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Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg Tells Post Malone to "Start Showing Respect for Hip-Hop or Get Out"

Peter A. Berry — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:55:38 +0000

Rosenberg's had it up to here with Post Malone.

Peter Rosenberg Hits Back at Shia LaBeouf With New Diss

Justin Ivey — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:57:00 +0000

The beef no one asked for continues.

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg Disses Shia LaBeouf in New Freestyle

Eli Schwadron — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:14:50 +0000

"Shia LaBeouf, you gotta face facts/You only started rapping 'cuz your film career is wack." Continue reading…

New York Radio Personality Peter Rosenberg Calls Drake a Soft Actor, Not a Real Rapper

Sidney Madden — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:39:50 +0000

Fighting words.

Peter Rosenberg Goes Off on a Cop Over Alton Sterling's Death

Eli Schwadron — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:24:11 +0000

"This is the problem I have with police officers, and no disrespect to you. Y'all don't ever want to point at someone else and say, 'You can't do your job well.'" Continue reading…

Hip-Hop Reacts to the Baltimore Riots in Response to Freddie Gray's Funeral

Miranda J. — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:04:55 +0000

After the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in the custody of police, his funeral was held today. Soon after violent protests swept over Baltimore this afternoon over. Demonstrators dismantled police cars, broke into stores and wreaked havoc over the city, all as a result of the young man, who's life is said to have been taken by police...

Cipha Sounds Doesn't Know If He'll Be Staying With Hot 97

Aicha FD. — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:27:37 +0000

Cipha doesn't know if he'll be staying with Hot 97 or leaving. As of now, Hot 97 said that Cipha will be, "transitioning into other on-air responsibilities," however the specificity of his role is pretty ambiguous... Continue reading…

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg Says Kendrick Lamar's Album Will Be "As Good Or Better Than 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'"

Peter Walsh — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:28:50 +0000

UPDATE (Nov. 6 10:58 AM): The anticipation for the album continues. Radio host Devon Brown of Houston's 93.7 the Beat sent out this tweet this morning:
Last night Kendrick told me he's trying to drop the album before the New Year...

Funkmaster Flex Broke Down His Entire Career On Hot 97's Juan Epstein Podcast

Peter Walsh — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 17:08:22 +0000

The Juan Epstien podcast hosted by Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds held a special live recording of their popular show last night in Brooklyn. For the show, Rosenberg and Cipha brought out legendary NYC DJ Funkmaster Flex for a two-hour interview...

Watch Childish Gambino Freestyle Over "Grindin' My Whole Life"

Peter Walsh — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:52:36 +0000

Childish Gambino has been one of the more talented artists in the game for some time now and it's always fun to hear him speak in-depth about his career and life. During his sitdown with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, Gambino touched on his latest album Because The Internet, his role in the Spider-Man cartoon show, his upcoming collaboration with Gangsta Grillz, Jaden Smith, the current state of hip-hop, and much, much more...

PeterPalooza 3 Proves To Be Peter Rosenberg's Best Show Yet

Carl Lamarre — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:59:14 +0000

Photography By: Lauren Gesswein

After successfully notching two birthday bashes for PeterPalooza under his belt, Hot 97’s radio personality Peter Rosenberg decided to test his luck and up the ante for a third time...

Check Out The Trailer For Peterpalooza III

Carl Lamarre — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:18:26 +0000

For his third annual birthday bash, Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg is inviting Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson, and Danny Brown to perform at Peterpalozza. The Best Buy Theater will serve as the venue for this monstrous event...

Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg Apologizes To Chuck D

Carl Lamarre — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:32:12 +0000

Remember when Chuck D referred to Summer Jam as a "sloppy fiasco"? That didn't sit too well with Hot 97 and caused them to lash out against the Public Enemy star. After the two traded barbs, Peter Rosenberg decided to wave the white flag and apologize to Chuck D during a segment of The Realness yesterday...

Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week

Miranda J. — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 17:00:11 +0000

From the celebration of Tupac's 43 birthday to Angie Martinez leaving Hot 97 to join Power 105, this week on Instagram was entertaining to say the least. With much more also going down, check out XXL's "Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Week... Continue reading…

There's No Hard Feelings Between Peter Rosenberg And Angie Martinez

Carl Lamarre — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:32:04 +0000

As you may know now, Angie Martinez skated from Hot 97 and opted to take her talents over to Power 105 a la LeBron. Now, even though Power 105 serves as Hot 97's prime competitor, it seems to be all love, at least in the eyes of Peter Rosenberg...

Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day

Miranda J. — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:41:50 +0000

Want to know what went down today on Instagram? Scroll through.

Lupe Fiasco Says King Los, Logic And Cassidy Are Better Lyricists Than Kendrick Lamar

Peter Walsh — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:41:40 +0000

Lupe Fiasco is back on his shit again. During an interview with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, Lupe was asked what young MC's he enjoys listening to. He answered with Young Thug and Big K.R.I.T. but when asked about Kendrick Lamar it opened up a can of worms...

Best Hip-Hop Instagrams Of The Day

Miranda J. — Mon, 19 May 2014 22:43:32 +0000

Want to know what happened on Insatgram today? Scroll through.

Peter Rosenberg And Ebro Debate The XXL Freshmen 2014 With Editor-In-Chief Vanessa Satten

Eric Diep — Fri, 09 May 2014 19:07:48 +0000

The press run never stops.

Just four days after the 2014 XXL Freshmen Class was unveiled, Vanessa Satten and the XXL staff have been on a heavy promotional schedule. After hitting up The Breakfast Club and Sway In The Morning, VS heads to Hot 97 to talk about the Freshman cover...

Peter Rosenberg Rates The 2014 XXL Freshman Class On The Realness

Eric Diep — Wed, 07 May 2014 13:00:54 +0000

It's time for Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg to weigh in on our 2014 XXL Freshman Class. Yesterday on The Realness with Ebro, Rosenberg breaks down each rapper gracing the cover and gives his thoughts on them...