Why Summer Jam is the Core for Hip Hop Beefs?

  Another year has gone and another Summer Jam to put in history books for Hip Hop. We thought we have seen the last of Hip Hop artist go at each other, but we held our breath too soon. Remy Ma notoriously fired shots on the Hot 97 Summer Jam stage and brought every Woman MC without the last name Minaj to do it too. Hot 97 has been the platform for artists lashing out against others and calling them out in a memorable performance. From Eminem to Remy Ma, we create a timeline for notable Hip Hop beef and performances at Summer Jam. 2001: Jay Z Debuts “Takeover” and Fires Shots at Prodigy and Nas Jay-Z lit up the stage and what will go down as the most vicious Hip Hop beef between Nas and Jay. This was the date he had infamously released the track “Takeover” and did just that to the stage. The diss track was aimed at Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, but somehow Nas caught fire. Hitting us with the line, “Ask Nas, he doesn’t want it with Hov.” Making this one of the greatest beef between Hip Hop’s greatest. 2003: 50 Cent disses Ja Rule and Murder Inc. 50 Cent used his stage set to call out the Murder Inc rapper by displaying visuals of his “I Cry,” “Rainy Dayz,” and “Mesmerize”. Then asking the audience to identify “bitch-ass n*gga” in the videos. He then took shots at the Murder Inc CEO Irv Gotti (ouch) 2003: Eminem Smashes His Source Award Now, this…


Jidenna Reminds Us That He’s a Classy Man

The overall classic man opens up the stadium stage and brought us everything we expected from the West African singer. Bringing us soulful sounds from his latest album including the radio hit “Bambi”. But a lot of fans were disappointed that the always classy man was not in his usual suit and tie attire. He then closed the performance with a barbershop like Quartet. Again, how could we ever doubt that he is the classiest in the new gen of Hip Hop.  See photos and tweet reactions below…


Casanova Tears Down Summer Jam Festival Stage

  The Brooklyn Rapper Cassanova tears down the festival stage at Summer Jam with his debut hit “Don’t Run.” Giving the crowd two additional songs and reminding us that his presence is unforgettable. See below for additional photos of the performance and stay tuned with In Flex We Trust as we give you behind the scenes and the first look at Hot 97’s 2017 Summer Jam.  


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