Funk Flex Denies Having DJ Enuff Fired From Hot 97: ‘I Love Him to Death’

Funkmaster Flex has addressed the speculation that he was responsible for DJ Enuff’s recent firing from Hot 97.

The iconic DJ (born Aston George Taylor Jr.) spoke on the matter on Monday night during his highly publicized final 7 p.m. shift on the New York City radio station.

“TMZ could never twist me up to flip on my guy, I love him to death,” Flex said live on the air. “I would never have anything to do—not just my brother. I would have nothing to do with anyone being fired or no longer here. You know why? I’m too hot.”

Flex said that he has never been beaten by other DJs across competing radio stations. Power 105.1, which is home to The Breakfast Club and DJ Clue, has a 5 to 10 p.m. block that directly competes with Flex’s timeslot.

“Why would I be worried about anybody in here?” Flex said. “Why would I feel that anybody should not be here? I don’t believe in that. I don’t influence that. I don’t need to. I like to grind. Listen, he grinds too. Everybody grinds.”

Flex also suggested that “snakes” within the industry worked against Enuff.

“The people who snaked you, man, was in that video on your goodbye. The people who snaked you were standing outside when you was with TMZ,” Flex said. “They were standing with you, my brother. You go back to that video and you really look at their faces.”

TMZ noted that Enuff was with his wife and now-former coworkers DJ Drewski, DJ E-Stylez, and DJ Lady S while he was interviewed for the outlet.

Elsewhere in his nearly 21-minute talk break, Flex sang Enuff’s praises, calling him a pioneer in the New York City club scene.

“He is the originator of putting the line at those Spanish clubs around the block. There would be no Spanish hip-hop parties without DJ Enuff,” Flex said. “He is the originator of it. He’s the originator of doing two or three bookings a night, moving around, doing his thing. Somewhere between there and now that was no longer there for him.”

Last Thursday (Aug. 28), Hot 97 parted ways with DJ Enuff (born Ephrem Lopez) after a 27-year run.

During an interview with a TMZ photographer, Enuff told the outlet he “cried” following his exit and believed Funk Flex was behind his firing.

“I can’t prove it, but in my heart that’s what I feel that happened,” Enuff said at the time.

Beginning on Tuesday (Sept. 2), Funk Flex will move up to the 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. block.