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Rumors of a second pregnancy for Beyonce have been running rampant in recent weeks. Over the weekend, E! News “confirmed” the rumors, saying multiple sources said that Bey and Jay were expecting child number 2. Hot 97′s Ebro Darden sent over a congratulatory Read More

We just may have some new Kanye West music on the way. Apparently the father-to-be has finally wrapped up the album he’s been holed up in Paris working on for months, according to Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg. No word on when we can expect the material, though. Read More

Taking a quick break from his “Era Of The Engineer” tour, Young Guru called into CNN Radio with Gavin Godfrey to share some insight. The legendary producer spoke on his lecture series, working with Jay-Z and more. Read More

Combat Jack had longtime friend Dame Dash call into his weekly radio show this week, and Dame didn’t hold anything back during their conversation. The Roc-A-Fella co-founder spoke on his relationship with the late Aaliyah, his life post-Jay-Z, being an “asshole” Read More

Last night, Kendrick Lamar called into Funkmaster Flex‘s Hot 97 show to discuss Jay-Z’s remix to his track, “B*tch Don’t Kill My Vibe.” He also spoke on the MTV Hottest MC list (of which he placed number one on), Kanye’s opinion on the list and more. Read More

Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era crew rolled through Peter Rosenberg’s show last night on Hot 97. After a quick chat, the guys went in over some classic beats. Listen up below. Read More

Over the weekend, writer/Rap Radar blogger Brian “B. Dot” Miller took to his Twitter to express his frustrations with New York radio. He’s not feeling the lack of support of local artists and made it quite clear, so Hot 97′s Program Director Ebro Darden Read More

Alicia Keys released her latest album Girl On Fire yesterday, so she stopped by Hot 97 for their “In Studio Series” to chat with another girl on fire, Angie Martinez. Alicia previewed the album for lucky fans that were chosen to attend the intimate interview, and also Read More

Racial profiling is very alive and well, and NYPD’s controversial “stop-and-frisk” law unfortunately does nothing but fuel it. In June of last year, 2 plainclothes NYPD officers stopped 16-year-old student Alvin while a third officer watched, and Alvin managed Read More