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Fat Joe Brings Hip-Hop Heavyweights to NPR Tiny Desk Concert
"The Bronx rapper delivered an energetic performance featuring several longtime collaborators and music from his latest album."
Yonni Rude Expands Role as Radio One Names New Houston Program Directors
“I’m excited about the opportunity to lead the programming efforts across both Houston and Dallas, working alongside the talented teams in each market to showcase the best voices, personalities, and content our cities have to offer.”
Inside “Straight Outta Hip Hop”: Five Takeaways From a Candid Summit Panel
"Radio's gonna come back, and it's gonna slap back."
From HOT 97 to the Operating Room: Megan Ryte’s Next Chapter
"You made one dream come true, who says you can't make another?"
The Secret Sauce: Skip Dillard on Programming with Purpose
"These young people, if you really listen to them, they can give us hope, they can give us strength, because they're moving beyond the divisions, they're moving beyond race."
DJ Pup Dawg Is Doing It All — and He Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way
"If you want to understand Pup Dawg's philosophy on programming in one line, here it is: 65% gut, 35% data."
Six Radio Programmers. Six Takes on the Song of the Summer
"I can't see how it's not Song of the Year at the Grammy's next year."
Peter Rosenberg: Hip Hop Radio Is Chasing Eyeballs, Not Culture
"We have great conversations every day about culture, politics, music," he says, "and having one hot take about Michael Jackson is the thing that gets everybody talking."
Music Radio Reacts: First Listen Impressions on Drake’s Triple Album Drop
"The responses ranged from impressed to underwhelmed, with most landing somewhere in between."
Radio Weighs in on What Drake’s Iceman Must Deliver
"Drake needs to take back the crown. Hip Hop's been a little slow on the massive hits so far this year."