Funk Flex Apologizes To RZA For Hot 97’s Wu-Tang Clan Beef

[LevelUp]

"Funk Flex has issued a public apology to RZA and the Wu-Tang Clan on behalf of Hot 97, after years of tension between the radio station and legendary rap group.

The New York DJ, who was recently named Creative Program Director of Hot 97, took to Instagram on Saturday (February 4) to share a picture him and Bobby Digital alongside a caption squashing the longstanding beef.

“I WANNA TAKE THIS TIME TO APOLOGIZE TO THE @RZA AND THE ENTIRE @WUTANGCLAN !!! ALMOST 25YRS AGO THE GROUP, ME AND HOT97 HAD A DISAGREEMENT THAT TO ME NEVER GOT PUT TO BED AND I APOLOGIZE!” Flex wrote.

“LOOKING BACK AT THIS 20 SUMTHIN YEARS LATER.. WE GONNA MAKE UP FOR THE TIME WE MISSED…” he continued. “THE WORLDS GREATEST RAP GROUP AND THE WORLDS GREATEST RADIO STATIONS ARE GOING TO COME TOGETHER BRING U SOMETHING AMAZING!”

Flex then teased a collaboration of some sort between himself, RZA and the Wu-Tang, before signing his post off as “Creative Program Director, Funk Flex.”

The post, which tagged each individual member of the Wu, saw responses in the comment section from both RZA, who posted three Wu-hands emojis, and Raekwon, who wrote: “Nothing but love Blackman ! And that’s Reciprical !!!!!”



The fallout between Hot 97 and Wu-Tang Clan dates back to 1997, when the legendary Staten Island group were booked to headline Hot 97’s Summer Jam at the Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey.

Inspectah Deck alleged during the group’s 2019 docuseries Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men that the group were strong armed into flying to the East Coast on their own dime to perform at Summer Jam for free.

“The deal was, as far as I remember, you gotta come back and do this Hot 97 Summer Jam or we’re not gonna play any more of your records on your station,” he explained.

Reacting to ultimatum, Ghostface Killah proceeded to take to the stage and call out the radio station, screaming “fukk Hot 97!” while getting the crowd to join in with him.


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“They didn’t play our records for like the next 10 years,” said Deck, noting that other radio stations followed Hot 97’s lead. “Us not being involved while they playing the Biggie shyt, they playing Nas shyt, everybody that was rocking with us at the time. That affected our sales, that affected our touring, that affected everything. That affected our presence.”

Despite the blackballing, the Wu and Hot 97 did eventually mend fences, with Wu-Tang playing Summer Jam in 2013.

Meanwhile, Funk Flex recently caused a bit of a stir when he promised to start putting 6ix9ine’s music back into his rotation as a result of the “trend” of rappers copping plea deals.

Flex’s point was made in relation to an Instagram post from the rainbow-haired rapper, which saw him catching some Z’s on a private jet while snuggling up with a lap full of money."

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[Whips-n-Chains]

Hope this somehow leads to RZA opening up the vault some more. Floods or not, I know his ass sitting on plenty of leftovers, half-songs, etc. from Forever and before.

 

[LevelUp]

Hope this somehow leads to RZA opening up the vault some more. Floods or not, I know his ass sitting on plenty of leftovers, half-songs, etc. from Forever and before.

I still would like to know how that album that was recorded for deck sounds like

 

[Danie84]

WWFlex is 25yrs too late with this Wu apology

 

[EastsideRio]

Is Flex bi-polar? He lets his emotions flow often like a 12 year old girl, pops shyt, then apologizes?

 

[LevelUp]

Is Flex bi-polar? He lets his emotions flow often like a 12 year old girl, pops shyt, then apologizes?

Lol

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

a quarter of a century of not playing an artist's music and thinks an apology is enough?

 

[Metal Face]

they never played Wu for 25 years

NY Lost

 

[Harry B]

What a pointless apology

It's like MTV apologizing for not playing rap more in prime time, or anything else apologizing first when they become irrelevant.

I hope Spotify and them give all the cabs and Ubers free service soon to kill off these former gate keepers for good.

 

[Wepa Man]

cant stand flex he moves to funny for my likes

 

[Newark88]

On the real, this whole Wu vs Hot 97 beef has always been over exaggerated to me. After that Summer Jam incident, the Wu was still getting played on Hot 97 so I never understood this narrative.

 

[Digital Omen]

We all got phones and Spotify/Apple Music now, nobody gives a flying fukk about a dead has been radio station. FOH
No seriously, who still listens to the radio?

 

[DANJ!]

On the real, this whole Wu vs Hot 97 beef has always been over exaggerated to me. After that Summer Jam incident, the Wu was still getting played on Hot 97 so I never understood this narrative.

I don't even live in NY and the times I've been there, I know for a fact I heard Wu music played on that station. "Cherchez Laghost" by the main person who said "fukk Hot 97" got play, and Flex dug heavy into Wu music every time he did the '90s night... now if I visit NY a few times a year and heard the shyt, I can only imagine how much it was played on the regular.

And what is Flex even apologizing for? He wasn't running things at 97 in '97... wasn't like he was the one that gave them the ultimatum.

 

[Cuban Pete]

Of course Ghostface would be the one to set it off

Tony Starks

 

[TrifeGod]

RIP Kay Slay