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Follow 97.9 The Beat On Twitter: @979thebeat Name: Gigsaw, Ashlynn Kusher, and Alwayz Grindin Hometown: Dallas, TX Social Media: Follow the artists on Instagram @gigsawlp  @ashlynn_kusher  @1alwayzgrindin Booking Email: knight513@hotmail.com Title of Song: Short Man Prod. By Alwayz Grindin (Explicit Content) Stream Music On: Spotify Apple Music Sign Up For Our 97.9 The Beat Newsletter! […]

Who knew Amber Rose would shake up the rap scene in 2022 with a music video and track titled “GYHO”!?!  The single features a sample from the 2000’s rap group Big Tymers song “Get Your Roll On.” In the video, you’ll even catch cameos of legendary producer Mannie Fresh who has clearly given his Blessing […]

The VERZUZ Battle between Mario and Omarion shook the social streets last night with all types of shenanigans from beginning to the end. Special guests included Deray Davis who was MC for the night, O’Ryan, Omarion’s brother who served as his DJ, along with Tank, Ray J, Sammie, Pleasure P, Jeremih, and Bobby Valentino. Check […]

Of course we do! The ‘Beliebers’ are definitely calling doctors about Justin who just 5 days ago,  took to social media to share about his Ramsay Hunt syndrome diagnosis. The singer has since cancelled shows for his upcoming tour and appearances. The disease is “estimated to occur in five out of every 100,000 people each […]

People commonly mistake this for “Beyonce’s Internet” but we all know who puts the ‘B’ in Queen B and that is Ms. Blue Ivy Carter ! At yesterday’s NBA Finals game the jumbotron captured her and her dad/hip hop icon Jay-Z as they enjoyed each others company courtside. Blue, who is now 10-years-old, is truly […]

Da Baby took a trip to the Motherland to film a new video with Davido and got first hand experience of how impactful his fame is in Nigeria! During his trip he got to dance in the streets, get fly in traditional Naija attire, and ended up having to pay off the airport staff just […]

Just when the basketball world was ready to give up on the Mavs, they brought the W back home to the AAC last night defeating the Phoenix Suns 103-94! Check out some of our favorite highlights from the game! Jalen Brunson Brunson getting it in before the game! then applying pressure DURING the game! Luka […]

While we wait for the coolest hip-hop baby to be born A$AP Rocky releases his latest visual for D.M.B which stands for Dats My B*tch, starring baby mama Rihanna of course! In the video, we see a ton of cool visuals around Rocky’s hometown of NY and a wedding between the two! Check it out! […]

Congrats are in order for one of Atlanta’s hip-hop royalty, Ludacris, as he received an honorary degree from Georgia State University yesterday! What most fans didn’t know was that the ‘Disturbing tha Peace’ rapper was once a student enrolled at GSU in College of Arts and Sciences, but dropped out after signing to Def Jam […]

Whew! We’ve never seen Hot Girl Meg like this! In a recent interview with CBS co-host Gayle King, she goes into details about what happened the night she got into an altercation with best friend Kelsey and Tory Lanez! The Kickback w/ Jazzi Black Weekdays 9A-3P, Saturdays 1P-4P | Follow Me on IG @jazziblack , […]

Texans are honoring the life of Selena Quintanilla Pérez who was slain March 31, 1995 at only 23 by the president of her fan club Yolanda Saldívar.  At the time when Saldivar started the Fan Club in 1991, Selena had no idea that this relationship would turn into Yolanda managing her clothing boutiques and managing […]

Remember last year when former US President Donald Trump pardoned a few people serving time in the big house? Out of those 73 were names a few of us knew like Lil Wayne as well as Kodak Black, who recently got a chance to tell Trump thank you face-to-face after meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Palm […]