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Gift God: Drake Spreads Holiday Cheer In Toronto By Handing Out Cash
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Drake is known to show out with his generous side, and that was in full display on Christmas as he was spotted doling out cash to people on the street in Toronto, Canada. The “More Life” rapper was spotted out and about in the six by a fan, casually reclining in the backseat of his custom Mercedes Maybach while cruising through a Yorkville neighborhood. The area is a destination for upscale shoppers, old Victorian-era homes, and elite restaurants. The video shows Drake handing passerby, who recognized him, a stack of 20 Canadian dollars. The size of the stack of money suggests that it contained hundreds of dollars. The original caption on that fan-shot video read: “@Champagnepapi giving away racks for...
“Salute”: Drake Gets A Virgil Abloh Tattoo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty It’s been a few weeks since the shocking passing of Virgil Abloh and though many of his celebrity friends have expressed their sorrow and shared sincere memories, Drake has ensured that the Off-White genius will remain a part of him forever. A pic of Drake’s new tattoo has made its way unto social media and his latest ink job is one of none other than that of Virgil Abloh. Based off a 2018 picture of Virgil throwing a Louis Vuitton kite down a runway, the tat was pretty well done from the kite in the air down to the shadow Virgil’s body cast on the floor beneath him. That’s brotherly love for real, b. Related Stories Don’t be surprised if Kanye West feels a way and gets a tattoo of Virgil covering his back or something. Just sayin.’...
Way 2 Edited: Drake’s Screen Time Is Limited In Amazon’s Kanye West Larry Hoover Benefit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CNW Group/Bullrider / CNW Group/Bullrider It seems that the misunderstanding between Drake and Kanye West might still be a thing. Amazon has released the footage from their joint Larry Hoover benefit and Champagne Papi is barely in it. As spotted on Variety the self-proclaimed 6 God is noticeably absent in the final version of their recent concert. Released earlier this week Drizzy’s entire 12 song set has been cut from the final edit of the show. The only time he is apart of the festivities is when he and Kanye West are both walking down the very long steps of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Additionally the footage of two icons performing “Forever” together remains in tact. But other than that, bing bong. Related Stories Naturally his absence took Rap fa...
‘Free Larry Hoover’ Representatives Set The Record Straight On Where Concert Proceeds Are Going
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amazon / Amazon Representatives for YEEZY and YZY GAP are clearing the air on questions and confusion regarding what’s being done with the proceeds earned by the live-streamed “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert put on in Los Angeles by hitmakers and beef squashers Drake and Kanye West. As previously reported, last week’s concert was named for Larry Hoover, the former Chicago gang leader and Gangster Disciples founder who is serving multiple life sentences in Colorado after being convicted of murder in 1973. The feds have gone full anti-Black ops in expressing their displeasure with Hoover being celebrated, but many prison reform advocates believed he isn’t the same man he was when he went inside and that his sentence was harsher than it should have ...
The 30 Best Songs of 2021
A pair of rappers pulling off the best Tom Tom Club sample since Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” (G Perico & Rucci), an iconic New Wave band trafficking in tongue-in-cheek nostalgia (Duran Duran), a blackgaze act embracing their love of vocal harmony (Deafheaven), and psych-rockers using the shopping mall as a metaphor for capitalist greed (My Morning Jacket) — SPIN‘s 30 Best Songs of 2021 offer something for everyone. For our latest year-end track recap, we kept our overall sorting process the same as 2020: For a cut to be eligible, it needed to be one of two things: 1) a stand-alone single released in 2021 or 2) part of an album issued in 2021. 30. Beatrice Deer – “The Storm” The sound is so simple that, at first, it feels almost formless: a primal drum groove, shards of metallic elect...
The Ops Ain’t Feeling Kanye West & Drake Supporting Larry Hoover
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Livingston / Getty Kanye West and Drake held a whole concert, that streamed on Amazon, in support of Larry Hoover. Needless to say, the Fed ain’t feeling two A-list rappers supporting the founder of the Gangster Disciples, who is serving six life sentences, by the way. Since his arrest for a murder, Hoover claims he is reformed, and many think his sentence is OD. But the Ops are annoyed because they think the OG shouldn’t be anyone’s inspiration. Reports TMZ: Related Stories One federal law enforcement source — who is connected to Hoover’s case — tells TMZ … prosecutors are “surprised” to see Drizzy and Ye throwing so much support behind the #FreeLarryHoover movement, considering the facts of his case. For those not in the know … Hoover was convicte...
Ye & Drake Rocked “Free Larry Hoover” Concert, Twitter Wanted More Classics From Drizzy #KanyeDrakeLive
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Screenshot / Amazon Prime The world was astonished that former foes Ye (FKA Kanye West) and Drake squashed their beef and agreed to rock on the same stage in support of freeing Chicago street legend, Larry Hoover. The live stream event took place in the wee hours of Friday morning (Dec. 10), and Twitter has chimed in with its thoughts on the whole affair. The “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert was constructed by Houston OG J Prince and originally it was thought that only Ye would appear on the bill. With both rappers taking slight shots at each other over the years via music and social media, Ye made an appeal under Prince’s guidance that the gentlemen settle their differences and work together on the benefit concert. Drake accepted and it lo...
J Prince Explains How He Got Kanye West & Drake To Squash Their Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ye / Instagram It’s been a few weeks since Kanye West unexpectedly extended an olive branch to Drake with J. Prince standing silently beside him and while many felt that was more of a hostage video than a heartfelt speech, J. Prince says he simply reminded Kanye that the movement to free Larry Hoover was bigger than his drama with Drizzy. In an interview with Big Boy the legend explained that it was out of respect for his “brother,” Larry Hoover, but did admit that getting Drake and Kanye to squash the beef “wasn’t an easy task.” Having met with Kanye while he was in Houston, Texas, Prince says that Drake “had no idea” that he’d be meeting with Yeezy as he played the meeting close to his chest. “That’s something that I moved and got done and eventually we...
Drake Withdraws ‘Certified Lover Boy’ From Grammy Consideration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Emma McIntyre / Getty This year’s Grammy Awards will be without Drake as the Certified Lover Boy has withdrawn himself from music’s most prestigious award show. Variety is reporting that the Recording Academy has confirmed that Drake and his management has taken himself out of the running of two rap categories including Best Rap Performance (“Way 2 Sexy”) and Best Rap Album (‘Certified Lover Boy’). The reason for Drake’s withdrawal wasn’t given. Rather than replacing the Toronto rapper’s vacated slot voting will be determined with the four remaining nominees in each respective category. It’s presumed that there isn’t adequate time for a replacement as the voting period is already underway. Drake’s self-removal is unprecedented but it may have so...
Drake Withdraws His 2022 Grammy Nominations From Contention
Drake has withdrawn his two Grammy nominations from contention at the upcoming awards show. According to Variety, Drake and his management made that decision and relayed it to the Recording Academy, which honored the request. The categories he withdrew from were Best Rap Performance for “Way 2 Sexy” and Best Rap Album for Certified Lover Boy. Variety also reported that there won’t be a replacement for Drake in those categories. Drake’s had a tumultuous relationship with the Recording Academy in the past. In 2017, he skipped the Grammy ceremony (despite winning two awards). In 2019, Drake declined an offer to perform at that year’s ceremony and had his mic cut during an acceptance speech after winning Best Rap Song for “God’s Plan” after criticizing the Recording Academy. In the past w...
Kanye West and Drake’s “Free Larry Hoover” Concert Tickets Are Selling For $7000
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc / Getty It’s no doubt that Drake and Kanye West‘s “Free Larry Hoover” concert is one of this year’s most anticipated events, but the recent change in the price of tickets for the event has fans scratching their heads and clutching their wallets. According to reports, resale ticket prices for the concert set to occur at the Los Angeles Forum on December 9th have reached the healthy price tag of more than $7500 on Ticketmaster. The increase in price is said to be a result of ticket prices being gouged by resellers after tickets for the once-in-a-lifetime event were made available to fans initially costing around $200 to $500 USD. Of course, fans took to Twitter to express their disbelief of the updated price with some calling out...
Kanye West and Drake Announce ‘Free Larry Hoover’ Benefit Concert
Kanye West and Drake have officially announced their “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert. The show is set to take place on Dec. 9 at the L.A. Coliseum in Los Angeles. The venue’s event page says that the “historic” show plans to “raise awareness and support for Larry Hoover and the cause of prison and sentencing reform.” “I Believe This Event Will Not Only Bring Awareness to Our Cause but Prove to People Everywhere How Much More We Can Accomplish When We Lay Our Pride Aside and Come Together,” Ye said in a statement. “With Ye, Drake, and J Prince United to Advocate For My Father’s Release, We Can Take Our Plea For Redemption Worldwide And Show That We Are Truly Stronger Together On Behalf Of Any and Everyone with a Love One Wrongly Or Unjustly Incarcerated,” added Larry Hoover Jr. in a sta...
