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3 unusual facts about Hot 97


Hot 97

KBCQ-FM, a radio station (97.1 FM) licensed to Roswell, New Mexico

WQHT, a radio station (97.1 FM) licensed to New York, New York

Myles Miller

Myles Nickolas Miller is head of digital for Emmis Communications / Hot 97.


April Maiya

The film explored the story behind the shooting in front of New York's Hot 97 which landed Lil' Kim in prison.

Damizza

Damion was also dispatched to Power's sister station Hot 97 in New York in an effort to “smooth out” relations between the station and several artists and record companies in the wake of the infamous February 2001, shootout between the entourages of rappers Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown in front of the station’s front offices.

I Wayne

The track was reportedly the first roots reggae song to be added to the influential Hot 97 playlist.

Jay-Z–Nas feud

Jay-Z made the first public overtures toward a conflict at New York hip hop station Hot 97's Summer Jam concert in 2001.

Timmy T

After Los Angeles pop station Power 106 played the record, it received airplay from several more stations throughout the country including Hot 97 in New York.

Wizard of Harlem

The album's outro contains part of the on-air confrontation between Loon and 40 Cal on Miss Jones' show on Hot 97, concerning the shovel incident.


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Doctor Dré

The duo also starred in the 1993 film Who's the Man? Dré teamed up with Lover in the early 1990s to co-host a morning radio show during the re-launch of radio station Hot 97 (WQHT) in New York City.

Jay-Z–Nas feud

Just days after Stillmatics release, Jay-Z put out "Supa Ugly" which Hot 97 radio host Angie Martinez premiered on December 11, 2001, a freestyle over "Got Ur Self A..." and Dr. Dre's song "Bad Intentions."

After Hot 97 would not let Nas lynch Jay-Z's effigy at 2002 Summer Jam, Nas appeared on Hot 97's rival, Power 105, and attacked both the music industry's control over hip hop and the rappers who he saw as submitting to it.

KKCT

Hot 97.5 also has several weekend programs such as the "Billy Bush Countdown", "Dawson McAllister Live", and "Open House Party".

WKAF

After weeks of dead air and a week-long stunt of a loop of Tone Lōc's "Wild Thing", the station was relaunched on December 6, 1999 as WBOT, "Hot 97.7", targeting the Greater Boston area with a Mainstream Urban format.