Frankie Crocker built the legacy that WBLS will be celebrating with DJ Cassidy and Chuck Chillout in honor of the station's 50th anniversary. When legendary WBLS DJ Frankie Crocker broke McFadden & ...
The former Hot Boy spoke about how he helped the Queens rap superstar land a record deal. 15 hours ago When Magic’s show aired, Marley turned that time into a constant, kinetic barrage of multiple ...
During the most of the 1970s and early 1980s, when the late radio personality Frankie Crocker would conclude his late afternoon/early evening shift on New York City powerhouse FM outlet WBLS, he would ...
DJ Mr. Magic, one of hip hop’s biggest springboards to commercial radio, died Friday of a heart attack. Born John Rivas, he launched and hosted the first all-rap radio show in the U.S., “Rap Attack.” ...
(AllHipHop News) Urban radio in New York has undergone a major transformation, as 98.7 KISS FM will merge with 107.5 WBLS. The merger will end 30-plus years of KISS, which is owned by Emmis ...
Emmis Communications, the company that owns New York’s Hot 97, has acquired another major radio station in the region after purchasing WBLS for $130 million. With the purchase of WBLS, along with a ...
When it comes to launching a successful career in the music industry, it takes more than cutting a demo tape and creating funky dance moves – it takes hard work. That’s the message platinum-selling ...
In 1983, Frankie Crocker (left) met with Michael Jackson at the Black Radio Exclusive Convention in Los Angeles. Jeffrey Mayer When legendary WBLS DJ Frankie Crocker broke McFadden & Whitehead’s ...