Year In Review

Sunday December 5th, Houston radio station 97.9 The Box held its 28th Annual Los Magnificos Custom Car Show that featured stars Chris Brown, Soulja Boy, Bow Wow, Ray J, Lloyd and more! Over 30,000 fans packed out the Reliant Arena, selling out the venue and proving it to be the largest Hip-Hop and R&B concert […]

97.9 The Box’s Hip Hop 4 HIV Concert went down Saturday! Over 16,000 people got tested to get these tickets! The event was a huge success and we are happy to know so many teens and young adults now know their status! Performers were Plies, Bun B, Paul Wall, Z-Ro, Party Boyz, Just Brittany, Dallas […]

Holiday

If you’re like me, you probably realized this week that you have no idea what to cook for Christmas dinner. Don’t worry, we’ve brought you some easy recipes that you can put together at the last minute. Maple-Roasted Turkey with Sage, Smoked Bacon, and Cornbread Stuffing: This recipe will have you a nice roasted turkey […]

Listen to Kanye West respond to Bush’s comments and what he thought about Taylor Swift selling 1 million copies in 1 week! PART 1 AUDIO CODE BELOW Related Stories: Part 2: Kanye On Why He Doesn’t Vote! George Bush Responds To Kanye Post Katrina Criticism Kanye To Headline The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade JOIN OUR […]

DJ Rob G of 97.9 The Box KBXX Madd Hatta Morning Show and Dallas Cowboy fan gets a surprise visit from America’s Team, 3 X SuperBowl Champion and Wide Receiver Hall of Famer Michael ‘The Playmaker’ Irvin!!! Michael Irvin claims that the Dallas Cowboys will win the Dallas vs. Texan’s game calling Houston Texans the […]

Holiday

Finding a good deal on airfare is always cause for celebration, but when you’re already trying to figure out if you can afford to buy gifts for all 13 cousins and their umpteen gazillion kids? Yeah, saving a few bucks on your flight is even better news then. But even though you may not find […]

Multi-Platinum Rapper turned Actor and now Film Producer, T.I. stopped by 97.9 The Box promoting his highly anticipated film, “Takers”starring himself, Michael Ealy, Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Chris Brown and more! T.I. gave us an in depth look inside of the film discussing how fun it was to work with the cast, getting all of […]

Saturday, Radio One Houston stations Praise 92.1, Majic 102.1 and 97.9 The Box collaborated to bring our loyal listener’s the 6th Annual Family Fun Day In the Park, held at Sam Houston Race Park. Families from all over the city came out to support and enjoy great food, games, along with an unforgettable concert with […]

Holiday

Gift giving can be very stressful, especially in this stage of the game. We are literally four days away from Christmas; is it necessary to stress over last minute gifts? The answer to that question is no! There is no reason to go running to the stores because you forgot that certain someone’s gift. A […]

CNN’s Soledad O’brien came to Houston for a special screening of “Black in America 3: Almighty Debt” at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Soledad explained why she decided to discuss debt, lessons from Katie Couric and becoming an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Singer, songwriter, producer Tank interviewed with The Madd Hatta Morning Show to promote his new single “Sex Music” off his highly anticipated album, Now or Never, dropping Nov. 2nd. Listen to Tank talk about how he was “tricked” into going to college, what he did before he became an R&B singer and why he thinks […]