Radio One Exclusives

Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: North Memphis icon Juicy J was recently in the DFW, chopping it up with P-Skillz to drop off his latest single “Neighbor” featuring Travis Scott. In this interview, Juicy also talks: How the […]

Award season is here and to kick off the major awards, the nominations for the 76th Golden Globes were announced this morning. “Vice,” received six nominations including best musical or comedy, director, actor (Christian Bale), supporting actress (Amy Adams), supporting actor (Sam Rockwell) and screenplay.  “A Star Is Born” starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga […]

December 4th is a Hip-Hop holiday! To celebrate another year for rapper and mogul Jay-Z, we had some of his biggest fans discuss some of their favorite guest verses from Hov! Jigga has many to chose from so hit us up on any Social Platform and let us know what is your favorite!. Missy Elliot […]

That Girl Lay Lay is a star. She already went viral last year when she flexed her freestyle skills on camera and then things took off like a rocket. She became the youngest female rapper ever signed to a label when Empire came calling, released an album titled The Cheat Code and appeared on Ellen! […]

  Meek Mill stopped by Boom 103.9 to discuss his album and how he feels now that it’s finally available for the world to hear. If you are on social media, you noticed all the love and support from not only his hometown of Philly, but hip-hop fans all over the country, and the entire […]

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Power star Rotimi will receive the “Generation Next” award at this Sunday’s Urban One Honors at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. As Dre in the Starz hit Television show, Rotimi has captivated audiences worldwide along stars Omari Hardwick and 50 Cent. Rotimi is also a singer and recently released a body of work entitled “Jeep […]

Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: Queen Naija stopped by 97.9 The Beat to talk with the Veda Loca in the Morning crew about: How she deals with fame YouTube success Tour life Her love for lemonade, chocolate cake, […]

A million streams in and Z-Ro isn’t slowing down anytime soon. The Mo City Don sits in with the Madd Hatta Morning Show to break down why he called the album Sadism, why he’s always one deep and why he’s absolutely TIRED of performing “Mo City Don.” “You know what song I’m tired of doing,” […]

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Brandy has wowed crowds all over the world with her amazing vocal talents. Her First album “Brandy,” went on to sell over six million copies worldwide, and produced three top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including “I Wanna Be Down” and “Baby.” Her role on the UPN hit show “Moesha” was the most-watched […]

Anderson .Paak knows that Malibu took him all over the world but Oxnard brings him back home. The musician stops by The Madd Hatta Morning Show and opens up about the album, his time as a weed trimmer, why he ditched his Breezy Lovejoy name, meeting Kendrick Lamar for the first time and knowing his […]

Radio One Originals

DMV’s own Ari Lennox‘s 2018 has been filled with major growth. Lately, you may have seen Lennox perform at KYS Fest, the 2018 Soul Train Awards or with her Dreamville Records leader J. Cole on the track “Shea Butter Baby” on the Creed II soundtrack. With 2019 on deck and a possible new EP on […]

The Bronx native, DreamDoll, is known for appearing on Bad Girls Club, Season 16 and Love & Hip Hop: New York, Season 8. After making a name for herself through reality tv, DreamDoll is transitioning to music. Doll stopped by The Morning Heat to talk about her new EP, traveling, reality tv, and staying out […]