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Funkmaster Flex Threatens Ban Of Interscope Artists On Hot 97
By Allen Starbury ♦ Published 04/23/2009

Funkmaster FlexNew York City radio personality, Funkmaster Flex, went off while on the air on Hot 97 Tuesday night (April 21), calling for a ban of all Interscope Records artists.

During his on-air rant, Flex explained that he was worked up about a situation with an employee from the label named Nino. He said either fixes his problem and/or leaves the label, or his boycott will continued.

While not revealing too many details about the personal situation, Flex barked off threats.

"Let me tell you something Nino -- New York I'm talking to a person who makes decisions, who does things up there moving funny style," Flex said. "Interscope Records, nothin' is spinning ..."

"50, from what I hear, your deal is up at Interscope, we got you. I'd walk out that building after that. That Eminem album is coming Interscope -- I take pride in how I'm gonna do this movement. Unfortunately, we're not gonna be able to play those Eminem and Dr. Dre records and I'm so sorry this is the way this has to go down with this guy's album coming," he continued.

Flex did say he'd like to continue his relationships with the artists at the label, but won't compromise if this Nino continues.

"I want us all to be friends, but Nino is not a friend of ours. I will go on with this. Nino, you got 24 hours to fix yourself or this goes some place else, tomorrow. Nino is the only one I'm letting off today, tomorrow I'm teeing off on the whole team," he said.

Interscope's roster includes some of the biggest artists in the genre today, including 50 Cent, Eminem, Keyshia Cole, Common, The Game, and Dr. Dre, among others.

If Flex stays true to his word, all these artists and several others will not receive airplay, at least on Flex block of time.

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  • ROBERT

    IT SOUNDS LIKE TO ME LIKE FLEX WANTS MONEY TO PLAY THERE SONGS,HE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF THIS BEFORE ,ANYWAY IF HE KEEPS THIS UP HE WILL GET FIRED AND CATCH BEEF FROM THE ARTISTS.

  • http://www.wtnrradio.com A-Beatz of WTNRRADIO.COM

    Hmmmm, this whole thing is really interesting. I wonder what is really going on. It's gonna be interesting how this all plays out. But truth is Eminem is not gonna get much play on Hot 97 anyway just cause the nature of his songs. Most of them sound tailor-made for stations like Z-100. Dre and 50 is another story...

  • dretruth

    in all honesty I can't stand funky flex he be truly ego trippin and the station allows him to be an asshole. Fuck him. Radio ain't the only means of hearing music. Get over yourself and flex..

  • hollywood

    One word "tacky"! Ur job as a dj is to play what the listeners wanna hear. Within some respect. But if you have a business issue wit interscope as a label,there a thing call paper! Do it proper in black and white,and cash in on it the right way. The way ur goin about it looks like your say fuck ur job . Seems to be ego trippin. Whatever happen must be huge,ur putting all on tha line son.

  • junior415

    Fuck FlEx. This nigga sound like a cry baby,like the other blogger said,he gotta play what the people want. Interscope artist aint gon suffer because of dude rants. His lost. He gon lose some listeners on this 1. People just gon tune into another station 2 hear that shit. Think about ur job flex,its cold out there with no job mayne.......

  • BigWill

    don't beleave ur hype man U can be replace like everybody else who thought they own the company they work for it seems like ur head is gettin swollen I smell payola in a couple years the Internet is gonna put all U premadonas out of business I for one have a iPhone that's capable of streaming thousands of music from around the world

  • http://Gravatar.com smooth

    Fuck funk master flex in affect. He aint nobody stop hating like you drinking haterade. Sit your big ass down you had your time ler somebody else shine like that fat ass head of yours.

  • 90028

    when one of interscopes artist make a song like"WE MADE YOU"!think about urself flex. without the artist you wouldnt have a job,its a recession,you can stand in the unemployment line like everybody else cock sucka!

  • http://www.youtube.com/peng730 Kid Doom

    I agree fuck flex all it is Nino told him due to the recession the payola he used to get is going down 50%. Flex is irrelevant now he had his time.

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