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Tyler, the Creator To Be Presented With Cultural Influence Award at the 2021 BET Awards
Veteran rapper LL Cool J will present Tyler, The Creator with the first-ever Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards. This year’s event also marks a new partnership between BET and Rock The Bells, the global lifestyle brand founded by LL Cool J in 2018. According to BET, the Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award “honors the massive cultural impact hip hop artistry has on popular culture, bridging the gap between all generations of hip hop lovers.” “The Rock The Bells Cultural Influence Award is presented to a younger, innovative, otherworldly artist that has significantly impacted the culture — while uplifting their community,” BET explained. “Future recipients of the award will have displayed a profound respect for hip hop and have inspired others wit...
‘Shang-Chi’ Is the First Pandemic-Era Film to Cross $200M in the Domestic Box Office
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on Thursday became the first pandemic-era movie to cross $200 million USD at the North American box office, according to reports. The Marvel Studios and Disney film was released exclusively in theaters, as opposed to a simultaneous release with Disney+ Premier Access, which the company has done for other films released during the pandemic, including Black Widow. Early last month, Shang-Chi set a new Labor Day box office record with a $90 million USD earning across four days. The film beat out 2007’s record holder Halloween, which raked in $30.6 million USD at the time. While unraveling the untold origin story of Shang-Chi, the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s first Chinese American protagonist, the film itself “shows the Asian-...
‘Squid Game’ Drives Netflix Stock to All-Time High
Netflix’s popular survival K-drama Squid Game has catapulted the streaming platform’s stock to new highs, Forbes reported. The stock closed at $610.34 USD as of yesterday. Executives at the streaming service predicted that the Korean-language series will be Netflix’s most popular show ever, already ranking at #1 in several countries, including the United States, since it made its debut on September 17. Earlier this year, Netflix launched a plan to channel $700 million USD into building its Korean content and it appears that the investment is already paying off. Following Squid Game’s release, Netflix’s user growth “is most evident in the Asia-Pacific region,” according to Bloomberg, although “downloads jumped globally” as well. The platform has been angling to expand its subscriber base in...
The Giant Animatronic Doll From ‘Squid Game’ Actually Exists in Real Life
Fans of Squid Game may be excited — or horrified– to discover that the giant animatronic doll featured in the first episode of the Netflix K-drama series actually exists in real life. The innocent-looking figure plays a gruesome role in the survival show, introducing players to the first of several life-or-death challenges. As it turns out, the doll is real and was momentarily on display at a horse carriage museum called Macha Land, according to Newsweek. The museum is located in Jincheon County, about three hours outside of South Korea’s capital city of Seoul. The doll was originally manufactured for filming and stood outside the museum’s entrance up until a few days ago when its manufacturer decided to keep the doll. Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo reported that the doll was intended to be...
Will Smith Says His Worst Film Is ‘Wild Wild West’
In a recent installment of GQ‘s “Undercover” series, Will Smith revealed what he considers to be the best and worst work of his acting career. “For the best, I think it is a tie between the first Men in Black and The Pursuit of Happyness,” Smith said. “For different reasons, those are the two almost perfect movies.” In Men in Black, which ultimately turned into a wide-spanning franchise, Smith stars alongside Tommy Lee Jones as an agent of a secret organization that supervises extraterrestrial life on Earth. For The Pursuit of Happyness, Smith received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his role as the homeless salesman Chris Gardner in the 2006 biographical drama. As for his worst film, Smith had a clear choice: Wild Wild West. “Wild Wild West is ju...
Nicki Minaj Playfully Reacts To Not Being Invited To Lil Wayne’s Birthday Party
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Nicki Minaj’s FOMO was on full display in Mack Maine’s Instagram comments. Nicki Minaj has been relatively quiet on social media since her ridiculously ballsy tweet and the fallout that stemmed from it. She hasn’t returned to Twitter after claiming she was banned by the platform, taking her shenanigans to Instagram. Anyway, the Young Money crew came together to celebrate their general, Lil Wayne’s 39th birthday, all of the heavy hitters that Wayne had a huge impact on were there except for Nicki. Under a photo gallery post shared on Mack Maine’s IG account featuring Weezy surrounded by his Young Money crew, Minaj jokingly decided to wonder where her invite to the party was? The Shade Room doing their comment creeping duti...
The Sneaker Game: RARES App Founder Gerome Sapp
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: handout / RARES Sneakers are big money, and investing in them is a no-brainer, now. Gerome Sapp, a former NFL player and the Founder & CEO of RARES, introduced a new app that allows users to literally invest in kicks, but convincing venture capitalists of the money in the sneaker game was practically a non-starter. Despite a degree in Finance from Notre Dame (and an MBA from Harvard Business School), a keen insight into the viability of sneakers as an asset class, and a dedication inherent in anyone who can carve out a career as a pro-athlete, Sapp had to pull up stakes and go for self. “Finally, I was just like, ‘these people aren’t even my demographic’,” recalls Sapp of getting the cold shoulder from venture capitalists. “They don’t understand sneak...
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Bow Wow Not Concerned With Diddy Being Entangled With His Child’s Mother [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Maury Phillips / Getty Diddy continues his world tour of bachelorhood and his newest love interest is Joie Chavis. Thankfully Bow Wow is not upset with the mogul dating his child’s mother. As spotted on TMZ the former So So Def Records star is not phased at all by the pictures of his former flame looked very cozy with the Bad Boy Records founder. Last month Puff was photographed kissing Chavis on his yacht while vacationing in Italy. Naturally the image quickly made the rounds on the internet. During a recent trip to Los Angeles the celebrity gossip site caught up with the “Let Me Hold You” rapper to get his official response to the new couple. When asked about a new man being around his daughter he simply responded “I don’t think it will get that fa...
Meek Mill “On My Soul,” Lil Wayne & Rich The Kid “Feelin’ Like Tunechi” & More | Daily Visuals 10.1.21
HipHopWired Featured Video On Friday, October 1, Meek Mill released his latest project, Expensive Pain, and to accompany his fifth album release, the Philadelphia rapper dropped some new visuals for one of the album’s standout cuts. In his latest video for “On My Soul,” Meek showcases his love of dirt bikes and motorcycles while using a collage of footage from his youth to his time in the studio with the likes of Bobby Shmurda and Swizz Beatz. One of Meek’s rules to be in the studio is to wear jewelry because there was enough ice in the studio to make the temperature drop a few degrees. Geez! Elsewhere Lil Wayne makes a rare video appearance and for the clip to “Feelin’ Like Tunechi,” Weezy links up with Rich The Kid to kick it on the ave before being questioned about police about hi...
‘Halo Infinite’ To Become More Accessible With Updated Features
During Microsoft‘s Xbox Accessibility Showcase on Friday, the company announced that Halo Infinite will become more accessible with a multitude of enhanced features created by 343 Industries. “343 Industries’ goal is to make the newest journey into the Halo universe more accessible to as many gamers as possible,” Xbox said. “That includes those who are brand-new to the Halo franchise, as well as those who struggled to play due to barriers that hadn’t previously been accounted for.” Among the several new features, users will be able to adjust subtitles with different font sizes and background opacity, as well as enable color coding for dialogue from each speaker. Users can also choose whether they would like subtitles for all dialogue in the game or only dialogue related to t...
Billie Eilish to Perform as Sally in ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Live-to-Film Concert: Details
Billie Eilish is bringing her love of cartoons to a live stage this Halloween. The “Happier Than Ever” singer is set to join producer and singer-songwriter Danny Elfman for Disney’s live-to-film concert experience of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas for two nights at LA’s Banc of California Stadium on Oct. 29 and Oct. 31. Eilish will perform “Sally’s Song” at the event, which will contain a full orchestra led by acclaimed conductor John Mauceri to perform the film’s score and songs live. The singer will be accompanied by Elfman, who will be reprising his role of Jack Skellington, King of the Pumpkin Patch, for both nights of the concert. Other guests include “Weird Al” Yankovic and Ken Page singing the rol...
Jason Aldean Reacts to Backlash Over Wife’s Anti-Biden Post: ‘I Will Never Apologize for My Beliefs’
When one Instagram user accused Brittany of using the couple’s children as “political props,” Aldean also defended his family. According to The Washington Post, Aldean commented, saying, “Watch ur mouth lady! We will teach our kids what we think is right and what we think is best for their future. If you think what is happening right now is ‘great’ for the future of our kids and grandkids, u are delusional!” When a commenter stated, “If you thought Trump’s path for America was any better, you’re delusional!,” to which Aldean responded, “Definitely better than what we got now! Please tell me one thing that the current administration has done that is positive? Just 1!!!” Previously, Aldean has kept his political beliefs close to the vest so as not to alienate a ...
