The lovely Rikki Martinez of Big Boy’s Neighborhood on Power 106, takes the opportunity to introduce Ab-Soul to a packed house full of TDE fans at Los Angeles’ Belasco Theater. Watch as Ab-Soul takes the stage and kicks off his set with “Pineal Gland” which is featured on his acclaimed Control System mixtape.
Big Sean takes his act over to Sirius XM’s Hip Hop Nation and does an in-studio performance for his new single “Fire” off his upcoming Hall of Fame LP. Watch as the G.O.O.D. Music artist does his thing live on-the-air for listeners and puts on a decent show for the staff at the satellite radio station.
A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob recently paid Funkmaster Flex a visit on HOT 97 and discussed a number of topics during a candid interview. After being asked by Flex about Kendrick’s “Control” verse, Rocky decides to brush off the TDE rapper’s “King of New YorK” line and jokes the Compton rapper is either crazy or smoking crack. A$AP Ferg also steps up to the microphone and proclaims: “What’s a king to a lord.” However, Rocky does share his thoughts on the move being good for Hip Hop and the art form’s competitive nature. All in all, the mob makes it clear they weren’t offended by Kendrick’s verse and tackle much more during their lengthy and in-depth conversation with Flex.
A$AP Ferg links up with The Breakfast Club on Power 105 for an exclusive one-on-one interview. The A$AP Mob member discusses the origins of his alias and shares his experience with riding along on Wiz Khalifa’s Under The Influence of Music Tour. Ferg shares his appreciation for the amount of weed they’re given from state to state and addresses his eyebrow raising comment about Teyanna Taylor at Summer Jam. Fergenstein also breaks down the early days of A$AP and reveals why a deal with Diddy was never worked out.
TDE’s ScHoolboy Q visited Sway In The Morning on Shade 45 and decided to kick an off-the-top freestyle over five instrumentals for the “5 Fingers of Death Freestyle” segment. However, before getting into his raps, Q talked with Mr. Calloway about his recent world premiere for his new “Collard Greens” music video on MTV’s RapFix Live.
Caroline D’Amore sits down with Paris Hilton for an exclusive one-on-one sit interview on Heartbeatz Radio. Hilton opens things up by giving details on her late night music video shoot for her new single “Good Time”. Produced by Afro Jack, Paris shares that she was up until 6 a.m. working alongside Lil Wayne to create a fun and energy packed party visual which fans can look forward to seeing very soon. The heiress and entrepreneur also talks her new deal with record label Cash Money and gives insight behind the first time she had the pleasure of meeting Lil Wayne. Paris also speaks on her new joint venture with Amnesia Ibiza which will showcase her skills as a DJ at the club’s “Foam & Diamonds” party every Wednesday until August 21. Always one to stay busy, Hilton breaks down her 17 product line, touches on her passion to stay creative and explains how she manages to stay hands-on and still balance a heavy work load. Before calling it a wrap, Paris also reveals to D’Amore that her latest business venture includes a new line of hotels with the first location currently being constructed in the Philippines.
Fat Joe recently stopped by Power 105 for a very candid and in-depth interview with The Breakfast Club. Joe gets right into it and gives everyone some much needed clarification as to how he found himself in trouble with the IRS for tax evasion and shares his thoughts on having to turn himself in to begin his four month sentence on August 26. The Terror Squad MC also admits to listeners that he doesn’t get the respect he believes he deserves as an lyricist. Joe also reflects on New York’s trouble past and breaks down exactly why he gravitated towards Miami’s evolving Hip Hop scene. After co-signing artists like Rick Ross and DJ Khaled as brothers, Fat Joe continues the interview with discussing his use of the N word and his opinion of its meaning. Before calling it a wrap in part one, Joe fills the fans in on what happened with Terror Squad and kills rumors that his crew was previously beefing with DJ Kahled.
Nicki Minaj recently called into HOT 97 radio to speak with DJ Funkmaster Flex to clear up the now infamous DJ Khaled marriage proposal. Though clearly a publicity stunt, some fans took the proposal seriously which promoted Nicki to address the issue as she reassured fans live on the air with Flex that it was simply a tactic to promote Khaled’s new single “I Wanna Be With You” which is off his upcoming Suffering From Success album. Khaled’s new radio smash features Nicki Minaj along with Future and Rick Ross. Funk also takes the opportunity to ask Nicki about her recent instagram video she posted which briefly showcased her twerking skills while taking a dip in her pool. Minaj also shares with fans the motivation behind all her hard work and says that Drake is her baby while Lil Wayne means the world to her.
Prodigy and Alchemist paid a visit to Shade 45 to have a sit down with Statik Selektah on “Showoff Radio”. Before heading out, P decided to hop on the microphone and give an exclusive freestyle over an Alchemist instrumental. Take a look at the video below to see the Mobb Deep MC in action.
Jay-Z who is currently promoting his new album Magna Carta Holy Grail, stopped by Hot 97 for a one-on-one interview with the lovely Angie Martinez. In this first clip above, Hov opens things up by revealing that he prefers to stay off social media platforms and enforces a certain code of ethics in his chosen circle, however, he admits to giving Lenny S. the exclusive green light to post what he desires. Jay also opens up about his memorable Q&A session with fans on Twitter, the Brooklyn Nets, and tells Angie he no longer needs money.
In part two of Hot 97’s exclusive interview with Jay-Z and Angie Martinez, Hov gives his opinion on the growing public backlash towards Miley Cyrus and the recent album releases from J. Cole, Wale and Kanye West. Jigga man also praises Kanye’s latest effort with Yeezus and explains why he feels the album is artistic and great for hip hop. Continuing with the interview, Jay enlightens Angie to the fact that Beyonce has a vault of hit records they enjoy listening to privately and also shares his experience with attending President Barack Obama’s inauguration which apparently ended up getting ratchet.