Funkmaster Flex News

Today's hip-hop history includes the birth of an NYC radio legend, a classic Bill Bellamy film and Atmosphere's debut marks the beginning of the end for one of the members. Continue reading…

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Funkmaster Flex Laughs Off Treach and Spice 1’s Diss Songs, Calls Them...

May 14, 2017, 7:49 am

Funk Flex is not bothered by the hate. Continue reading…

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Uncle Luke Denies He Dissed Funkmaster Flex and DJ Red Alert at 2017 BET Hip...

October 8, 2017, 7:27 am

Uncle Luke shoots from the hip. Continue reading…

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Funkmaster Flex Blasts Jay Z's 'Trash' Life + Times Website

January 16, 2015, 12:48 pm

Funkmaster Flex has internet beef -- literally. The legendary Hot 97 DJ blasted the people behind Jay Z's Life + Times website on the radio yesterday (Jan. 15) for stealing his ideas and referred to it...

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Dipset Rekindles Jay Z Beef on 'Victory' Freestyle

January 17, 2015, 12:19 pm

Just two days after Funkmaster Flex blasted the employees at Jay Z‘s Life +Times website for allegedly stealing ideas for his app, Dipset follows with a diss song aimed at Hov over the Notorious...

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Funkmaster Flex Calls Jay Z a 'Commercial Corporate Rapper' in Radio Rant

January 18, 2015, 10:38 am

Hot 97 radio personality Funkmaster Flex isn’t letting up on Jay Z, because in a new radio rant he called him everything -- from a commercial, corporate rapper to being out of touch with the culture....

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Don't Get Gassed: Funkmaster Flex's Beef With Jay Z and the Cornerstone of...

January 30, 2015, 8:15 am

Radio DJ Funkmaster Flex's beef with Jay Z has caused hip-hop heads to pick sides and sound off on what the underlying issue really is. We examine the turmoil and what it means for both radio and rap....

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10 Hip-Hop-Inspired Apps

April 13, 2015, 8:03 am

From emojis to apps that help you put together your own rap video, check out 10 hip-hop-inspired apps. Continue reading…

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Hip-Hop Fans Want Funkmaster Flex to Step Down From Position at Hot 97

July 28, 2015, 1:17 pm

Hip-hop fans no longer trust Funkmaster Flex. The DJ promised to debut Meek Mill's diss track aimed at Drake on his Hot 97 radio show Monday night (July 27). But two hours and three plays of Fetty...

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'Rowdy' Roddy Piper Dead at 61, Rappers React

July 31, 2015, 6:02 pm

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, a renowned World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler, has passed away. Several rappers went on Twitter to tweet out their condolences to the beloved wrestler and actor. Continue reading…

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Fabolous, the LOX, Justine Skye & More Explain What it Means to Be Straight...

August 14, 2015, 12:37 pm

Once known as the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A felt it was important to rep where they were from on their classic 1988 debut album, Straight Outta Compton. To celebrate the release of the biopic...

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Funkmaster Flex Disses Drake Again: 'F--- That Canadian N----' [VIDEO]

November 22, 2015, 11:55 am

Although the Drake and Meek Mill feud is over, it appears that Funkmaster Flex is still feeling a little salty about how it all went down. The Hot 97 radio personality decided to throw a random shot at...

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Big Kap Has Reportedly Died; NYC DJ Worked With Lil Jon, Funk Flex, Lauryn Hill

February 3, 2016, 6:39 am

New York hip-hop DJ Big Kap has reportedly passed. Kap was a respected figure in the 90s NYC rap scene and cultivated a career that saw him work with some of the biggest names in the culture. Continue...

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