Hot 97 Denies Flex's Interscope Boycott
Representatives for Hot 97 have denied popular DJ Funkmaster Flex’s claims that he would no longer be playing records released by Interscope Records, home to superstar rappers like Eminem, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre.
On his April 21 show, Funkmaster Flex blasted executive Nino Cuccinello at Interscope Records/A&M/Geffen, which also has artists like Soulja Boy, Lady Ga Ga and Akon on the roster.
“New York I am talking to a person who makes decisions who does things up there, moving funny style,” Funkmaster Flex fumed. “Nino is moving so bad. If you are anywhere in the tri-state area, I’m talking about people New York that control the music business and they control certain artists that they do not want you to see, but they want the pop stations to have. This is where I come in.”
That’s when Flex apologized to Interscope executive Step Johnson and stated that he would not be playing any Eminem or Dr. Dre records.
In today’s New York Daily News (April 28), Hot 97 Program Director E-Bro Darden said Flex’s statements were entertaining radio that had simply gone too far.
"We've never held back on a whole label's music," Darden told The New York Daily News. "And we won't.”
Darden stated that Hot 97 maintained good relationships with various labels and joked: “we had to muzzle Flex, ... people know a lot of what he says is showmanship, but that went too far."
In related news, Funkmaster Flex’s Custom Show and Bike Tour 2009 will stop in Louisville Kentucky this Sunday (May 3).
Miami rapper Rick Ross will make an appearance at Flex’s car and bike show, which is taking place at the Louisville Water Tower from 12-8PM.
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Comment by Mark on April 29, 2009 at 10:37am - Fuck that nigga....yo 50 fuck his life up too, that nigga a bitch
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Comment by john on April 29, 2009 at 10:24am - hot 97 sucks they play the same ten songs in randon order its like they come to work put a cd in and hit the random button and let those same songs play and its mostly rb and rb rap u cheap mother fuckers need to pay the five bucks a month and get sirious if u want to listen to radio shade 45 and hip hop nation kinda play the same shit to but not all the time just during like certain hourds and gunit radio is the shit with woo kid or just make s what i do ur own mix cds of sht u like thats what i do shit hits lime wire before the the djs get it anyways.......what happend to .flex my man he gonna bump my shit...guess not 50..i cant stand reg radio though id rather i listen to the news on reg radio if i haved to
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Comment by p0l0 d0n on April 29, 2009 at 10:23am - funky flex u cheese smelling fuk .... i dont like you my friends dont like you we drop a bomb on ya ass
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Comment by WIL#1s on April 29, 2009 at 9:18am - ENVY DOES THE SAME SHIT... THE REALEST ONE IS ENUFF, AKA BIG SPANISH ! PLAY NEW UPCOMING ARTIST NOT JUST WHATS HOTT ON THE STREETS... GIVE EVERYONE AN OPP TO BE HEARD !!!!!!! E-BRO !!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by WIL#1s on April 29, 2009 at 9:15am
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FUCK FLEX HE IS A DICK RIDER HE IS NOT LOYAL TO ANYONE ... HE TAKES CUTS FROM LABELS UNDER THE TABLE FATT FAG WHO USED TO DJ AT STINGRAYS IN MAN BACK IN THE DAYS.....
WE MADE HIM !
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Comment by luke on April 29, 2009 at 9:04am - shade 45 is the shit !!! fuck funky flex !!!
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Comment by Lost on April 29, 2009 at 9:03am - we call that a "toma".. lol..
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Comment by G-units Front Runner/WAveLord... on April 29, 2009 at 4:15am - rick ross i wanna smack the eyes off ya face
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Comment by NoYaWhItE on April 29, 2009 at 3:26am - i say fuck interscope too... they only care about whos hot... idk about dre and em... but when fifs contract is up and theyre done suckerin him... im ridin out wit the unit... as do i hope all shady aftermath rides... they made em drop Obie.. thats some bull shit... one of the coldest lyresist swept under the rug.. and stat quo... kapeesh...
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Comment by J.B-well on April 29, 2009 at 2:19am - Flex betta keep his mouth shut. Nigga aint buyin Fords!!!
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