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11 Facts About Ebro Darden

1.

Ibrahim Jamil "Ebro" Darden was born on March 17,1975 and is an American radio personality, broadcaster, and DJ.

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Ebro Darden is currently a co-host of the Hot 97 morning show Ebro in the Morning, alongside Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez.

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Ebro Darden was born to a Black father and a Jewish mother.

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Ebro Darden attended a Pentecostal church and Hebrew school while growing up in Oakland and Sacramento.

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Ebro Darden began his career in radio in 1990 at KSFM in Sacramento, California, while he was still a teenager.

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In 2003, Ebro Darden became music director for WQHT, ultimately becoming the program director for the station in 2007.

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Ebro Darden worked alongside several past WQHT Hot 97 morning show co-hosts including Star and Buckwild, Miss Jones, DJ Envy, Sway, and Joe Budden from 2004 to 2007, and introduced Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg to the AM drive in 2009.

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Ebro Darden rejoined the Hot 97 Morning Show in 2012, alongside Cipha Sounds, Peter Rosenberg, and Laura Stylez.

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Ebro Darden has been in an ongoing feud with Brooklyn artist 6ix9ine.

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Ebro Darden made fun of 6ix9ine as looking like a clown and criticized him for bragging about streaming numbers.

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In 2013, Ebro Darden was recognized by Radio Ink as a future African American leader.