Long before the hyphen was dropped, Jay Z used to bless his fans with radio freestyles. This one, for the Funkmaster Flex show on Hot 97, features Mr. Carter referencing some of the same things he ...

Jay-Z‘s headlining set at the 2001 edition of Hot 97 Summer Jam is the stuff of hip-hop legend. He brought out Michael Jackson and Missy Elliott, and debuted “Takeover” ahead of its appearance on The ...

Rowdy Rebel stopped by Hot 97 on Wednesday to drop a freestyle for Funkmaster Flex, beginning with some bars over Jay-Z’s The Dynasty: Roc La Familia track “You, Me, Him and Her.” First off in the ...

Jay-Z’s performance at the 2001 edition of the annual hip-hop mega-concert Hot 97 Summer Jam is legendary. My colleague Tom Breihan once declared it the most contentious moment in Summer Jam history.

Jay-Z's latest beef isn't with a person. It's with a gimmick. His new single, called "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)," takes aim at the auto-tune vocal processing effect -- often used to give songs a ...