About J-Kruz

How many years of experience do you have in radio? I've been in radio since 2004. What are three of your hobbies? Basketball, superheroes, and movies. Where is your hometown? Queens, NY and Pittsburgh, PA. What makes your personality unique? My diverse background. I’m like a chameleon; I can get along with anyone, anywhere. If you attended college, where did you attend Duff’s Business Institute.

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According to DallasNews: Here’s a list of 10 of the top high school players in the area. Note: this list doesn’t include players who are out with season-ending injuries (such as Prestonwood’s Julius Randle or Mickey Mitchell) or Prime Prep players (Emmanuel Mudiay, Jordan Mickey, Karviar Shepherd or Elijah Thomas). 1) Keith Frazier, Kimball, Sr.: […]

16 year old Astro aka The Astronomical Kid drops a new song “He Fell Off,” from his mixtape Deadbeats and Lazy Lyrics, due out in February.

No they don’t call it “HIP-HOP STYLE” when referring to sagging in the below video!  Aren’t they always saying the jails are too full, now they are going to throw you in jail if you sag!  Wonder if this law is ever imposed.

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  According to WFAA: A Dallas man is facing serious charges after investigators say he pointed a laser at one of the Dallas Police Department’s Air One helicopters. It happened at about 3:50 a.m. Monday near Hillburn Drive and Lake June Road in Southeast Dallas. Police were searching for burglary suspects in a wooded area […]

During an interview with Complex, Mac said the reviews of Blue Slide Park made him turn to promethazine aka “lean.” “I love lean; it’s great,” he said. “I was not happy and I was on lean very heavy. … I was so fucked up all the time it was bad. My friends couldn’t even look […]

The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival is right around the corner, and the excitement is building. Of course, it would be hard to top last year’s surprise Tupac hologram, but this year’s hip hop lineup thus far has been announced! Maybe we’ll get to see an Ol’ Dirty Bastard Hologram this year instead! […]

WILL.I.AM. RECRUITS AN ALL STAR CAST FOR THE MONSTER REMIX OF THE ALREADY SUCCESSFUL SONG CHECK IT OUT HERE AND SEE IF IT LIVES UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS:     WHO HAD THE BEST PART OF THIS NEW JOINT??      

Good news for Reebok and old school basketball fans! The Kamikaze II aka “Sean Kemps” are making a return to stores on February 1st, in the classic Black and Red/ Black and white colorways.

Iggy is set to drop a new single from her upcoming album The New Classic next month.

Prince is making some noise again, he recently was on the cover of Billboard Magazine and will be honored with the 2013 Icon award at the Billboard Music Awards this year. Check it out!

Do you think you have what it takes to become the next celebrity? 97.9 The Beat DFW is looking for Dallas/Ft. Worth Artists to feature on JKruz’s weekly series “Raising The Bar”! Submit your clean, cleared and radio ready track for consideration to raisingthebardfw@gmail.com or submit your music online @ www.thebeatdfw.com. Once submitted your song will be checked for approval. If […]

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According to WFAA: Veteran Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Tuesday morning. Grapevine police spokesman Sam Shemwell said Ratliff’s black Ford F-150 pickup truck went out of control after sideswiping an 18-wheeler in the 2800 block of Highway 114 shortly after midnight. Ratliff, 31, was not […]