Danyel Smith Talks VIBE w/Angela Yee

Danyel Smith, with Elliott Wilson as sidekick, talks to Angela Yee a bit about the VIBE closure without revealing anything at all of substance other than that she's a great corporate hire. Perfect for fans of Danyelliott who need a positive energy fix but that's about it. Note: Regarding … [Read more...]

T.I. Boots Alfamega, Hot 107.9 Drops Ball, NY Runs With It

T.I. kicks Alfamega out of Grand Hustle for his government snitchery and announces it during a radio show on Atlanta's Hot 107.9. IllRoots has the audio and, generally speaking, Hot 107.9's getting name checked all over the place but no links cause they don't seem to have this available … [Read more...]

Rapper’s Delight Anniversary Promo Stop at New York’s WFAN Radio

Michael Wright aka Wonder Mike of Sugarhill, Guy O'Brien aka Master Gee of Sugarhill, Boomer Esiason of WFAN, Henry Williams aka Hendogg of Sugarhill, Tracy Temple aka T Dynasty of Sugarhill and Craig Carton of WFAN Original Sugarhill Gang Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Rappers Delight with … [Read more...]

Radio One Shares Tanking

When your stock's doing poorly and a sudden financial crisis hits, your stock tanks, and that's what's happened to Radio One, though some of the effects have been delayed. In August, Radio One announced a second-quarter loss of $11.7 million. At that time, Radio One's Class A stock, ROIA, had … [Read more...]

For Great Web Radio: taintradio.org

If you're into jazz and "related" music, I'd recommend checking out taintradio.org. I've mostly heard jazz and world music but they program lots of stuff.  Basically it's a bunch of smart indie djs who play what they want. I think they've got some kind of opposition to marketing and … [Read more...]