility of working at a new station upon his departure from Hot 97.
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