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Marlo Hampton & Future’s Ex Among Victims of Atlanta Home Invasions
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty In a recent interview, Marlo Hampton of Real Housewives of Atlanta fame shared that she was among the victims of a string of home invasions in the affluent Atlanta suburb Sandy Springs. Hampton told WSB-TV that she and her two teenage nephews were home when armed, masked men kicked in her door. “When I heard the boom, when I heard my nephew scream — and I knew that scream was a scream of fear — my heart dropped,” Hampton said. The reality star, who shares a child with rapper Future, is one of several celebrities who were targeted in the home invasions according to the local reporting. WSB notes that four suspected gang members have been taken into custody in connection to at least 15 home invasions in the past year.&nbs...
Quinta Brunson Makes History With 3 Comedy Emmy Noms for ‘Abbott Elementary’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Willard / Getty In its first season, Abbott Elementary was extremely well-received by critics and fans alike who praised the show for its wholesome and hilarious portrayal of a group of public school teachers in Philadelphia. Now the show (and its cast) are getting praise from the Television Academy with seven Emmy nominations. Including three for the show’s creator, Quinta Brunson, who is the first Black woman to be nominated for outstanding comedy series, lead actress in a comedy and writing for a comedy series (for the “Pilot”). At 32, Brunson is also the youngest Black woman ever nominated in the comedy acting category, per Variety. If she wins in the acting and writing categories, Brunson will join legendary actress Isabel San...
Ms. Lauryn Hill, Lil Baby, Gucci Mane & More To Rock ONE Musicfest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ONE Musicfest / ONE Musicfest ONE Musicfest makes its return this coming October in the heart of Atlanta, featuring some of the city’s top acts alongside stars from other regions. Ms. Lauryn Hill, Lil. Baby, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Jeezy, and more are among the top headliners for this year’s festival. Taking place in Atlanta’s Central Park, the festival will be a two-day affair featuring top Hip-Hop, R&B, and Dancehall acts on the stacked bill. Along with the aforementioned acts, Beenie Man, Tems, Ashanti & Ja Rule, Victoria Monet, Lupe Fiasco, and Saucy Santana are also slated to perform. Along with the acts, two special showcases will take place in the DJ Kash Carribeean Experience and The Big Facts Mixtape session. Related Stories “We are super ...
Man Suspected Of Killing Atlanta Rapper Trouble Surrenders To Authorities
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty A breakthrough has been made in the shooting death of Atlanta rapper Trouble after the suspect turned himself in. A warrant for the man’s arrest went out shortly after it was revealed that the artist also known as Skoob was killed during a home invasion. Jamichael Jones Is Suspected Of Killing Atlanta Rapper Trouble As reported by local outlet 11 Alive, Jamichael Jones, 33, was taken in early Tuesday (June 7) morning at a hospital in Clayton County according to the outlet’s account. Investigators closed in on Jones after searching locations he was last seen and they eventually descended upon his mother’s home. It was then that they negotiated a time for Jones to turn himself in. The Rockdale County Sheriff’s OFfice credited Jones’ mo...
Young Thug Arrested on Gang-Related Charges: Reports
Young Thug has reportedly been arrested and booked into an Atlanta court on gang-related charges. The Slime Language rapper, real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, was booked into Fulton County Jail Monday (May 9) on two separate counts, jail records show. The Grammy Award-winning artist is said to be charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and participation in street gang activity. The first of those charges relates to an alleged offense in January 2013, while the second, the gang activity charge, is in connection to events from May 2018, according to multiple reports. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Williams is schedule to make his first court appearance Tuesday at 11:30 am, Channel ...
Liam Neeson Makes Surprise Cameo on Atlanta to “Apologize” for Past Racism Scandal
Atlanta fans were in for a surprise last night when none other than Liam Neeson popped up on the hit FX drama’s latest episode. In his Season 3 cameo appearance written by Donald Glover, the Taken action star played a fictitious version of himself who chats up Brian Tyree Henry’s Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles at a bar called Cancel Club. “You might’ve heard or read about my transgression,” Neeson says on the show, referencing his racially-charged controversy back in 2019. “You know, what I said about what I wanted to do to a Black guy, any Black guy, when I was a younger man in London. A friend of mine had been raped and I acted out of anger. I look back now and it honestly frightens me. I thought people knowing who I once was would make clear who I am, who I’ve become. But with all that b...
GA Students Protest After Black Student Suspended For Slapping White Student Who Called Him N-Word
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marilyn Nieves / Getty When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a tasteless but relatively soft joke at the expense of Jada Pinkett-Smith, a lot of Black folks were suddenly on team “violence is never the answer. Well, I’d wager most of those Black people would feel differently about a Black student in Georgia who slapped a white student for calling him the N-word, reminding us that sometimes—people just need to be slapped. According to 11 Alive, it all started at Locust Grove High School in Locust Grove, Ga. The Henry County high school is investigating the incident in which a Black male student slapped a white female student for calling him the racial slur. The Black student involved in the incident, which was caught on camera, was suspended over th...
‘Atlanta’ White Fashion Episode Is a Primer On Race Relations Today
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FX Networks / FX It’s been said that every wise thing in the world today was said earlier. However, sometimes a person or person’s creation can take what we know and present it to us in a way that’s both telling and still explorative. This season of Atlanta, and in particular last week’s episode, “White Fashion,” did just that. Source: FX Networks / FX By overtly and covertly shining a light on activism in today’s time, it not only showed the world what’s wrong with the fight for justice but also left clues on how we could correct it. Related Stories Without a doubt, the Black Lives Matter movement is the most impactful social justice movement in the last twenty years. What started as a call for humanity has become a pledge of allegiance for some an...
Atlanta Rapper Cash Out Indicted For Sex Trafficking, Rape
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Atlanta rapper Cash Out, who emerged on the Hip-Hop scene over a decade ago and notched a pair of charting hits, was recently indicted on charges of sex trafficking and rape. According to a new report, Cash Out was arrested with four others who allegedly promised financial favor and standing within a company that was formed to promote the rapper’s brand. Local outlet CBS46 reports that Cash Out, real name John Michael Hakeem Gibson, is currently on the hook for multiple charges of rape, sex trafficking, and coercing women into prostitution per the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Cash Out and his co-defendants established the Pyrez Music Group LLC under the guise that it would be a company used to promote the rapper’s brand and busi...
T.I. Confronted Comedian Who Took Dig At His Sexual Assault Allegations, Things Are Peace Now
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty T.I. is currently embarking on a journey into the world of standup comedy, but it appears that one of his new peers took a jab at him that he felt went too far. While at a venue in Atlanta, Tip was seen confronting a comic who made mention of the sexual assault allegations levied upon the veteran rapper. Lauren Knight was in the middle of her set at Our Bar ATL when she began getting heckled by T.I., real name Clifford Harris, and she took the top position most comics do and fired back with some ribbing of he own. Footage of the incident that was grabbed and repurposed by Baller Alert can be viewed below. Related Stories While T.I. certainly didn’t appreciate the allegations coming up in such a public space as seen by his reaction, i...
Twitter Thinks Donald Glover’s Interview With Himself For ‘Interview Magazine’ Is A Hot “Incel” Mess
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Lionel Hahn / Getty We don’t know who thought it was a good idea for Donald Glover to interview himself, but it happened, and it landed him in hot water with Black women and writers. With the return of his FX dramedy Atlanta, Donald Glover has come out of hiding and back into the spotlight. Noticeably vocal on Twitter, calling out the haters and telling them to be brave and @ him when it comes to critiques about Atlanta’s third season. Glover wanted all the smoke, and he isn’t just getting it from the “blue checks” but from Black women and people who make a living speaking to individuals like himself. There has been a long-standing belief that Glover doesn’t like Black women, and the fact he is married to a white woman doesn’t help his case. Now, wh...
Five Takeaways from Donald Glover’s Bonkers Interview with Himself
Interview Magazine was founded by Andy Warhol and usually publishes — you guessed it — interviews. But what happens when a famous artist would rather not sit for someone else’s questions? On April 7th, Donald Glover provided an answer of sorts when the magazine published him interviewing himself. “Yeah, so first question, why’d you want to do this?” he writes, before responding, “I guess I don’t love interviews and I asked myself, ‘Why don’t you like interviews?’ And I think part of it is that the questions are usually the same. This way I can get questions I usually don’t get asked.” He offers project updates, bizarre opinions, reflections on his own work, and more. The results are occasionally illuminating and often very strange. Glover does indeed ask himself questions that few oth...
