About The Madd Hatta Morning Show

From 5am to 10am weekdays on 97.9 the Box in Houston, Texas, The Madd Hatta Morning Show is a full-service hip-hop morning show.

Hip Hop music, trending topics, games, bits, entertainment news and parodies are all featured weekdays from 5-10am.
The main players include: The Madd Hatta (Host), J-Mac (Freestyle King), Jimbo (News, Goofy stuff), Kooper (Producer) and Young Jas (Entertainment News).

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Tyler The Creator is under fire for this ad he made with Mountain Dew.  Is this the most racist ad ever?  Watch below and decide.

Ace Hood is busier than ever. In addition to burning up the charts here at 97.9 The Box, the “Bugatti” artist is setting his sights on playing an iconic role in Hip-Hop history. Watch as he talks with G-Man and The Chile in this exclusive interview about his new album, “Trials and Tribulations,” the inspiration for his […]

Things get real personal really quick when hometown hottie and platinum-certified artist Kelly Rowland chops it up on 97.9 The Box with The Madd Hatta Morning Show. In addition to dishing on “Morning Wood” and discussing the inspiration for “Kisses Down Low,” Kelly also shares with the crew how Tina Knowles helped her overcome insecurities as […]

Katt Williams speaks with The Madd Hatta Morning Show about his new movie, “Scary Movie 5,” in theaters today. In addition to giving us the dirt on his new movie role, he also tackles some of the controversies which have surrounded the comedian. Katt says if he returns to comedy, Houston will be his first stop. He […]

A brand new segment was born this morning on The Madd Hatta Morning Show when Jimbo quipped, “You Don’t Do That!” From pushing another person’s child during Sunday’s Easter Egg hunt to attempting to take a urine test with a fake penis, leave it to Jimbo to keep it real, Houston. Check out this clip from […]

Gladiator alert! “Scandal” star Columbus Short (Harrison Wright) called in to 97.9 The Box and spoke with The Madd Hatta Morning Show about hitting critical success on one of TV’s hottest shows. Listen to the full interview here: Related Stories Scandal Viewers – Who Tried To Kill President Fitz? Schoolhouse Scandals: Teachers Accused of Bad Behavior […]

Ciara called in to 97.9 The Box and spoke to the Madd Hatta Morning Show to confirm she is joining the cast of ‘The Game,’ which debuts tomorrow for its sixth season. She tells the morning show her character is influenced by her own life. She also spent some time discussing her relationship and work with Future, […]

The Trillest OG from Texas celebrated his B-Day earlier this week. Bun Partied hard with Big KRIT, TRINIDAD James, Dizzee Rascal, JUST Brittany, J Prince Jr., Blushhh Music, ESG, Lil O, Wine-O and others. Aside is a pic (from Trinidad’s twitter) of the Underground King’s big birthday cake. Check out exclusive video of all of […]

9 year old Amari Venzor was a standout finalist in the HISD 2013 MLK Oratory Competition representing Cornelius Elementary.

THEBOXHOUSTON.com – Houston Rockets rookie forward Royce White talked with the Madd Hatta Morning Show about his recent suspension due to him missing training camp, and refusing to accept the assignment to the Rockets’ D-League team. White, who suffers from anxiety, says there is a stigma of mental health in the NBA and that he […]

A$AP Rocky called the MHMS today to talk about his new Album “Long Live A$AP” and how he became so influenced by Houston.  He also talked about how his hit single “F**kin Problem” came about and why he looks forward to go on tour with Rihanna. Check out the interview below.

Do you need someone one to hold you at night to help you sleep? Someone you can chatter with about topics like Gucci all the way to some Gospel? Someone who can be well-read with you or ratchet? How about a man who can chill with you, talk fashion and different varieties of hairstyles with you? […]