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Guinness World Records has dubbed the Texas SkyScreamer at Six Flags Over Texas the “World’s Tallest Swing Carousel Ride.” The ride stands over 400 feet tall and reaches speeds up to 35 mph, surpasses the previous record holder, Prater Turm in Vienna, Austria, by 19 feet. Check me out on it a few weeks back.

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Late Saturday evening Mesa’s Facebook page teased that celebrity guests were dining in the Oak Cliff restaurant. “Beyonce and Jay-Z present,” the post said, instantly drawing comments of disbelief and subsequent calls for evidence — pictures were demanded. A single photo was posted today in the early morning hours after the two performers left. Raul […]

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Fast food restaurant chain Raising Cane’s is offering the center free chicken finger meals for life at North Texas locations if he signs a contract to play in Dallas. The restaurant will have billboards throughout Dallas-Ft. Worth encouraging Howard to join the Mavericks. The billboards say “Bring Dwight to Big D” are in Mavericks colors […]

Representing ArtistsofHipHop.com, J-Harm & G’Pettoe are looking to make a name for themselves at the 2013 97.9 the Beat Monster Energy Dub Tour this Sunday at the Dallas Convention Center. check out their exclusive interview below and Check them out on the RAISING THE BAR STAGE @ the carshow ! Want to know more about […]

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Get up, a-get-get down, Dallas, Texas, because 911 is definitely a joke in your town. And you have racist — now terminated — operator, April…

Straight out of the 517 & 412 comes Little Rocc & Bongo aka DEATH2REGGIES ! This group is coming to the 2013 97.9 the Beat Monster Energy Dub show on June the 16th, straight out of Lasing, Michigan ! Check out our exclusive video and find out what the scene is like in the 517! […]

Due to the severe weather that is heading towards the DFW, several schools in the area are releasing students early today Preston Hollow Presbyterian School is scheduled to release students at noon Tuesday. American Montessori Academy is scheduled to release students at 2:30 p.m. Shelton School will dismiss students at noon. Dallas Catholic Diocese all […]

Atleast 6 people died last night as severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ripped through North Texas with the hardest hit area’s being in the city of Granbury & Cleburne just to the South of Ft. Worth. The residential neighborhoods of Rancho Brazos Estates and DeCordova Ranch in Granbury suffered the most severe damage with houses being […]

This Persian Rapper grew up in Ft. Worth and attended Pasqual High School and is now a student majoring in Business Marketing at West Texas A&M in Canyon, just south of Amarillo. Check out this exclusive video as he gets ready to perform on THE RAISING THE BAR STAGE at the 2013 97.9 The Beat […]

DFW get ready to check out 12yr old David Le Prince on the Raising the Bar stage at the 2013 97.9 The Beat Monster Energy Dub Carshow at the Dallas Convention Center on June 16th! This future superstar comes from a multicultural family with a mother who is French and a father who is from […]

Elliot Tobias is an upcoming artist from PG, who has opened up for some of today’s top artists in the industry such as Big K.R.I.T., Kirko Bangs, and Bun B to name a few. Elliot Tobias is set to release his upcoming mixtape entitled “A Weird Kid From Dallas, TX” on May 20 of this […]