(Video) Machine Gun Kelly Talks New Video, Amber Rose, Dealing With Fame + More On Ebro In The Morning

Hot 97 x Marisa Mendez x Machine Gun Kelly_LifeIsTremendez

Machine Gun Kelly is one of my favorite artists and has been a good friend of mine for years now, so it was double the blessing to make my Hot 97 interview debut with him on Ebro In The Morning today!

The Bad Boy rapper stopped by to discuss his new single and its powerful visual, “A Little More,” and of course he got into plenty of other topics with Ebro and I as well.
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(Video) Ty Dolla $ign Talks Summer Jam, Bad Tattoos + More On Ebro In The Morning

Ty x Ebro In The Morning

Summer Jam 2015 artist Ty Dolla $ign stopped by Ebro In The Morning on Hot 97 today, and hinted at some of the surprises he has in store when he hits that stage at MetLife Stadium on June 7. (Tickets available here.)

During the chat, Ty also discussed his 50lb weight loss, bad tattoos, his forthcoming debut Free TC and TIDAL…before turning the interview into the Ty Dolla $ign Show and changing the topic to “p*$$y preservation.”

Check out the hilarious video below.
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(Video) Kehlani Drops By Hot 97 To Announce New Mixtape + Drops New Track “How That Taste”

Kehlani - You Should Be Here_LifeIsTremendez

Earlier this week, the Tsunami Mob leader Kehlani stopped by Hot 97 to chat with Nessa, and revealed some major news: she has a new mixtape coming at the end of April titled You Should Be Here. (The cover art is above.) The project is the follow-up to 2014’s Cloud 19, which spawned hits like “FWU,” “Get Away,” “First Position” and more.

Shortly after the interview (where she also discussed crazy fan stories from her recent tour, her family life and more,) Kehlani dropped YSBH‘s first release, the Jahaan Sweet-produced “How That Taste.” Get into both the track and the interview below!
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Joe Budden Announces New Podcast On Rosenberg & Cipha Sounds’ ‘Juan Epstein’

Juan Epstein

Joe Budden was the special guest on Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg‘s Juan Epstein podcast this week (along with ME!), and had an announcement about a podcast of his own. Joey and I will be launching our own weekly podcast this week…which I think we named ‘I’ll Name This Show Later With Joe Budden.’ Stay tuned!

Aside from the announcement, we also talked about Joey selling stolen computers as a teenager, drugs he did back in the day, our friendship and why we’d NEVER have sex (gross,) All-Star plans and more. Listen up below.
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(Video) Honey Cocaine Stopped By Hot 97 Recently…And We Ended Up In A Heated Game Of Taboo

Marisa Mendez x Honey Cocaine

My girl Honey Cocaine was making her rounds at Hot 97 a few weeks back, promoting her latest mixtape Like A Drug, and its 2 singles, “Gwola” featuring Kid Ink and Maino, and “None Of My Business” with Kirko Bangz and Constantine.

After Honey chopped it up with Jen From BK and a few other Hot personalities, I wanted to switch it up and do something a little different than the traditional Q&A for LIT and InFlexWeTrust! So instead, we played one of my favorite games: Taboo!

It’s a pretty simple game with a simple concept, but it’s perfect to see how someone thinks under pressure…as well as how creative they can get with wordplay, since you have to think outside of the box to describe the words. Naturally, the writer/rapper team were victorious, but it was TOO easy. We need some better competition next time! Who wants next?!
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Marisa Mendez On Juan Epstein’s 2014 Finale

Marisa Mendez x Peter Rosenberg

I accidentally walked in on Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg while they were recording the 2014 finale of their Juan Epstein podcast, so of course I had to add a few gems. In between talks of Iggy Azalea vs. Q-Tip/the world, police brutality and fan questions, I discussed my recent adventures in the bedroom and other lovely things of that nature.

Stream the episode below, and for all Juan Ep episodes, subscribe here on iTunes.
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(Video) That NJ Ish: Dougie F. Talks Jersey Movement, Mad Decent, White Girls & More On Hot 97

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Right now is such a huge time for Jersey. Over the years, we’ve had an artist blow up here and there, but our state is finally buzzing with SO many talented individuals getting recognition on a large scale at the same time. We’ve got Fetty Wap blowing up with “Trap Queen,” Karen Civil building a freakin’ empire,  Mike Zombie signed to OVO and producing for some of the biggest names in the game (plus rapping crazy too,) Drewski, DJ Naim and DJ Wallah spinning on Hot 97, myself doing what I do (ya diiig,) Joe Budden still being relevant to hip-hop and pop culture, and now Dougie F. blowing up as well with his DJ Fire-produced single, “Back Up On It (Jasmine.)”

Dougie‘s track garnered the attention of Diplo earlier this year, who signed the Orange, New Jersey native to his Mad Decent imprint, and has since brought him on tour to stadiums around the country. As his name grows, Dougie stopped by Hot 97‘s Ebro In The Morning last week to discuss his rise to fame, as well as New Jersey‘s movement, his strong white girl game (LOL!) and more. Check out the interview below, plus the video to “Back Up On It.”
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