(Video) Joey Bada$$ Recites Kanye West’s McDonald’s Poem With Megan Ryte

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Kanye West wrote quite the riveting poem about McDonald’s for Frank Ocean‘s Boys Don’t Cry magazine. It was certainly one of the highlights of the publication, and has become one of the most talked about pieces on social media.

While visiting Megan Ryte yesterday, rapper Joey Bada$$ decided to throw some sauce on the poem, and read it aloud for the Hot 97 viewers. Watch out his hilarious performance below. Shakespearean.
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(Video) Ebro in The Morning’s 5 O’clock News

For today’s segment, I picked Afrojack and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Gone” to play on Hot 97. Love getting to play my favorite artists on the greatest radio station in the world!

(Video) Joe Budden on Ebro In The Morning

This interview was intense, and it sort of explains my departure from I’ll Name This Podcast Later. It’s an unfortunate situation but something that was out of my control, and hey, everything happens for a reason! I look forward to launching my own show next month, Marisa Explains It All!

(Video) NEF The Pharaoh On ‘Real Late With Peter Rosenberg’

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Straight off of a flight from the Bay, NEF The Pharaoh dropped by Hot 97 last week to talk to Peter Rosenberg for Real Late.

In town for the NYC stop of G-Eazy’s Endless Summer tour with Logic, YG and Yo Gotti, Neffy discussed his upcoming album, revealed his unique writing process, schools Rosenberg on the Bay Area slang and more. Check out the interview below.
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(Photos + Video) Me Doing Misc. Cool Shit – July 2016

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In random cool shit news, I met the legendary John Leguizamo at Hot 97, attended a screening for the new FX show Atlanta (so good!), partied at G-Eazy‘s show with Ty Dolla $ign, NEF The Pharaoh and Kehlani for my birthday and hit Wiz and Snoop‘s tour in Jersey, thanks to Chevy Woods!
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(Audio) Marisa Mendez Secret Convo With Her Mother On Ebro In The Morning

My mom called me to chat in the middle of the work, and when the convo turned to politics, things got a little weird. While she’s a Democrat and thinks Trump is disgusting, she’s under the impression that President Obama “really hurt race relations while in office.” NO, mom – racist people who couldn’t handle a Black president did.

She means well, but the white supremacy this country was founded on has certainly clouded her judgement. Listen in as I try to school her!