Summer Jam

#Omeeka #SummerJam A video posted by XXL Magazine (@xxl) on Jun 7, 2015 at 8:27pm PDT Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill are just too cute. While performing at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert yesterday (June 7), Meek brought Big Sean, Future and his leading lady on stage...

This year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam was an eventful and star-studded affair from start to finish inside the stadium, despite police clashing with crowds trying to rush the gates outside. But the stage was a constant source of surprise, as guest after guest after guest made their way in front of the thousands of screaming fans at MetLife Stadium. Head...

The 22nd edition of Hot 97's Summer Jam is upon us. And what better way to get the hot months of 2015 popping than at one of the biggest hip-hop/R&B concerts of the year? The annual spectacle has been home to some of the most epic moments in rap show history and the 2015 version looks to add to the litany. ...

Summer is quickly approaching and festival lineups are dropping left and right. Today, Hot 97 joins the party, unveiling the lineup for their Festival Stage at this year's Summer Jam concert. B.o.B, Joey Badda$$, Teyana Taylor, Dej Loaf and Travi$ Scott will be kicking off the annual concert on June 7 at the MetlLife Stadium. Fet...

Summer Jam 2014 didn't go without it's hiccups. After 10 years, 50 Cent made his return to Hot 97's annual hip-hop showcase after being banned in 2004 over a chair-throwing incident. But this year, Fif came out at the end of Nas' set and transitioned into his own headlining performance, proceeding to bring out each member of G-Unit—Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and Young Buck—for their first performance

After spending last year elevating his hustle, Nipsey Hussle came through to the Summer Jam's Festival Stage for a 15-minute performance. The Compton native has been in the game for a decade, but this is the first time he's performed in his career...

The Roots' set didn't go as smoothly as some of the others as it was marred by technical difficulties. The crew soldiered on despite the crowd's initial mixed reaction and brought out some old school hitmakers to help make its set a memorable one...

Action Bronson didn't have to body slam anybody off the stage for Summer Jam, so it was a good time throughout his 10-minute set. The Queens MC ran through a catalogue that includes "Silverado," "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" and "Pepe Lopez." A barefooted Brosolino slid into the crowd during the second of the aforementioned and got those surrounding him even more hyper... Rea

Nas is still pushing on two months after the frenzy of Illmatic's 20th anniversary. He repped for QB at Summer Jam as he kicked off his set with the classic "NY State of Mind" and made his way through "The World Is Yours" and "It Ain't Hard To Tell," letting the samples ride along in between...

Summer Jam followed up two newer artists — Troy Ave and Action Bronson — with a familiar hit maker. Taylor Gang head Wiz Khalifa took the stage as the seats started filling up at MetLife Stadium. The big moments were still to come, but Wiz got the crowd more than ready as he performed hits like "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "We Dem Boyz" (shirtless, of course). Snoop Dogg... Read

Brooklyn's Troy Ave got the point across that he was excited for Summer Jam throughout the prior week. That eagerness definitely came out in his actual set. The voice of the streets mobbed with his BSB crew in his set. Although it was short, it was a high-energy one that even saw a guest appearance from T...

This weekend, 50 Cent will take the stage at Hot 97's Summer Jam for the first time in a decade, after his infamous chair throwing incident left him banned for life from the station in 2004. He may be one of the most high-profile, but 50 is far from the only rapper who has been banned from a venue, an event, a radio station, a University, or even a nation, even if reports earlier this week that Ya