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Pretty Cheeky: Twitter Ladies Get To Clapping Cheeks With New #TooLoudChallenge Craze
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: izusek / Getty If you’re a person over a certain age, a lot of the trends and challenges that kick off on social media won’t make sense to many of you. The latest challenge that’ll definitely baffle the old heads is the #tooloudchallenge, which features ladies making it clap and we shouldn’t have to explain further than that. Built atop a line from Flint, Mich. rapper Louie Ray’s 2021 track “Cash App,” the #tooloudchallenge takes a portion of the song where it sounds like a pole athlete inside a gentleman’s club is making it clap for the people. If we had to guess, TikTok is most likely the birthplace of this challenge, which has continued to bubble over the past couple of days. Along with cheeks, some ladies are making other things clap to the beat...
Ralph Lauren x Morehouse & Spelman Collection Draws Cheers & Jeers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nadine Ijewere / Polo Ralph Lauren On Tuesday, March 15, Ralph Lauren announced an upcoming capsule collection titled A Portrait of the American Dream, that blends the brand’s classic Americana stylings with the sartorial heritage of Atlanta-based HBCUs Morehouse College and Spelman College. The announcement was a true exercise of craft, featuring a combination of visually striking photos from Nadine Ijewere and an equally stunning video—both felt more like a time capsule than a lookbook. In the imagery, we see Black people of all pigments dressed to the nines in gear inspired by styles seen in Morehouse and Spelman yearbooks between 1920 and 1950. To call the campaign beautiful is an understatement. Here, we see a sartorial excellence in lockstep with th...
Lil Baby To Perform At McDonald’s All American Games
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: press handout / McDonald’s Lil Baby loves the [high school] kids. The Atlanta rapper will be performing at the prestigious McDonald’s All American games. The McDonald’s All Americans are the top male and female high school basketball players in the nation, and it’s safe bet to see say most of the have at least some Lil Baby on their playlists. So it only makes sense that the star rapper will be performing at haltime at the 2022 McDonald’s All American Games on March 29 at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena. Related Stories “I’m excited to perform the Halftime Show, especially because I’m a big basketball fan and have respect for these players, knowing what it’s like to go hard in the paint on your craft and chase your dreams to be the best,” said Lil Babyy in ...
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Supreme Collabs With Burberry [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Supreme / Supreme This union was inevitable. OG streetwear brand Supreme has officially revealed its collaboration with British luxury brand Burberry. Source: Supreme / Supreme Over the years, Supreme has teamed with luxury brands like Tiffany & Co. and Louis Vuitton, so linking with the purveyors of the Burberry plaid shouldn’t be surprising. More like, what took so long? While Burberry’s popularity has been a rollercoaster in Hip-Hop circles, the British luxury fashion brand was founded in 1856. Known for outerwear, the Burberry trench, lined with its recognizable plaid is a classic piece while the brand also developed gabardine, which is a weatherproof fabric. As for Supreme, their collection for Spring 2022 with Burberry includes a Tren...
EXCLUSIVE: Soul for Real Talks Their ‘Unsung’ On TV One
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One The highly-acclaimed Unsung series from TV One returns for its twelfth season and opens with a look at the group that exploded onto the R&B scene in the 1990s with their upbeat and smooth sound, Soul For Real. The season premiere of Unsung will focus on Soul For Real, the group consisting of four brothers who performed with voices and stylings that were mesmerizing and had a tone that connected the old and the new sounds of R&B. Formed early on, the group of the four Dalyrimple brothers – Chris a.k.a. Choc, Andre a.k.a “Dre”, Brian, a.k.a “Bri” and Jason a.k.a Jase were known for their vocal talents with Choc showing his chops as a songwriter growing up, and wound up being heard by the late iconic rapper Heavy D., who brought them ...
EXCLUSIVE: Soul for Real Talks Their ‘Unsung’ On TV One
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One The highly-acclaimed Unsung series from TV One returns for its twelfth season and opens with a look at the group that exploded onto the R&B scene in the 1990s with their upbeat and smooth sound, Soul For Real. The season premiere of Unsung will focus on Soul For Real, the group consisting of four brothers who performed with voices and stylings that were mesmerizing and had a tone that connected the old and the new sounds of R&B. Formed early on, the group of the four Dalyrimple brothers – Chris a.k.a. Choc, Andre a.k.a “Dre”, Brian, a.k.a “Bri” and Jason a.k.a Jase were known for their vocal talents with Choc showing his chops as a songwriter growing up, and wound up being heard by the late iconic rapper Heavy D., who brought them ...
Beats & Stüssy Announce Beats Pill+ As First Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats The Beats Pill+ is back. Although the portable speaker was thought to be discontinued, its apparently been resurrected as the first collab with Beats and famed streetwear brand Stüssy. The limited-edition Beats Pill+ comes outfitted in a new black and white skull & bones design while the crispy, clear and booming sound that made the portable speaker so popular remains the same. Also included in the design is the phrase “The only good system is a sound system” along with the expected Stüssy and Beats branding. The collab will be ready for you to purchase starting Friday, March at 10 am on stussy.com. Related Stories The Beats Pill was first released a decade ago, followed by the Pill+ a few years later. While available worldwide, s...
Beats & Stüssy Announce Beats Pill+ As First Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Beats / Beats The Beats Pill+ is back. Although the portable speaker was thought to be discontinued, its apparently been resurrected as the first collab with Beats and famed streetwear brand Stüssy. The limited-edition Beats Pill+ comes outfitted in a new black and white skull & bones design while the crispy, clear and booming sound that made the portable speaker so popular remains the same. Also included in the design is the phrase “The only good system is a sound system” along with the expected Stüssy and Beats branding. The collab will be ready for you to purchase starting Friday, March at 10 am on stussy.com. Related Stories The Beats Pill was first released a decade ago, followed by the Pill+ a few years later. While available worldwide, s...
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State Bicycle Co. & Wu-Tang Clan Collab On New Bikes [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: State Bicycle Co. / State Bicycle Co. Wu-Tang Clan is for the children, and fly bicycles, too. The State Bicycle Co. has announced a new collaboration with the Hip-Hop icons from Shaolin. Ten years ago State Bicycle Co. first linked up with the Wu-Tang Brand to honor the 20th anniversary of the group’s debut Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A decade later and the latest team up pays further homage to the WTC’s legacy. The new Wu-Tang and State Bicycle Co. collab features a full line of bikes, parts, and apparel, including their three most popular models; the Klunker, the Core Line and the 6061 Black Label. There’s a model for no matter where you land on the bike riding spectrum, and all are aesthetically pleasing, dipped in the black and yellow colo...
State Bicycle Co. & Wu-Tang Clan Collab On New Bikes [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: State Bicycle Co. / State Bicycle Co. Wu-Tang Clan is for the children, and fly bicycles, too. The State Bicycle Co. has announced a new collaboration with the Hip-Hop icons from Shaolin. Ten years ago State Bicycle Co. first linked up with the Wu-Tang Brand to honor the 20th anniversary of the group’s debut Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A decade later and the latest team up pays further homage to the WTC’s legacy. The new Wu-Tang and State Bicycle Co. collab features a full line of bikes, parts, and apparel, including their three most popular models; the Klunker, the Core Line and the 6061 Black Label. There’s a model for no matter where you land on the bike riding spectrum, and all are aesthetically pleasing, dipped in the black and yellow colo...
The Internet Is Being Weird Again: Jaden Smith Shuts Down Social Media Rumor That He’s Currently Dead
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty There’s a reason why whenever a celebrity’s death is announced via social media, the first round of reactions includes people praying it’s all a hoax or that some internet reporter simply got it wrong and others ran with it—sometimes, that’s exactly what happens. Jaden Smith is not dead, y’all. According to The U.S. Sun, On Wednesday, a TikToker claimed the 23-year-old son of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith had passed away and because rumors spread far and wide like viruses during global pandemics, a lot of people believed it. From the Sun: Fans flooded Twitter, Instagram and TikTok with their concern, with some asking if the rumors were true and others taking them as fact. “RIP Jaden!” one fan tweeted, while another asked, “Why am I...
The Internet Is Being Weird Again: Jaden Smith Shuts Down Social Media Rumor That He’s Currently Dead
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty There’s a reason why whenever a celebrity’s death is announced via social media, the first round of reactions includes people praying it’s all a hoax or that some internet reporter simply got it wrong and others ran with it—sometimes, that’s exactly what happens. Jaden Smith is not dead, y’all. According to The U.S. Sun, On Wednesday, a TikToker claimed the 23-year-old son of Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith had passed away and because rumors spread far and wide like viruses during global pandemics, a lot of people believed it. From the Sun: Fans flooded Twitter, Instagram and TikTok with their concern, with some asking if the rumors were true and others taking them as fact. “RIP Jaden!” one fan tweeted, while another asked, “Why am I...
