history streaming series, Hot 97 is one of the stations for which Tracy Stevens, an astronaut and celebrity, is seen recording station identifications for while stationed on the Moon. Music In Puff Daddy's song "All About The Benjamins", he says, "...Ain't nobody's hero, but I wanna be heard on your Hot 9-7 everyday, that's my word..." In Jay-Z's song "Death of Auto-tune (D.O.A)" he mentions the radio station, saying "This is for Hot 9-7" and mentions the station's former disc jockey, DJ Clue? as well as two long-time DJs in the line, "I made this just for Flex 'n Mr. Cee." In Black Star's song "What's Beef", Mos Def says: "Beef ain't the summer Jam on Hot Ninety-Seven". In Big Pun's song with Inspectah Deck and Prodigy "Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)", Big Pun says: "Take all you made, call you gay on Hot 97". In Public Enemy's song "Shake Your Booty" Flavor Flav says "we gonna flip it off the moon Back to New York, and flip it down Broadway Ya kno what I'm sayin? All the way down to Hot 97" Video games In Grand Theft Auto IV there is a radio station called "Beat 102.7" which parodies Hot 97 and has its real life hosts DJ Mister Cee and Funkmaster Flex. See also Media in New York City Notes References Sources WNBC-FM Abandons Rock For Popular Music Format – The New York Times, December 18, 1974. Asian Media Watchdog – One of the high profile groups that organized Tsunami Song protest Freestyle Music Information Station info on New York Radio Guide Former Presidents and the Hot 97 Controversy World Music Central – British MPs deplore Hot 97's racist tsunami song World Music Central – Demonstrations planned outside Hot 97 New York Media Week Headlines UK Chinese – Chinese Community ask George Bush and Tony Blair to take action against Hot 97 UK Chinese – British MPs and the Hot 97 Tsunami Song Club LK.US – UK Sri Lankans denounce Hot 97's racist tsunami song Sunday Island Sri Lanka – Two tsunami songs mentioned in the British parliament with kudos to Nimal Mendis by Nan House of Congress Press Release from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: Pelosi Condemns Broadcast of ‘Tsunami Song’ Hot 97 New Yorker article External links Hot 97 website Urban contemporary radio stations in the United States QHT Radio stations established in 1940 Emmis Communications radio