XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Feb. 11, 1997: Legendary Hot 97 radio personality Funkmaster Flex aka Funk Flex took the mixtape game to a new level by making mixtapes a ...

Funkmaster Flex Drops The Mix Tape, Volume II - Today in Hip-Hop TIHH: Funk Flex drops The Mix Tape, Volume II.

Given the single-hungry, compilation-friendly, attention-span-impaired climate of popular music, it's not surprising that mix-tape-style compilations from notable DJs are bigger and more popular than ...

Funkmaster Flex’s net worth in 2025 reflects his long-standing influence as a hip-hop DJ, rapper, and producer. Known for his groundbreaking work at New York’s Hot 97 and his signature “bomb drop” ...

Legendary DJ Funk Flex has more than the vinyl under his fingertips and Hot 97’s annual Hip-Hop festival Summer Jam is about more than the number of seats it fills. For more than 20 years, both Funk ...

If you could be sure of anything in this world, it was that Funkmaster Flex would be on Hot 97, dropping “bombs” and new music, just as he has for decades. Now that long tenure is over. At least ...

In a move that stunned the hip-hop world, Funkmaster Flex revealed that he is officially leaving Hot 97 after a remarkable 30-year run. The legendary DJ, who has been the heartbeat of the station ...

Burgeoning Bay Area rapper Symba is having a bit of a moment right now as his profile climbs in the wake of his signing to Atlantic Records. After sharing the tracklist and release date of his ...

Fans thing Funkmaster Flex is retiring, but they probably have it all wrong. So why are people acting like the king of bomb drops just announced his own funeral? “He was a good ol wily DJ!” Folks are ...

Funkmaster Flex has a history. He started carrying records for pioneers like Red Alert and Chuck Chillout 30 years ago in the Bronx, which places him squarely at the birthplace of hip-hop radio DJs.