HOT 97

On the eve of the release of his sophomore album Born Sinner, J. Cole touched down at the Hot 97 studios to for a lava hot freestyle session for Funkmaster Flex. [...]

With summer approaching fast, festival season has already been kicked off with Coachella and SXSW, and now it’s Hot 97s turn to impress with a line up for this year’s annual Summer Jam outdoor concert. Acts this year include the always impressive Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Wu Tang and Miguel amongst others. [...]

Mac Miller is on his A-game right about now. Having just dropped the buzzworthy “S.D.S.”, his latest mixtape S.H.O.W.Time (download here) has garnered quite a bit of attention, and with new album Watching Movies With The Sound Off on its way there’s absolutely no stopping the Pittsburg emcee’s hustle. Stepping in to the Hot 97 [...]

Chris Brown recently sat down with Angie Martinez at Hot 97 to discuss his new music and making his mark as an artist and legend – along with his lawsuit with Drake and his relationship with Rihanna, among other things. [...]

Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg will be throwing New York City on his back at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas this week as he will be hosting The New York Renaissance SXSW Showcase at the North Door on Thursday. The outspoken lover of authentic Hip Hop has also managed to get some exclusives from [...]

The forever-odd Tyler, The Creator sits down for another chat with Ciph & Rosenberg at Hot 97. The session starts off neighbourly before taking a sharp left turn into “Hmms-ville” and further proving that no topic is too taboo when the Odd Future affiliate is near a microphone. Tyler candidly discusses his favourite moments from [...]

SoulCulture 13 For 13 certified dope Brooklyn hailing emcee Joey Bada$$ dropped in on Funkmaster Flex’s Hot 97 show to drop a few verses off the top. The 18 year old rising star, who recently released his DJ Premiere produced “Unorthodox” (grab it here), fired off a few impressive darts over some classic NY Hip [...]

While on the promo rounds for his recently released mixtape Wrath Of Caine, G.O.O.D Music signed Clipse/Re-Up Gang member Pusha T dropped into the Hot97 building in New York for a guest appearance on Funkmaster Flex‘s show. [...]

Having just completed their first European tour, Joey Bada$$ and his Pro-Era crew dropped in at New York’s S.O.B.’s to perform in front of a home crowd at Hot 97′s “Who’s Next Live” showcase. [...]

It’s not often that you get Rick Ross, Jay-Z and Will Smith all in the same room at once, but the trio all came out to support MMG rapper Meek Mill at the listening party for his debut album, Dreams And Nightmares, which took place on Wednesday night in New York. [...]