by Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) June 10th, 2014
(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop legend Chuck D has been using his Twitter page recently to takedown New York radio station Hot 97. It started when the Public Enemy frontman began commenting on Hot 97′s annual Summer Jam concert calling out the channel for creating a “sloppy fiasco” of Hip Hop culture.
Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg has now responded to Chuck D during his segment called “The Realness.” The Morning Show host started out by stating how much he respects Chuck for his contributions to Hip Hop, but then Rosenberg accused him of “trolling” and makes a point that Chuck D is not the leader of the culture.
“Chuck D, no one elected you president of Hip Hop,” said Rosenberg. “We love you. You’re a forefather of this game, you contributed, but we did not elect you president of this culture. No one owns Hip Hop.”
Rosenberg ends the segment by asking Chuck D what he is doing to aid Hip Hop. Watch below:
“What are you doing to support this culture besides tweeting confusing messages in 140 characters of less?” asked Rosenberg. “What are you doing? Cause if all you’re doing is trolling on Twitter, you ain’t doing that much.”
Chuck D went back to Twitter to reply to Rosenberg calling him a social media troll.
Some cats said I was 'trolling'.? Hmm.if so ..Trolling vs Controlling is warranted.Tell them they better get better with WORDS to come at me
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 10, 2014
Trolling is when a person anonymously hides behind a avatar splashing. You know the name & most of what I believe is signed with it. ..
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 10, 2014
I must move on.Another reason I bombed back.They thought I was doing it for promo.I use MY twitter to promote my services for artists mainly
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 10, 2014
Chuck D criticized the station as a whole, but he went on to defend on-air personality DJ Funkmaster Flex. He also addressed The Morning Show host Peter Rosenberg’s role at Hot 97 and got into an exchange with the channel’s former program director and This Is Hot 97 reality show star Ebro Darden.
.@funkflex does his job.However the rest at @HOT97 is like JohnnyCash on that tractor when his father asked'this is how you treat your sht?
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 2, 2014
It's not @Rosenbergradio fault, trapped in a slave corp system that doesn't 1. Support black businesses&art locally while using black faces
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 3, 2014
2. Totally overlooks the blueprint of a culture bred in the same city, 3. Women are minimalized. @Rosenbergradio is simply watch the stable
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 3, 2014
,,@Rosenbergradio he tries but in reality @HOT97 is a CORPlantation slaveship across a USA fleet in every city.his job is to be biz overseer
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 3, 2014
The AIR is powerful and it is FREE to obtain.@Rosenbergradio inherited a platform that used what the black NYC community created,fact RLTK
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 3, 2014
@oldmanebro no I'm of a different belief.Im of burning the place down & takeover. But as a realist USA & NYC law protects this PIG treatment
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 3, 2014
@oldmanebro Those words clearly would be free.
— Chuck D (@MrChuckD) June 3, 2014
Chuck D is not the first Hip Hop artist to criticize Hot 97 and Ebro Darden. Last year fellow New York emcee Buckshot called Darden an “Uncle Tom” and claimed he “f**ked up” NYC Hip Hop.
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