Today for Black History Month 2019, we are highlighting the mogul Jay-Z. Birth Date: December 4, 1969 Hometown: New York City, New York Fun Facts:  Jay-Z’s real name is Shawn Carter Jay-Z is an entrepreneur, producer, and artist that co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 with Damon Dash and Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke Jay-Z is married to R&B singer […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter:  “This is a big deal”, according to the Ceo Van Jones of a new organization for criminal justice equality. Reform is the purpose and the motivation is evidently proof that with the right brands involved, results can and will improve our low poverty areas in America. Jay Z & Meek […]

Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: JKruz and Jazzi Black discuss Cardi B and try to find some common ground on exactly how hard she worked for her success. Kruz admits that she indeed worked hard, but not as hard as […]

Hip Hop is one of the few genres that doesn’t let it’s artists thrive past a certain age. Aside from the legends who can continue to drop critically acclaimed albums and remain relevant in this world of fast food music (consume now, discard when the next big thing drops) most artists aren’t blessed with the […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Check out Jay Z and his Bonnie take their talents across the globe for The Mandela 100 Global Citizen in South Africa. Press play and decide for yourself if you would have fainted or painted a picture just as these two pioneers have done for such a essential service for […]

December 4th is a Hip-Hop holiday! To celebrate another year for rapper and mogul Jay-Z, we had some of his biggest fans discuss some of their favorite guest verses from Hov! Jigga has many to chose from so hit us up on any Social Platform and let us know what is your favorite!. Missy Elliot […]

On August 12th 2014 Beyonce dropped a remix to her female empowerment anthem “Flawless” and it contained some bars that gave fans an early indication on what they could expect from the trio of albums that would come from Bey and Jay Z. “Of course some shit goes down when there’s a billion dollars on […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: Jay-Z is mad because his “Made In America” tour stop in Philly is being relocated. The mayor is going to evict the festival from the Ben Franklin Parkway and plans to move it to another location.  Click link to learn more! Would you protest this move? Sign Up For Our […]

Our lives are controlled by what influences us. Some of us want love, healthy relationships and support systems to make life worth living. Others desire wealth, status and material possessions to physically show the world our worth. Social media has given us a non-stop look into the society that we all have had a hand […]

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Man, that baby has been blessed by the King of Rap, nothing else matters now, LOL!  You have to admit we definitely got to see a different side of Jay-Z after Blue Ivy!   Follow The Beat On Twitter:  Sign Up For Our Newsletter!  The Latest:

Follow The Beat On Twitter: Beyoncé shuts Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival down with her AMAZING performance Saturday night! We don’t call her Queen Bey for nothing, that’s for sure! If you haven’t heard already, Beyoncé killed it with her performance at the Coachella festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Her […]