“There is a vacuum left in the small pickup category,” says Jesse Toprak, vice president of market intelligence for TrueCar.com in a new Detroit Free Press report. And as we all know, the automotive industry abhors a vacuum. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: BMW Unveils Limited Edition Lime Rock Park M3
BMW has just announced a new limited-production version of its M3 coupe, the Lime Rock Park Edition. Created in conjunction with Skip Barber, owner of the infamous New England circuit, this M3 features the best of BMW’s performance catalog (though no additional power is on tap), making this coupe even more hardcore and better-poised than before. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: BMW ActiveHybrid 3 Is An Efficient Use Of 340 Hp
We’ve learned to expect that hybrid vehicles will produce lower emissions and fuel-consumption scores than their standard gasoline-burning siblings. What we generally don’t expect, however, is for that same hybrid to be quicker to 60 than its turbocharged brother or for it to make more overall horsepower. Funk Flex
Rap Radar’s B.Dot Calls Out Funk Flex: Less Radio Beef, How About Breaking An Artist?!
As you all know by now, NYC radio DJ Funkmaster Flex has been in an all-out radio war with Hot 97’s rival NYC hip-hop station, often dedicating a majority of his on-air talk breaks to airing out various personalities. “I’m just bored, New York!!!” Flex often exclaims before he starts another tear-down. B. Dot of RapRadar.com decided to offer up his opinion of the radio beef earlier today via Twitter and clearly, he’s over it. “This @funkmasterflex vs. Power 105.1 thing has 2 stop,” he tweeted to over 10k followers. “Imagine if Flex used this much energy 2 break a new artist. He has the power to do so.” This got Flex’s gears turning, and soon the pair were exchanging words and ideas, and this could end up being something amazing for artists and for radio! Could this be the end of the war and the intro to a major turning point in some peoples’ career? Check out their exchange below, and be sure to tune in on Monday night on Hot 97 and Hot97.com to see what comes of this! Marisa Mendez
(Video) Ed Lover Defends Nicki Minaj, Says She Is Real Hip Hop
Ed Lover came to the defense of Nicki Minaj in regards to the Summer Jam situation in which Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg said that “Starships” wasn’t hip hop, not that Nicki herself wasn’t. Watch what he said below. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Volkswagen Finally, Really, Taking Over Porsche
After several snags, fits, stops and starts, and even a temporary fear by executives the deal might not get done, German automaker Volkswagen is all set to close the deal to acquire Porsche. Funk Flex
