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Use this category to label local DFW artist. (i.e., Beat King, Lil Ronnie,Erykah Banks,Erykah Badu)

🎉 Last Week of Latin Heritage Month in DFW: 5 Ways to Celebrate Locally It’s the final stretch of Latin Heritage Month — but the celebration isn’t slowing down in the Dallas–Fort Worth area! Here are the top ways to honor, dance, and support Latin culture before the festivities wrap up. By: Kirby Lozano • […]

Thrifty Ways to Enjoy the 2025 State Fair of Texas Smart ways to eat, play, and explore Fair Park without breaking the bank. TRENDING: Relive The Texas State Fair Classic 🎡 Why Go Thrifty? The State Fair of Texas is back at Fair Park in Dallas with new foods, concerts, and rides — but that doesn’t […]

  Did you know that there was a Southern Underground Railroad to freedom that ended in Mexico? Yep, and it’s one of the first places to celebrate Juneteenth too! Black Seminoles, Seminole Indians, Kickapoo Tribe, and “Negros Mascogos” were the primary navigators of this underground trail. “Negros Mascogos” was the name given by Mexico to […]

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Lil Dang Dane stops by to see P-Skillz for Flo Tyme and goes off the dome with a freestyle. You may remember Lil Dang from a viral freestyle a couple of years back SEEN HERE. But, this time he came back harder, press play! His inspirations are mo3, Lil Boosie, Paul Wall, Black Yungsta and more! […]

Ft. Worth artist Johnnie DamnD recently released the official video to his latest single “Murda Bend,” produced by Digi Norm of Digital University, Tuesday. This creative and fun music video directed by Films by prophecy(Assistant Directed by Ceven Imperial), is filled with nostalgic scenes from the movie Friday and keeps the Dallas boogie movement alive with […]

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! […]

Radio One Exclusives

Meet rising R&B artist Jada Arnell who is making big waves in the R&B world with her latest video release “Rain Dance”. Coming off of the release of her first full album titled “Down For Me”, Jada takes listeners on a musical journey with features from Dallas Native Jayson Lyric and LA based singer Davion […]

With gas prices soaring across the world, we’re definitely feeling the heat in North Texas (and it’s not even Summer yet!) Keep your pockets as full as you can and save money on gas with Gas Buddy! A site dedicated to helping consumers save money on gas by locating the cheapest gas stations near you […]

She Represents - Jazze Radio-Chica Interviews Tara Paige Founder Of The Patio Chic! (Interview Inside)

Exclusive: Watch OG Bobby Billions Talk About His Hit Record Outside, Rapper Mo3, Dallas Verzuz, Fatherhood & More!

Black Music Month

Celebrations are in order for Dallas, Tx  Rapper Bobby Sessions after receiving a prestigious Grammy Award representing the Tripple D. The “Young Legend” from Dallas, Tx is a multifaceted artist who began his career in 2010. Sessions experienced humbled beginnings performing weekly poetry at an open mic night at University of North Texas. It was […]

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