The Sound

Behold "Questlove Supreme," a three-hour radio program that will supplement Quest's role as Pandora's first "artist ambassador."

Most of the drama and beef that Kanye West has had over the last few years has all stemmed from Twitter. Still, that hasn’t stopped the Famous rapper from using the social platform to talk about things about which he feels passionate…very, very passionate. On Tuesday night, West took to Twitter to express what he thinks about Frank Ocean‘s […]

  Well, this is awkward. Daytime TV host Wendy Williams claims she never met Charlamagne tha God even though she worked with him on her radio show.      In an interview with Elvis Duran, he mentions that Charlamagne was down the hall from where they were currently recording. Williams replies, “Who?” She repeats it two more times. “I […]

Angie Martinez announced via Instagram that she retired from Hot 97 today. Today I resigned from HOT97. I am grateful to the Emmis family for my time with the company and the immeasurable way that it has shaped my life. We made history together in so many ways and I will cherish those memories and […]

Entertainment, Music

New York radio station Hot 97 held their yearly concert featuring hip-hop and R&B talents.  This year wasn’t any different with top talent and legends giving the New York tri-state area great performances. Wiz Khalifa surprised fans with a cameo from Snoop Dogg. The Roots were joined on stage by legendary  hip-hop groups The LOX and M.O.P. […]

New R&B artist August Alsina has been making the rounds building buzz for his debut album “Testimony.” While fans embrace him for his catchy R&B tunes, he’s also had eyes on him after making his personal beef with Trey Songz public. After speaking about it on end for a few months, Alsina finally shut down […]

Pop singer Katy Perry is riding on another wave of success. Her latest album “Prism” is still producing singles that chart impressively. The latest one is her Juicy J collaboration called “Dark Horse.” Unexpectedly, the pop record has been receiving a lot of love on urban radio. To help continue that movement, Perry went on […]

Ever since Kim Kardashian’s freaky flick with Ray J became tabloid fodder, she’s been catching flack for her number of famous sexual partners. One of her ex-boyfriends Nick Cannon recently put Kim K. on blast again over the radio airwaves. Nick Cannon was on L.A.’s radio show “Big Boy In the Neighborhood.” Cannon was there […]

If you’re in the rap industry, you better not be disrespectful towards Jay Z. NYC DJ Peter Rosenberg found out the hard way when he was leaving the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas and received a phone call from the legendary rapper. After returning from Austin, Rosenberg went to work and recounted the story […]