Eight years ago, Tinashe sat down with Hot 97, for the first time. This was when Ebro stepped down as Program Director, to become the morning show host. During their first encounter, he made a joke about her last name being ghetto.
Tinashe was one of the most-hyped rising artists, in the game. The 2012-2013 period saw her take over the mixtape game. As a pop artist, this was unprecedented, and she immediately filled the void created by Rihanna, when she dominated summer 2014.
Ebro landed in hot water, this afternoon, when fans rediscovered his Tinashe interview, from 2013. Despite the context, fans didn’t care, and they wrote him off for insulting her. Being dragged on Twitter, the Hot 97 personality spoke out, calling his comments a “bad joke.”
