Things seem to be heating up between Joyner Lucas and Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg over the radio hosts excessive use of a cell phone during Joyner’s November 2018 appearance on Real Late with Rosenberg.
During a segment on Ebro in the Morning on Tuesday (May 7), the cast of the morning show gave their thoughts about Joyner’s latest video, “Devil’s Work.” Amidst the discussion, Rosenberg recounts some tension between himself and the Massachusetts rapper who felt disrespected by Rosenberg’s phone use during an interview vowing to “not do interviews anymore.”
Joyner shared a clip of the segment on Twitter, Wednesday (May 8), asking Rosenberg to “find the original footage of interview & keep the cam on you the whole time. U was on phone at least 10X texting while I was talking. So Yea I felt disrespected. Release same interview but keep cam on u the whole time. Bet u won’t.”
The veteran radio personality claims to “remember the moment, I was trying to get a date right on when he put out ‘I’m not racist,’ or something.” Rosenberg is adamant that he looked at his phone only once during the interview, “I think of myself as radio-first not on-camera first, so I’m not thinking about being seen.”
Joyner continued to tell his side of the story following up his tweeted clip with another detailing his feelings towards the entire situation and the lack of respect he feels he received during the interview.
“I woke up early AF to go to your station to give a solid interview as you sit and text more than a handful of times right in my face. @Rosenbergradio… [Stop] treating artists like we need u niggaz in 2019.”
Rosenberg responded to Joyner’s tweets on Thursday’s (May 9) show insisting that “if he [Joyner Lucas] felt sincerely disrespected, that makes me feel bad that he thinks me looking at my phone during a 40-minute interview was disrespectful, that sucks, but here’s the thing bro, you then hung out with us after the interview in our office for an hour… why weren’t you like, ‘hey bro why were you lookin’ at your phone?'”
Joyner has yet to respond to the latest round.
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Joyner is dope but needs to get out his feelings.
Really? Did you not listen to devil’s work? That kind of introspection is only gonna happen if you recognize your true feelings and have the courage to express them out loud. Joyner wasn’t recognized on the same level a year ago. It’s just as likely Rosenberg didn’t care all that much about the interview and thought nothing of checking his phone throughout the interview.
New artist gets a break and lands an interview on the most recognized hiphop radio station in the country…but cries like a baby cuz the host checked his phone? 1st off this is 2018/2019…people check their phones at pretty much any moment nowadays. 2nd…you didn’t go down there and GIVE them an interview, they GAVE YOU an opportunity. I like this dude, but wtf kinda entitled diva shit is this? I’m a MA boy myself…we don’t cry over shit like this, so it disappoints me to say the least to see a local guy represents us in this way.
If you’re interviewing someone you should be paying attention to what there saying. Regardless if you gave the interview to them or not. There’s a reason why Sway and Tha God been at the top. Rosenberg is mediocre at best imo
I have noticed Rosenberg on his phone in so many interviews. clearly he aint a fan of u joyner. he isn’t on the phone with action Bronson
Did you watch the clip he literally just said he was on his phone the entire time during a interview with Action Bronson
No chance in hell i’d carry on with that interview.
What a sensitive little cry baby. Talk about feeling self important.