Hot 97 Talks About Why It's Hard to Support Local Artists

Dec 09, 2012 | 8:30 AM Written By: Sam

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Ebro talks about why more underground rappers in New York aren't being played frequently on Hot 97.

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felipesiny 12/10/2012 10:29 am

that bullshit cause if i play any song 20 times a day it will be prime time and people will want to hear the song. there this format cause radio program and they have a program play list that the rotation of songs being played to listener. in actually study done by radio stations a listener can be program to like any song if they are force to listen to it over and over. so what he talking about is bullshit it all about money

Flightboss 12/10/2012 1:29 am

These Dude Is Jus Fuck Niggas PERIOD....what the fuck is a minor league and who the fuck is these niggas to even decide that shit?...it's bout to be 2013 this corny has to stop NIGGAS NEED TO START 88ing these radio niggas again and run up in there

Shades 12/10/2012 12:32 am

"Earn a Slot" means till you can afford to pay for a slot.

beyond now 12/10/2012 12:00 am

who is this lame duck ass nigga Ebro??? stop lyin u and the rest of radio don't support local mcs because locals speak from the heart and they still have a sense of community in some cases and they speak on it and you and your bosses got the notice from up top not to play it because we all know you all are apart of the plan to corrupt young minds and its about payola

Joe 12/09/2012 10:19 pm

I remember when 98.7 kiss & wbls used to play all up coming and local talent. It used to be who could get that hot new song on air first was the man. See Dj's like Red Alert, Chuck Chill Out and other pioneers were in this for love. Flex and the rest pf those other dj's are in it for the paper. There all part of the machine where the big lables pay them to constantly brainwash us MMG, 2 chains, chief keef & YMCMB all day lmao. 90% of that shit is trash and I dont want to hear shit that I cant understand. All I understand is 2 chains everything else makes no sence out his mouth. So why not let other cats shine. That what hip hop was made for VARIETY.

me-theory 12/09/2012 9:40 pm

Yeah what is it bro is it the Christian god That's coming to kill me or the Mayan's god? Last I check the 2012 came from mayans astronomy calender and they are the same people that used to sacrafice people to their god just so it can rain n bring them better crops, that's who u following? Or is it Jesus story that romans stole from egyptians doing the dark ages inorder to win over the heart of their conquered nation so The people wouldn't over throw them samebtrick that was used in slavery. N I don't know nothing fuck boy.

Pakarmz 12/09/2012 8:14 pm

What about Rakim, Keith Murray, Public Enemy ect the list goes on.. They not Major League artist? They puttin out better tracks now then most of the radio joints. If you aint signed to universal interscope act. ya'll not playin it cut that BS out . And there not to old 2chains is in his late thirties..

Pete Nichols 12/09/2012 7:45 pm

Bcuz most of them suck

Stilgard 12/09/2012 7:44 pm

NY radio has been plagued with payola for decades. Research Frankie "Hollywood" Crocker... Flex, Ebro, Mr. Cee, and others on Power 105 have all been guilty of "play for pay", they've been slicker about it. Good music is good music Ebro, the radio is there to expose the masses to good music. Whatever happened to being first to breaking a new artist that the competing stations weren't up on? These dudes are so jaded and clown like that they don't even remember why they even got into radio... Indie artist's out there, check for college and internet stations. Some of them report to BDS as well. Also, good your music Jango, now called Radio Airply and expose your music to the WORLD!

sewamouf REPLIED 12/09/2012 8:48 pm

Please don't include Jango, now called radio airplay, because they charge u fees to play your music too. And they DON'T REPORT TO BDS OR ANY P.R.O.'s! They fuckin suck!!!

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