Hot 97 Program Director Ebro Darden Speaks On Summer Jam Incident

Ebro says it goes beyond "Starships."

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The aftermath of Funkmaster Flex and Nicki Minaj’s nearly one-hour phone call continues. We heard Twitter react to the situation during and after the two went off the air. To finally get down to real reason why Minaj and YMCMB did not perform last Sunday evening, The Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg Morning Show spoke with their program director Ebro.

In this video, Ebro explains that it goes beyond “Starships,” and that Hot 97's history of supporting Minaj goes further back to her early days in Queens. But when he heard she wouldn’t be performing, he said, “So what?”

Ebro states that when the station puts on a hip-hop show of this caliber, it doesn't have a headliner. The entire summer jam lineup is the main event. Below, you can watch the video that also reveals what really went down with Ebro’s phone call with Lil Wayne.

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