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#SummerJamIsBack: Go Inside & Enter To Win Tickets To This Year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2021 is all set to take place later this month with some of Hip-Hop music’s biggest acts. Not only will the Festival Stage see up-and-coming favorites like Yung Bleu, Coi Leray, and Dreamdoll do their thing, the Stadium Stage boasts nothing but heavy hitters. Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel will hit the stage, as well as Saweetie, Meek Mill, A Boogie, Migos, and Swizz Beats, who will perform a tribute in honor of late legend DMX. One of his only remaining festival appearances after the homophobic comments he made at Rolling Loud, DaBaby is also slated to perform. It’ll be interesting to see how he uses this time in front of frustrated fans. See the full lineup below. For those who haven’t be...
Hot 97 Announces 2021 Summer Jam Concert In August
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz One of Hip-Hop’s biggest music events is coming back. Hot 97 has announced the 2021 installment of Summer Jam. As spotted on Hip Hop N More the New York City radio station has confirmed that they will be hosting their annual concert on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. The on air personalities and executive staff expressed their enthusiasm in a formal press release. “HOT 97’s Summer Jam is back on August 22nd, as the first New York metro area music festival of 2021, and we’re excited to put on an amazing show. We are committed to health and safety as we welcome our fans back to MetLife stadium,” said Ron deCastro, Market Manager, HOT 97. While the roster of talent has yet t...
Hot 97 Executive Paddy Duke Fired Over Connection To Yusuf Hawkins’ Murder
Source: New York Daily News Archive / Getty Yusuf Hawkins was just 16 years of age when an angry mob of Italian-American youth shot and killed him in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn in 1989. On the anniversary of his death this past Sunday (August 23), Hot 97 fired executive Paddy Duke after it was revealed he was among the mob that carried out the crime against Hawkins. Hot 97, via its Twitter account, announced the firing of Paddy Duke, real name Pasquale Raucci, after it was revealed that he was a member of the 10 to 30 reported white youth that attacked Hawkins. The connection was made via the HBO documentary Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn and apparently, Hot 97 did not know Raucci was a member of the mob and promptly let him go. “After watching HBO’s Storm over Brooklyn, HOT97...
T.I. Claims 50 Cent Gets More Respect Than Nelly Because Of East Coast Ties
Source: Manny Hernandez / Getty When Andre 3000 said “the South has something to say” it would be prophetic in so many ways. T.I. is campaigning hard for all the talent from below the Mason Dixie line. As spotted on HipHopDX the “Swagger Like Us” rapper is being very vocal to what he perceives is unfair advantage East Coast rappers have over the rest of the map. Last week he called up Kevin Hart to negotiate a Verzuz between he and 50 Cent. Unfortunately, Curtis did not feel he was on his level and went on to quickly deny the challenge. Since the dismissal, Tip has voiced his concern about how New York rappers get precedence when it comes to how their legacies are ranked. In a recent interview with HOT 97, he detailed his frustrations with Ebro Darden and Peter Rosenberg. “N...
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