Radio One Exclusives

DaBaby got Charlotte going crazy and it’s spreading across the entire country! Before his Baby On Baby album drops, the CLT rapper sits with the Radio Boss, Hardbody Kiotti to discuss his new label situation with Interscope and leaves a little word of inspiration. “I always had a thing for music, so I said, ‘Why not?’ The first song […]

Only Amir Diamond would dare ask do-everything woman Amara La Negra to play a game of Face The Music where you’re given a word and you have to sing a song with the word in it. But before that, Amir chatted with the Love & Hip-Hop star about her brand new children’s book, her various ventures from Ciroc to Girl […]

Rapper Young Dolph is having a very bad day. TMZ is reporting that the Memphis rapper is out of $500,000 after thieves broke into his Mercedes-Benz G-Class Wagon. The robbery happened while Dolph was eating at a Cracker Barrel in Fairburn, GA. The suspects reportedly left with: Richard Mille watch worth a whopping $230k Patek […]

Offset has accomplished so much in his career that it was only right that his solo album titled “Father Of 4” be in dedication to his beautiful children. Offset’s been through a rough patch this last year. Surviving a car accident, splitting and rekindling the relationship with his wife Cardi B. Touring all over the […]

  On Jan 27th, a video went viral of inmates in a Brooklyn, NY jail desperately banging on the walls to get the attention that they were freezing to death. 1600 inmates have been without power or heat for over a week in freezing 2-degree weather. Residents and activists such as Yandy Smith, Tameka Mallory […]

Solo Lucci is widely known for appearing on VH1’s Love & Hip Hop series or his beef with Alexis Skyy. However, there is more to Lucci than that. He stopped through Detroit and told us a little more about who Solo Lucci is. Watch as he explains the meaning behind his name, how he feels […]

Voices

On Valentine’s Day 2019, Rapper Yung Bleu released his long-awaited new tape “Bleu Vandross 2” so in honor of his big day we drop our newest episode of “Voices.” Bleu speaks passionately about the history of Alabama Hip-Hop and how he plans on putting the state on the map. He goes into his style and […]

Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: Transitioning from being a meat eater to being a vegetarian doesn’t happen over night. You have to take baby steps. For instance, the “Meatless Mondays” are a great start. For Veda Loca, that […]

Oooweee! Sauce Walka stops by The Madd Hatta Morning Show to discuss whether or not he’d sign to Roc Nation, responding to internet trolls, being one of the more controversial artists out of Houston, reveals he had a $5 million deal from Universal that he turned down and more! “A deal is still on the […]

After 18 months of being behind bars, he is coming home. Rapper Mystikal is free on a Three million dollar bond. The cash reportedly came from an advance after the Louisiana rapper signed a new record contract and family funds. Mystikal, real name Michael Tyler has been in jail since August 2017 due to charges […]

From December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019, the longest Government Shutdown in the history of the United States of America occurred. This Shutdown affected approximately 800,000 citizens. We spoke with Millennials directly affected by the Shutdown to get their take on how their lives were altered. Though negotiators reached an agreement in principle to […]