Air 'Em Out: When NYC Radio Personalities Beef

A history of infamous Big Apple radio beefs.

Charlamagne Tha God vs. Onxy - Hip hop battles were never just a thing for the wax, everything's "on record" in this arena, from interviews to meetings that end in deals signed and money made. Rival stations Hot 97 and Power 105 onair personalities prove this best (Peter Rosenberg frequently goes head-to-head with The Breakfast Club –– faux text conversations and other allegations). Read on for more media-made drama. It's what we do best.(Photos: Terrence Jennings/PictureGroup; Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup)

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Charlamagne Tha God vs. Onxy - Hip hop battles were never just a thing for the wax, everything's "on record" in this arena, from interviews to meetings that end in deals signed and money made. Rival stations Hot 97 and Power 105 onair personalities prove this best (Peter Rosenberg frequently goes head-to-head with The Breakfast Club –– faux text conversations and other allegations). Read on for more media-made drama. It's what we do best.(Photos: Terrence Jennings/PictureGroup; Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup)

Funkmaster Flex vs. DJ Clue - Power 105's DJ Clue and Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex clashed over who had gotten their hands on a brand-new Nicki Minaj tune first. Clue boasted on Twitter that he was going to debut the song, but Flex ended up with the scoop. "I ain't hold this crown for so many years ..." Flex went in.(Photos: Tom Donoghue/PictureGroup; Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup)

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Funkmaster Flex vs. DJ Clue - Power 105's DJ Clue and Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex clashed over who had gotten their hands on a brand-new Nicki Minaj tune first. Clue boasted on Twitter that he was going to debut the song, but Flex ended up with the scoop. "I ain't hold this crown for so many years ..." Flex went in.(Photos: Tom Donoghue/PictureGroup; Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup)

Marley Marl vs. Red Alert - The so-called Bridge Wars of the mid-80s weren't just about KRS-One and MC Shan. Each MC was aligned with a competing DJ from rival radio stations, which only helped fan the flames. MC Shan was a protégé of WBLS DJ and fellow Queensbridge native Marley Marl, while the Bronx's KRS rolled with his borough's Kool DJ Red Alert from KISS FM.(Photos: Scott Gries/Getty Images; WENN.com)

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Marley Marl vs. Red Alert - The so-called Bridge Wars of the mid-80s weren't just about KRS-One and MC Shan. Each MC was aligned with a competing DJ from rival radio stations, which only helped fan the flames. MC Shan was a protégé of WBLS DJ and fellow Queensbridge native Marley Marl, while the Bronx's KRS rolled with his borough's Kool DJ Red Alert from KISS FM.(Photos: Scott Gries/Getty Images; WENN.com)

Angie Martinez vs. Wendy Williams - Hot 97 on-air personality Angie Martinez and her then coworker Wendy Williams got into fisticuffs in 1998, reportedly after Wendy revealed on-air that Angie was dating a rapper. The incident led to Williams' being fired from the station.(Photos: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images; Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Angie Martinez vs. Wendy Williams - Hot 97 on-air personality Angie Martinez and her then coworker Wendy Williams got into fisticuffs in 1998, reportedly after Wendy revealed on-air that Angie was dating a rapper. The incident led to Williams' being fired from the station.(Photos: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images; Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Miss Jones vs. Star & Bucwild - Hot 97's Miss Jones was once the gossip reporter for Star & Bucwild's morning show, but that didn't stop them from trading barbs years later when Star moved on to rival station Power 105. Among the highlights? Jones calling Star a "fat sloppy oomp-a-loomp," and Star shopping anti-Jones book called Yes, I've Met Miss Jones.  (Photos: Courtesy Facebook; Rob Loud/Getty Images)

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Miss Jones vs. Star & Bucwild - Hot 97's Miss Jones was once the gossip reporter for Star & Bucwild's morning show, but that didn't stop them from trading barbs years later when Star moved on to rival station Power 105. Among the highlights? Jones calling Star a "fat sloppy oomp-a-loomp," and Star shopping anti-Jones book called Yes, I've Met Miss Jones.  (Photos: Courtesy Facebook; Rob Loud/Getty Images)

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DJ Envy vs. Star & Bucwild - Things got a little too real when the loved ones of DJ Envy, who spun on Miss Jones' radio show, were hit with stray shots during her cross-fire with Star. "I would like to do an R Kelly on your seed, on your little baby girl," Star said of Envy's daughter. "I would like to tinkle on her.” He later offered $500 to anyone who sent him the address of the young girl's school, and also called Envy's wife "a slant-eyed whore." Star was arrested for child endangerment, though the charges were later dropped, and quickly fired from the station.  (Photos: Paul Emmans/MTV/Picture Group; Courtesy Facebook)

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DJ Envy vs. Star & Bucwild - Things got a little too real when the loved ones of DJ Envy, who spun on Miss Jones' radio show, were hit with stray shots during her cross-fire with Star. "I would like to do an R Kelly on your seed, on your little baby girl," Star said of Envy's daughter. "I would like to tinkle on her.” He later offered $500 to anyone who sent him the address of the young girl's school, and also called Envy's wife "a slant-eyed whore." Star was arrested for child endangerment, though the charges were later dropped, and quickly fired from the station.  (Photos: Paul Emmans/MTV/Picture Group; Courtesy Facebook)

Funkmaster Flex vs. Ed Lover - Ed Lover was one of Hot 97's prominent on-air jocks early on, but that didn't prevent an ugly verbal back-and-forth between Lover, who had moved over to then new rival station Power 105, and Hot's Funkmaster Flex back in 2001 and 2002. (Photos: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images; Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

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Funkmaster Flex vs. Ed Lover - Ed Lover was one of Hot 97's prominent on-air jocks early on, but that didn't prevent an ugly verbal back-and-forth between Lover, who had moved over to then new rival station Power 105, and Hot's Funkmaster Flex back in 2001 and 2002. (Photos: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images; Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Steph Lova vs. Funkmaster Flex - The war between Hot 97 and then upstart Power 105 got violent in 2002 when Flex was accused of choking and punching Steph Lova, who had conducted an interview in which Nas accused Hot 97 of accepting payola. Flex was found not guilty of assault, but he did plead guilty to harrassment and had to perform community service.(Photos: Courtesy Power 105.1; John Ricard/BET)

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Steph Lova vs. Funkmaster Flex - The war between Hot 97 and then upstart Power 105 got violent in 2002 when Flex was accused of choking and punching Steph Lova, who had conducted an interview in which Nas accused Hot 97 of accepting payola. Flex was found not guilty of assault, but he did plead guilty to harrassment and had to perform community service.(Photos: Courtesy Power 105.1; John Ricard/BET)

Miss Jones vs. Miss Info - Call this one the War of the Misses. These Hot 97 personalities got into it after Jones aired a insensitive song that made light of the tragic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and its mostly Asian victims. Miss Info, who worked under Jones at her morning show and is of Korean descent, refused to take part, and criticized Jones for playing the song. In response, Jones struck back at Info in a four-minute tirade that accused her of thinking she's better than others because she's Asian. What part of the game is that? (Photos: Courtesy Power 99 Radio; Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

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Miss Jones vs. Miss Info - Call this one the War of the Misses. These Hot 97 personalities got into it after Jones aired a insensitive song that made light of the tragic 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and its mostly Asian victims. Miss Info, who worked under Jones at her morning show and is of Korean descent, refused to take part, and criticized Jones for playing the song. In response, Jones struck back at Info in a four-minute tirade that accused her of thinking she's better than others because she's Asian. What part of the game is that? (Photos: Courtesy Power 99 Radio; Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

Kay Slay vs. DJ Clue - DJs Kay Slay and Clue went head-to-head when the latter called Slay's Hot 97 show and asked him about rumors that he'd been badmouthing him. The 10-minute, curse-filled back-and-forth on the air that resulted is the stuff of legend. (Photos: WENN.com)

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Kay Slay vs. DJ Clue - DJs Kay Slay and Clue went head-to-head when the latter called Slay's Hot 97 show and asked him about rumors that he'd been badmouthing him. The 10-minute, curse-filled back-and-forth on the air that resulted is the stuff of legend. (Photos: WENN.com)

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Funkmaster Flex vs. The Breakfast Club - Flex and Power 105's The Breakfast Club morning show crew bumped heads last year. Flex fired major subliminal shots at Angela Yee and company for making fun of his colleague Mister Cee's arrest for soliciting a transgender prostitute. The Breakfast Club responded by labeling Flex "Donkey of the Day."     (Photos: Andrew Marks/PictureGroup; Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup) 

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Funkmaster Flex vs. The Breakfast Club - Flex and Power 105's The Breakfast Club morning show crew bumped heads last year. Flex fired major subliminal shots at Angela Yee and company for making fun of his colleague Mister Cee's arrest for soliciting a transgender prostitute. The Breakfast Club responded by labeling Flex "Donkey of the Day."     (Photos: Andrew Marks/PictureGroup; Shareif Ziyadat/PictureGroup) 

Wendy Williams vs. Miss Jones - What's beef? When hitmen are involved, we're pretty sure you've got yourself filet mignon. A war of words between rival hosts Wendy Williams, then on WBLS, and Miss Jones, then on Hot 97, took a scary turn in 2008 when Williams' former booker, Nicole Spence, claimed in a lawsuit that her boss' husband, Kevin Hunter, inquired about hiring a hitman to rub out Miss Jones. The claims were never substantiated. (Photos: Brad Barket/PictureGroup; Courtesy Facebook)

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Wendy Williams vs. Miss Jones - What's beef? When hitmen are involved, we're pretty sure you've got yourself filet mignon. A war of words between rival hosts Wendy Williams, then on WBLS, and Miss Jones, then on Hot 97, took a scary turn in 2008 when Williams' former booker, Nicole Spence, claimed in a lawsuit that her boss' husband, Kevin Hunter, inquired about hiring a hitman to rub out Miss Jones. The claims were never substantiated. (Photos: Brad Barket/PictureGroup; Courtesy Facebook)