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Frank Ocean rarely does interviews. But today, he let his guard down and spoke with Angie Martinez for the first time on New York’s Hot 97.

Break 1: Frank speaks on being enigmatic and fame.

Break 2: Frank gives his experiences on working with The Throne and Beyoncé.

Break 3: No album date set yet. Frank hopes to be part of the upcoming Watch The Throne concerts and shows off his marijuana card.

Although Nas is in California, he called Angie Martinez this afternoon on Hot 97. He didn’t touch on anything new, but he did speak on forgetting his lyrics while on The Rock The Bells tour.

Reggae star Mavado appeared on Angie Martinez’s show this afternoon on Hot 97. During his interview, DJ Khaled called in and announced that he signed the Gully God to his We The Best Music Group. Isn’t that special? So special, so special, so special.

Bonus: Mavado x Ace Hood “Emergency”

Jay-Z surprised Angie Martinez on Hot 97 this afternoon and gave his first interview in almost a year. He denounced rumors of fighting Kanye, addressed Watch The Throne not leaking, and angry retailers. Switching gears, he spoke on his power breakfast, “Otis” video, Beanie Sigel, and film partnership with Will Smith. Later on, he plugged his Roc Nation artists and addressed the hold up with J.Cole’s album.

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Despite the heat, Da Snowman cooled things down this afternoon with Angie Martinez on Hot 97. Here’s what went down.

Break 1: Explains hold up of TM103 and concert this Monday.

Break 2: Jeezy talks relationships and introduces new single “Shake Life“.

Break 3: Jeezy says he’ll announce his release date on Monday and addresses Rick Ross beef.

While us mere mortals wait for Kanye and Jay-Z’s Watch The Throne, Hot 97′s Angie Martinez got to hear the final product last night. Without giving up too much information, she gave a mini review on her show this afternoon. As we all know by now, Frank Ocean is one of the few guest appearances and by her account, he’s “quite impressive”. You’ll be the judge this summer. We hope.

The Tribe appeared this afternoon on Angie Martinez’s Hot 97 Countdown. Their documentary hits theaters Friday.

Part 1: Due to the magic of radio, the audio messes up. But the group speaks on the film overall.

Part 2: Phife calls in and Tip talks “Watch The Throne”.

Part 3: Closing remarks. Tip urges everyone to see the film.

The annual Puerto Rican Day parade went down in New York City earlier today and with Angie Martinez and Joell Ortiz playing hypemen on the Hot 97 float, Banko performs his perennial posse cut from The Hunger For More 2.

Lil Wayne returned to Hot 97 this afternoon and appeared on Angie Martinez‘s show. Here’s what unfolded.

Break 1: Wayne talks jail sentence

Break 2: Retiring and never listened to Drake or Nicki Minaj’s albums

Break 3: Talks love of Jersey Shore

UPDATE: Now with video.

Chris Brown kept his radio promo going and stopped by Hot 97 for a chat with Angie Martinez. Aside from discussing the album, he touches on his nude pics, his blonde hair and more. F.A.M.E. in stores March 22.