#MusicStillMatters New Music: DJ Kay Slay Ft. Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Kevin Gates & Meet Sims – Wild One

August 18th, DJ Kay Slay will be dropping his album The Big Brother. As we await it’s arrival, the Drama King unleashes “Wild Ones”, which will appear on the project.


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…


Did Lil Yachty Have the Best Set on the Summer Jam Festival Stage?

Lil Yachty has been an overall crowd favorite for the festival stage at Summer Jam. The artists demanded nothing but the crowd’s full attention and he got exactly that. Returning to the crowd nothing but love and even jumping into the audience to finish off his set. Performing tracks off his new album “Teenage Emotions” with full energy and making sure everyone was hype along with him. One audience member even passed out during his set. To see some of his performance follow the tweet posted by Hot 97 below. @lilyachty HIT THE #SUMMERJAM – FESTIVAL STAGE!! pic.twitter.com/uMYpfKcM8V — HOT 97 (@HOT97) June 11, 2017


PNB Rock Wishes Kodak Black a Happy Birthday On Summer Jam Stage

  The “Selfish” singer took the Summer Jam festival stage and started off by wishing rapper Kodak Black a happy birthday and asked the crowd to sing for him. Also, he brought along twitter famous & young rapper, Matt Ox to the stage. He then followed with his new song, “Every day We Lit” to bring life to the crowd. Of course, the ladies love the singer and they especially enjoyed the “Unforgettable Remix.” Then he closed out his debut song and radio hit “Selfish”. Making sure his fans (mostly ladies) were satisfied.


(Video) Samuel L. Jackson on Ebro In The Morning

The legendary Samuel L. Jackson dropped by Hot 97 this week to chop it up with Ebro In The Morning, before his new film Kong hits theaters this Friday, March 10. During the sit-down, Samuel discusses his former roles in Pulp Fiction and Django, his daughter being a part of the newest bachelorette, Trump, the Oscars and more. Check it out below!


(Video) Jhene Aiko on Ebro In The Morning

Jhene Aiko just released her new single “Maniac,” and it has some interesting lyrics – like “hop on that d**k like a maniac.” When she stopped by Ebro In The Morning, you know we had to discuss it! Sitting down with Ebro, Rosenberg and Laura Stylez, Jhene also discussed her thoughts on Big Sean, Donald Trump drama, what to expect from her on the music front and more. Tune in below!


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