Ed Lover Show

Hip-hop legend Kangol Kid, formerly a member of UTFO, came through to the morning show studio to chat with Monie Love! He explains that he was a part of a lot of historic firsts for hip-hop, but one thing in particular has totally floored. Kangol Kid also reveals that he is being inducted into the […]

R&B great Johnny Gill was hanging out with Ed Lover & Monie Love in-studio! He explains the promise he made to Whitney Houston years ago- which she brought up every single time they saw each other -that he plans to follow through on in honor of her. Johnny also talks about his passion off the […]

Often, when our favorite artists get popular, their come-up gets obscured behind their explosion onto the scene. But the truth is, your favorite artist was hustling long before their “overnight success.” In The “Ed Lover Show‘s “Behind The Hip Hop” segment, you get a close look into the hustle of hip hop’s hottest artists and how […]

Shanti Das is known industry-wide as “the hip-hop professional.” She has worked with countless legendary artists and record labels on marketing, and is highly respected by everyone in the music industry. She is also an author, marketing consultant, music industry executive, and philanthropist. Shanti and Ed Lover reminisce about their early days in the music […]

Rah Digga explains why she was so fortunate not to have felt pressure to over-saturate her brand and content with sex when she first came out, around the same time as Foxy Brown and Lil Kim She explains what she did, however, feel pressure about from Busta Rhymes and some of her team, and what […]

Radio legend Donnie Simpson pinpoints his favorite moment from Video Soul, the 2 hour music video program that ran from 1981 to 1996. Donne recalls the time when James Brown came to visit the BET show with a massive entourage transported by five limos. When James Brown’s wife came and stepped into the producer role, […]

Fierce MC Rah Digga talks with Monie Love & Ed Lover about the shift that occurred when Lil Kim and Foxy Brown broke onto the hip hop scene; both of their lyrics were written for them by prominent rappers, and their images were was more sexed up than the female rappers before them. Rah talks […]

As we acquire Christmas gifts over the years, we’re bound to a get a thing or two that we’re not particularly interested in. Ed Lover asks everyone to recall the worst Christmas gifts they’ve ever gotten, whether it was from beloved family members or an organized office secret Santa. Check out this exclusive audio player […]

It’s official: the late Tupac will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Despite the immense popularity of Tupac, this decision has been met with some controversy. Although he is the sixth hip-hop act to receive to the honor, the induction will also make him the first solo hip-hop artist to ever […]

Ed Lover got a visit from actors Stephen Henderson, Mykelti Williamson, and Jovan Adepo! They talk about their roles in the highly anticipated Denzel-Washington-directed film adaptation of “Fences,” which also stars Viola Davis. Mykelti talks about the work of August Wilson, the writer of the original “Fences” play, and why his words are so remarkable. […]

On an FOH Friday, callers dedicated their FOH’s to Ed Lover himself, to a wife who took her husband out for a girlfriend’s happy hour that last too long, an ex-wife who sent her kid over to her dad’s house without proper winter entire, people who medal in other people’s business, and more! Click on […]

In this edition of FOH Friday, the morning show crew and guest host Jasmine Guy, dedicate their FOH Friday’s to a myriad of things that have been bugging them all week long. They go in on  people who don’t clean up after their dogs, 3D filters on Facebook, cell phone companies, fickle fans, and, of […]