- At 395 Hudson Street, just to the left of the Dunkin Donuts, you’ll see the entrance to The Carpenters Council Building with two flagpoles above it.
- While this building does house the Carpenters Council, it is also home to hip-hop radio station, Hot 97.
- The station earned the nickname “Shot 97” in 2001 when Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown’s entourage got into a gunfight during an interview. Lil’ Kim served one year in jail for lying to the grand jury about the incident. Then in 2005, 50 Cent and his entourage exchanged gunfire with his former protégé, The Game. In 2006, hip-hop artist Gravy was shot by one of his guys who was upset about not being allowed to participate in the interview. Gravy took a slug to the butt but remarkably went on to do his interview.
- In total, over 53 acts of violence have occurred at “Shot 97.”
- But when someone says “shots fired,” they sometimes just mean ice-cold shade, of which Hot 97 has had plenty.
- Nas once pulled out of headlining Hot 97’s Summer Jam because he wasn’t allowed to hang an effigy of Jay Z from the stage.
