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Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BOX to 24042 to join! Meek Mill is having a strong ass week. Days after releasing his CHAMPIONSHIPS album, he sat down with Elliott Wilson for a public interview in New York. During that hour-long sit-down, Meek […]
Bri Steves is coming to the rap scene with energetic bars and a great spirit. The 23-year-old Philadelphia native is currently on tour with H.E.R and making her name be heard. You may have seen Steves performing at various music festivals this year, including Made In America where she was invited by Kendrick Lamar to […]
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 […]
The Global Citizens Festival: Mandela 100 event is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa, with performances from the likes of Pharrell, Usher, Wizkid, plus Beyonce and Jay-Z. The free event is also available to stream a number of other ways on Global Citizen’s official website. Before the festival kicked off, Beyoncé wrote a letter detailing what […]
Meek Mill celebrated the release of his highly anticipated album Championships on November 30th, and he took a helicopter back to Philadelphia to come join DJ Bran, his official tour DJ, at Boom 103.9 to discuss the album and much more. They kicked off the interview with the latest news of the day, Jay Z […]
George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States has died at the age of 94. His death, was announced by his office. See their statement below: https://twitter.com/jgm41/status/1068728578890653696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1068728578890653696&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fentry%2Fgeorge-hw-bush-dead-dies_us_56687829e4b080eddf568e59 Bush served as the 41st president from 1989 to 1993, following two terms as vice president under Ronald Reagan and the father of the 43rd president, George W. […]
Kareem Hunt has gone from star running back in the NFL to out of a job in less than 24 hours. The Kansas City Chiefs released Hunt on Friday, hours after a video surfaced of him kicking and pushing a woman inside of a Cleveland hotel room this past February. He was originally placed on […]
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, […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BOX to 24042 to join! There *might* be a Kanye and Jay reunion – or at least there’s still a sign of a respect between the two. Jay-Z took to Twitter for the first time in a […]
Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: Meek Mill‘s new “Championships” album is out now on all streaming platforms. The album features Cardi B, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Future, Ella Mai, Young Thug, PnB Rock, Kodak Black, Drake and more. […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BOX to 24042 to join! Talk about a surprise in terms of Netflix news. After letting Luke Cage go along with Iron Fist, the streaming service announced late Thursday that they were cancelling Daredevil, the longest running Marvel series on Netflix. […]
