Elliott Wilson updated the infamous “You Played Yourself” and “Blackout” sections of his site Rap Radar today, and Blackout was dedicated to Hot 97 PD Ebro for the whole Summer Jam x YMCMB situation. (YPY was to Nicki). After seeing what was wrote, Ebro took to Twitter with some words of his own for Elliott. See what both parties said below. Who do you agree with?
Oh Ebro. The bottom line is, you couldn’t produce the headliner for rap’s Super Bowl. And that’s your job. Your responsibility. To the culture. And to the rap fans that paid money to see Nicki Minaj. Rosenberg should’ve been instructed to tuck his tongue in while on the premises. Your station has been clashing with Nick over the past few months (including Flex snaggin’ an exclusive that was promised to DJ Clue), but—obviously by booking her—the assumption was made by Ms. Minaj that y’all were attempting to make amends. Instead you got roped into an old conflict with Lil Wayne—who’s never felt fully embraced by Hot 97. He even dissed y’all on Tha Carter’s liner notes in 2004. And, now being in a position of power, he can pull all of his acts. And he did. So what can you really do now? Are you gonna pull all YMCMB music off your playlist? Highly unlikely. You put your personal bravado above handling the situation in the best interest of your listeners. And for that, you owe them an apology.
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