Hot 97′s landlord, New York’s carpenters’ union, is placing serious restrictions on hip hop artists who visit the station, including limiting their guests to one additional person, having advanced notice of who’s going to be coming in so appropriate security measures can be taken and possibly barring certain guests entirely. This action comes after numerous incidents beyond those that have generated national publicity.
The landlord’s lawyer also added to public claims that Hot 97 uses controversy to increase ratings saying:
“They are fomenting this type of confrontation to get ratings at the expense of our tenants and the safety of our people in that building.”
