Hot 97 Summer Jam

It’s always kinda weird when these two get together. I can’t pinpoint it, but there’s just a creepy vibe about it. For the second time this year (in their previous interview, Nicki discussed early retirement due to a poor critical response to her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album), Tim Westwood caught up with Nicki Minaj, [...]

The rivalry between Jay-Z and Nas that brewed in the early ’00s is one of the most well-documented beefs in hip-hop history. The feud, stemming from everything from who will take the “King of New York” crown to Hov claiming he slept with Nas’ baby mama, spawned such classic diss tracks like “Takeover” (from Jay’s [...]

With yesterday’s Summer Jam surprise — which involved some disrespectful (or simply straightforward, depending on your viewpoint) comments from Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg about “Starships” and a subsequent no-show from the Young Money Queen Bee Nicki Minaj — still stirring the Twittersphere today, Lauryn Hill, who performed at the event alongside Nas, released a [...]

It being Jubilee weekend, the Queen has made a number of historic appearances, dazzling London, greeting crowds on a flotilla and heading a barge. Few would have expected the royal to take to a stage performing renditions of “Lost Ones” and The Fugees‘ “Ready or Not”, but that’s exactly what she did; she being the [...]

Eminem revealed a crop of welcome news on the phone with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds on New York’s Hot 97 this morning. Slim Shady confirmed that, after putting some of his industry pull to good use, his Shady Records crew Slaughterhouse will be performing at this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam on Sunday, June [...]

Moments ago, New York’s Hot 97 crew officially announced the line-up for this year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam. As always, fans can expect a star-studded cast, with Waka Flocka Flame, French Montana, Maino, Tyga, 2 Chainz, Mavado, Young Jeezy, J.Cole, Trey Songz, Big Sean, Wale, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled & Friends and Nicki [...]