Throughout the 90s, Funkmaster Flex reigned over New York’s mammoth rap scene, capable of making or breaking artists with his high-profile position at the top-rated radio station in America’s top radio market, Hot 97. By the mid-90s, he was also the weekly DJ at one of New York’s top clubs, the Tunnel, and also had his radio show being broadcasted on Los Angeles’ Power 106, America’s second largest radio market. In 1995, he released his first major-label mix album, The Mix Tape, Vol. 1: 60 Minutes of Funk, and followed this with two more volumes on Loud Records and by the end of the 90s, along with an album on Def Jam, The Tunnel. In 2000, he mixed a collection of the year’s biggest rap anthems for Arista, Vibe Hits, Vol. 1, and continued the 60 Minutes of Funk series. In addition to his duties as a radio DJ and a successful album artist, Flex has also served as a remixer and host of the Spike TV series Ride with Funkmaster Flex. The 2005 album Funkmaster Flex Car Show Tour featured music from the successful series.