STAR with Funkmaster Flex on HOT97 in NYC (12/8/22)

Salute to Funkmaster Flex for inviting STAR on his show and reconnecting on the NYC airwaves. This was a great moment for Hip-Hop and a chance for everyone to move forward. In March of 2000 the Star & Buc Wild morning show launched on HOT97 in NYC. In 2004, after three years of successful ratings and impact, STAR and HOT97 could not reach an agreement about syndication and salary so STAR left and signed on with Power 105.1 via Clear Channel.

Troi Torain aka STAR is a multimedia personality whose career has spanned the arenas of radio, television and the world-wide web. Considered a radio pioneer by many, Torain’s personal brand STAR & BUC WILD set precedents in the urban landscape. STAR made the national stage on MTV in 1999 (Beat Suite) but it was his radio shows on New York’s Hot 97 and Power 105 that launched him into super stardom. Torain’s resume also includes WEA (Warner Elektra Atlantic), Virgin Records, The Source magazine, Power 104.1 (Hartford), Power 99 (Philly), Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Vladtv.com, 100.3 The Beat (Philly) shot97.com, VH1 (The Gossip Game) Everyday Struggle (Complex) and The Star Report. In 2011 STAR was also inducted into News Ones Top 20 greatest radio personalities of all time — https://troitorain.org

Aston George Taylor Jr. professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City’s Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Hot 97 in New York, which was a pop radio station at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkmaster_Flex

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