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  1. my remix is dropping
    Megan Thee Stallion and Lil’ Kim’s ‘Plan B’ Remix Already Has DramaThe song premiered on Hot 97, and 50 Cent immediately started something.
    By Zoe Guy
  2. roll clip!
    Brandy ‘Will Murk’ Jack Harlow ‘on His Own Beats’ for Not Knowing HerThen maybe he’ll know her as something other than Ray J’s sister.
    By Justin Curto
  3. summer jam 2021
    DaBaby Makes New Apology in Live Return Before Calling Critics ‘Crybabies’Hot 97 Summer Jam marked his first performance since the fallout from anti-AIDS and -LGBTQ comments at Rolling Loud Miami.
    By Justin Curto
  4. a long talk
    It’s Peter Rosenberg’s Job to Be PolarizingThe HOT 97 host on his debut album and remaining one of hip-hop radio’s key voices, hate him or hate to love him.
    By Craig Jenkins
  5. music
    Sorry But Nicki Minaj Wasn’t Finished, Releases New Track With NasSomeone finally found Tracy Chapman’s phone number.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  6. hirings and firings
    Jay Pharoah Opens Up About His SNL Firing: ‘They Put People Into Boxes’“Fans show up to my shows and say, ‘Fuck SNL.’”
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  7. right-click
    Listen When Mary J. Blige and Kanye West Tell You to ‘Love Yourself’Blige’s new record, Strength of a Woman, drops April 28.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  8. where’s the beef?
    Drake Called Out Hot 97 and Their ‘Lies’ at His Concert Last NightWell, this escalated quickly.
    By Dee Lockett
  9. encounter
    Angie Martinez on Leaving Hot 97 for Power 105.1“We’re not gangs. Nobody’s gonna hurt each other. That’s never gonna happen.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  10. bill de blasio’s new york
    Mayor De Blasio Un-Bloombergs His Image Even More on New York Rap RadioThe new era continues with an interview on the minimum wage and marijuana legalization.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. hot 97
    Rosen on Hot 97, Hip-Hop, and HomophobiaYou should listen to this interview.
    By Jody Rosen
  12. sad things
    Legendary Hot 97 D.J. Mister Cee Resigns Amid New Gay Prostitute GossipThe NYC institution announced his departure on air today.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. detente
    Nicki Minaj and Hot 97 Made Peace, Sort Of“I just don’t know your résumé.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  14. feuds
    It Looks Like the Nicki Minaj-Hot 97 Feud Is Back On“Don’t ever play my music again.”
    By Andre Tartar
  15. beef
    Lil Wayne Will Now Speak on the Nicki Minaj vs. Hot 97 Kerfuffle“No person that works with me will be disrespected in my presence as long as I’m on this planet.”
    By Zach Dionne
  16. sunday reads
    Sunday Reads: Muppets, Fiona Apple, and VertigoAnother way to justify staying indoors.
    By Andre Tartar and Caroline Bankoff
  17. radio vulture
    Abebe: Nicki Minaj, Hot 97, and the Fight Over ‘Real Hip-Hop’Vulture’s music critic weighs in on the Nicki-Flex beef.
    By Nitsuh Abebe
  18. beef
    And Now Hot 97’s Program Director Goes In on NickiEbro speaks.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  19. beef
    The Five Best Moments From Nicki Minaj’s Hot 97 Rebuttal“I am not a joke,” and much more.
    By Zach Dionne
  20. justin bieber
    Watch Justin Bieber Rap AgainWhile dropping by the Hot 97 studios, the Biebs proves once again that he is, indeed, adept at freestyle rapping.
    By Eliot Glazer
  21. obits
    BET’s Corey ‘D.J. Megatron’ McGriff KilledHe was 32.
    By Mike Vilensky
  22. crime
    Funkmaster Flex Arrested!This is no fun.
    By Chris Rovzar
  23. music
    Watch M.I.A. Discuss Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Nas, and Jay-Z“I have some family members who love Justin Bieber, and now they won’t talk to me.”
    By Edith Zimmerman
  24. announcements
    Usher, Drake, Nicki Minaj Set for Summer JamPlus: Trey Songz, Juelz Santana, Fabolous …
    By Amos Barshad
  25. intel
    Self-Titled ‘Jewish Nerd’ Takes Over Early Mornings on Hot 97We chat with Peter Rosenberg, who has replaced Miss Jones for the early morning slot at the popular hip hop station.
  26. party lines
    Harlem’s Juelz at Hot 97 Party: Obama ‘08!Last night was Hot 97’s fourth annual Full Frontal Fashion show at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Hip-hop stars including Omarion and Lloyd performed, and Kimora Lee Simmons and P. Diddy showed their latest Baby Phat and Sean John collections. Hometown hero Juelz Santana, crown prince of Harlem’s beloved Dipset crew, gave us his take on the radio station, and his style. After the jump, find out why black people should “root for Obama.”