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Friday Dec 18 | Hip Hop Press

Mista Raja Headlines at the Highline Ballroom Benefiting The VH1 Save the Music Foundation

Mista Raja will be the headlining performer at the "Break 'N Through Hip-Hop" event sponsored by Twix at the Highline Ballroom.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Fri Dec 11, 2009

Boston Herald

HOT 'Chocolate' brings different flavor to Edo G show

But here in the Hub, the buzz surrounding the Roxbury hip-hop legend is all about an upcoming radio collaboration.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Streets, Boston University, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Miami Metro, Music, Entertainment

Mon Nov 30, 2009

AllHipHop.com

DJ Envy Resigns From Hot 97

Popular Hip-Hop personality DJ Envy resigned from his position at Hot 97 today AllHipHop.com has confirmed.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Philadelphia, PA

Sun Nov 22, 2009

HipHopDx

50 Cent Speaks To Hot 97 About Low Sales Projection

In a recent interview with Funkmaster Flex on New York Hot 97 , 50 Cent talked about his latest album, Before I Self Destruct , and who is to blame for the low projection sales.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Funkmaster Flex, Flex

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Vibe

Diddy on Shyne's Deportation: "He Deserves To Come Back"

Shyne was officially deported by to Belize in late October, after serving eight years of a 10-year sentence for his part in a New York club shooting in 1999.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Prison

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords

2010 Taurus SHO

When Celebrity DJ and Car Customizer Funkmaster Flex speaks, people listen. Whether he's dishing on the latest in Hip-Hop on New York's Hot 97 or inside the walls of his Bronx, New York Garage talking shop on the latest in car culture, again, people listen.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford Taurus Sho, Flex, Hip-Hop, Funkmaster Flex, Black Entertainment, Ford Taurus, Ford F350

Fri Nov 13, 2009

VH1 News

50 Cent, Beanie Sigel Call Out Jay-Z In 'I Go Off'

Meanwhile, Sigel - who slammed Jay-Z on Power 99 last week - doesn't call out any names.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, 50 Cent, Rap, Beanie Sigel, Hip-Hop, New York, Kay Slay

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Hip Hop Press

Celebrity DJ and Customizing Legend Funkmaster Flex Tricks Out 2010 Taurus SHO for SEMA

Celebrity DJ and Customizing Legend Funkmaster Flex tricks out 2010 Taurus SHO for 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas -- Customized Taurus SHO features Black and Metal Grey Paint Job-tones that actively work to reflect the sophistication of the all-new vehicle -- The Taurus SHO returns as the sporty version of Ford's new flagship introducing a new ...

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Related Topix: Flex, Hip-Hop, Ford, Ford Taurus Sho, Funkmaster Flex, Ford Taurus, Black Entertainment

Sat Oct 31, 2009

HipHopDx

Kay Slay Talks New Album And Old Beefs

Mixtape and radio deejay Kay Slay wants the world to know that his contribution to Hip Hop extends beyond just manning the ones and twos.

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Related Topix: Hip-Hop, Kay Slay, Cable & Satellite, Sirius Satellite Radio, Media, Radio, Harlem (New York, NY), Black Entertainment

Fri Oct 30, 2009

FMQB

In This Week's e-QB

It's a company that demands a lot from its people and expects its programmers to handle multiple tasks at multiple properties at a high level.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Billboard.com

Chris Brown Tweets 'Graffiti' Release Date

Last week, Chris Brown gave his first radio interview to Hot 97 host Angie Martinez, spending the majority of the air-time stressing his deep regrets for his February incident with ex-girlfriend Rihanna.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Angie Martinez, Twitter, Houston Metro

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Fuseblog

Chris Brown Asks Again For A Second Chance In New Interview

In only his second interview since his February assault on Rihanna, Chris Brown again asked for a 'second chance' from fans, and also revealed some celebrities to whom he turned for advice during his darkest days.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Will Smith

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Hip Hop Press

Allhiphop.com Presents The Sixth Annual Allhiphop Social Lounge - October 17, 2009

Guest Panelists Include Raekwon, Saigon, Killa Mike, The Immortal Technique, and Ras Baraka --AllHipHop.com, the #1 destination for urban news, in conjunction with Hot 97 FM and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center , is proud to present the 6th Annual AllHipHop.com Social LoungeTM on October 17, 2009 featuring guests: Raekwon, Saigon, Immortal ...

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Related Topix: Saigon, Raekwon, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Newark Metro, Newark, NJ

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Hip Hop Press

Noisemakers with Peter Rosenberg Featuring Talib Kweli

Past guests have included Q-Tip, Questlove, DJ Premier and Raekwon, and the series has been praised by XXL and The Village Voice as one of the best things to happen to New York hip-hop in years.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Talib Kweli, Hip-Hop, Q-Tip, Raekwon, New York, Mos Def

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA

Low-power radio has a role to play in making communities

Adam Gaffin, who writes the influential blog Universal Hub, reported last week about a "pirate radio station" that federal regulators are trying to close down.

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Related Topix: Boston, MA, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment

Mon Oct 05, 2009

The Tufts Daily

Ears Open

Jay-Z's highly anticipated new album, "The Blueprint 3" , hit stores Sept. 11, exactly eight years after his seminal "Blueprint" rocked the hip-hop world and cemented his place among the greatest MCs of all time.

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Related Topix: Jay-Z, Black Entertainment, Rap, The Blueprint, Hip-Hop

Fri Oct 02, 2009

VH1 News

50 Cent Slams Jay-Z, Kanye West In Hot 97 Interview

The G-Unit rapper held court on a number of topics with Angie Martinez on New York's Hot 97, from Kanye West and Lady Gaga's joint tour to Jay-Z to his possible plans to hang up the mic.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Kanye West, Hip-Hop, Angie Martinez, New York

Thu Sep 24, 2009

Universal Hub

Hot 97

An unlicensed radio station kicked out of a Hyde Park office building is now broadcasting from a house in Dorchester.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Boston, MA, Roslindale, MA

Wed Sep 23, 2009

Harlem World

Harlem superstar Jim Jones

Webstar are set to release their brand new project, "The RoofTop," on E1 Music on October 6th, 2009.

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Related Topix: Jim Jones, Rap, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop

Mon Sep 21, 2009

Hip Hop Press

This Is 50 Festival

On October 3rd, 2009, 50 Cent brings together the freshest hip-hop artists for the This is 50 Festival.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Black Eyed Peas

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