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The Latest Breaking News from Hot 97

It platformed an alleged fraudster. Can hip-hop’s biggest radio show survive the fallout?

The Breakfast Club’s DJ Envy faces lawsuits over his ties to a real estate scandal. How did a radio behemoth let things get this far?

The Guardian - UK

Kanye's hatred of books isn't hip-hop

Writing and reciting seemingly spontaneous rap lyrics on the spot – requires levels of verbal intelligence

Salon

Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature

When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t read books, some people questioned whether he was sending the wrong message to children.

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DJ Kay Slay, hip-hop pioneer, dies of COVID-19 at 55

Grayson grew up in Harlem, immersed in New York City’s early hip hop scene. He got his start as a teenage graffiti artist and was featured in the 1983 hip hop documentary “Style Wars.”

Chicago Sun-Times

DJ Kay Slay, influential DJ, dead at 55 after COVID-19 battle

NEW YORK — DJ Kay Slay, a prominent disc jockey, radio host and music executive from New York, died Sunday following a 4-month fight with COVID-19, his family and the Hot 97 station confirmed Monday.

Tribune News Service

Hip hop pioneer DJ Kay Slay dies of COVID-19 at age 55

Pioneering hip hop artist DJ Kay Slay has died of complications from COVID-19

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