Tony M. Centeno

Rap Journalist. Director of Hip-Hop Digital Programming @iHeartRadio. Social for @1035TheBeat. Founder @rapbasel305. @recordingacademy member 🇨🇺🇵🇷

[Yung Rénzél 👑 @RickRoss]

PERFORMING THE #1 URBAN RECORD ON RADIO
“MINKS IN MIAMI” FT. @FrencHMonTanA & @MaxBiggavelli
AT THE @BETAwards @BET

SET IN STONE
JULY 17TH

STILL HUSTLIN’
THE B.O.A.T.

[BET @BET]

TI kicked off the #BETAwards the only way he knows how with hits, hometown pride, and undeniable stage presence. Are you tuned in? 👀

[FUTURE/FREEBANDZ @1future]

This not Ai #THEREALME

[Drink Champs @Drinkchamps]

10 Seasons. 500+ Episodes. 450+ Guests. Billions of views across platforms. Countless moments that became part of hip-hop history. 🏆🥃

For the last decade, Drink Champs has been more than a podcast. It has been a place where legends tell their stories, history gets documented, and the architects of the culture receive their flowers while they’re here to appreciate them.

From pioneers and icons to rising voices shaping the future, we’ve always believed in celebrating the people who built hip-hop, moved the culture forward, and inspired generations.

What started as conversations over drinks became one of the most influential platforms in music, culture, and storytelling.

📈 4.75B+ impressions
🎥 2.36B+ views
⏱️ 294M+ watch hours
🔥 138.8M+ engagements
🎙️ 450+ guests
🏅 Award-winning and culture-shifting

But the numbers only tell part of the story.

The real legacy is preserving hip-hop history, creating unforgettable moments, and giving flowers to the artists, creators, executives, innovators, and visionaries who helped shape the culture we love.

To every guest who trusted us with their story, every fan who watched, shared, clipped, debated, and championed these conversations, and everyone who has raised a glass with us over the last 10 seasons…

Thank you.

This isn’t just our achievement—it’s a celebration of hip-hop and everyone who helped build it.

🥃 Here’s to the legends, the culture, and the next chapter of Drink Champs.

[Rob Markman 💭 @RobMarkman]

Everything you want from Hip-Hop is out there, the music, the media… it’s out there for you, all the things you say is missing is actually out there.

The bullshit is out there too.

The beauty is, y’all can choose what you want, just gotta be intentional about it.

[FUTURE/FREEBANDZ @1future]

Album of the century JULY 10th

[billboard hip-hop/r&b @billboardhiphop]

Inside Jay-Z's '96 Forever pop-up activation celebrating 30 years of 'Reasonable Doubt' in Dumbo.

[💎🍾 @TheRocSupremacy]

JAY-Z at his subway POPUP, laughing at something 🤣

[HBO Max @hbomax]

Can’t knock the hustle.

#JAŸZin8 an 8-part documentary series featuring JAŸ-Z in conversation with @rickrubin, premieres this fall on HBO Max.

[Power 105.1 @Power1051]

🗽 BIG UP HOV. 👑

Today we're celebrating 30 years of one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever created, Reasonable Doubt.

From Marcy to the world, Jay-Z gave New York a blueprint, and three decades later, the music still hits just as hard.

All day long, we're taking it back by playing a track from Reasonable Doubt at the top of every hour on Power 105.1. 🔥

Turn us up, celebrate a certified classic, and salute one of Brooklyn's greatest.

Happy 30th Anniversary to Reasonable Doubt. 🐐

🎧 Listen live on the radio, the iHeartRadio app, or at https://t.co/TZhP0SeSCX.

[iHeartRadio @iHeartRadio]

A legend. A legacy. A celebration 🎤

Enter to win exclusive Reasonable Doubt 30th Anniversary prize packs from iHeartRadio x Roc Nation: https://t.co/UTMowMLoU8

[XXL Magazine @XXL]

🎓 Belly Gang Kushington

🏆 2026 XXL Freshman Class 🏆

➡️ https://t.co/2thzBDzJmQ

#XXLFreshman

[XXL Magazine @XXL]

🎓 Hurricane Wisdom

🏆 2026 XXL Freshman Class 🏆

➡️ https://t.co/7da4dtOxOk

#XXLFreshman

[Trap Dickey @TrapDickey30]

Graduated from the streets, but this is my Freshman class. Grandma look at your grandson 💙.

[Punch TDE @iamstillpunch]

Congrats to Trap getting on the xxl freshman cover. We’ve had a few artist on there looking back.

Jay Rock — 2010
Kendrick Lamar — 2011
ScHoolboy Q — 2013
Ab-Soul — 2013
Isaiah Rashad — 2014
Doechii — 2022
Ray Vaughn — 2025
Trap Dickey — 2026

We might have the most of any label. Somebody fact check!

[Chris Patrick @Xchrispatrick]

JERSEY VS THE WORLD!! #xxlfreshman

[Tony M. Centeno @_tonyMC]

The new XXL Freshman are all dope but no one deserves it more than Chris Patrick, Hurricane Wisdom, Belly Gang Kushington, YKNIECE, Trim and Miles Minnick. They’ve had the game on lock for some time. They’re the future fr

[Tony M. Centeno @_tonyMC]

This the most solid XXL Freshman Class in a minute! Salute to everyone who made it 💯

[XXL Magazine @XXL]

🎉 THE FRESHMAN CLASS IS HERE 🎉

⭐ Born Ready ⭐

Twelve artists. One cover. The next era of hip-hop starts now.🔥

Meet the 2026 XXL Freshman Class. ⬇️

https://t.co/vtqYX7run3

#XXLFreshman

[T @tylerthecreator]

available now ✨

[The Breakfast Club @breakfastclubam]

T.I. explains what he meant when he said he doesn't want to "indulge in poor people activity" while discussing his possible participation in Verzuz. He says his message wasn't conveyed properly and defines what he considers "poor people activity"—and why he doesn't want to be a part of it.