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Drake bets $1.3M in Bitcoin on Bengals vs. Rams Super Bowl match
Drake spends his time betting more than $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) on Super Bowl matches when he’s not running through the six with his woes. The award-winning rapper recently shared that he placed BTC bets worth a total of $1.26 million on the upcoming Superbowl match between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams. Through the crypto sports betting platform Stake, the rapper bet over $471,000 for the Rams to be the winner, including overtime. Drake also expressed his confidence in the Rams’ wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The musician placed around $392,000 on Beckham Jr. having more than 62.5 receiving yards and another $392,000 on the wide receiver having over 0.5 anytime touchdowns. Drake wrote, “All bets are in on the family.” Beckham Jr. replied to the post, saying, “...
Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” Nike Air Force 1’s Might Not Drop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @levibentlee / Instagram Sorry sneakerheads, but it looks like the Drake “Certified Lover Boy” Air Force 1’s might not be making their way to your closet after all. Back in July of 2021 a picture was leaked of a pair of white-on-white OVO Air Force 1’s which had “Love You Forever” on the midsole instead of the customary “Air” along with heart shaped bumps on the front bottom soles. Immediately Drake Stans and sneaker aficionados went crazy as word was the kicks were set to drop in 2022, but unfortunately HypeBeast is reporting that the release may have been scrapped as the complexity of the design might have proven a bit much for a general or even limited release. On the flip side, Brendan Dunne disagrees with the rumor and says his source at Nike informe...
Drake Unfollows Rihanna & A$AP Rocky, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Apparently, Drake being happy for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky is a non-starter. Reportedly, the 6 God has unfollowed both ever since the happy couple announced they were expecting a child together. The jokes, at Drake’s expense, started flowing shortly after Rihanna revealed she was pregnant with pictures of her strolling through Harlem hand in hand with Pretty Flacko hit the Internets Related Stories It’s no secret that Drake and Rihanna were once an item, and he’s dropped plenty of bars referencing her throughout his career. She was also the catalyst for the now-infamous brawl between Drake and Chris Rock at an NYC nightclub in 2012. Then in 2016, while at the MTV Video Music Awards and presenting her with the Video Vanguard Award he ...
Drake – Fair Trade ft Travis Scott
Check out this jam from Drake – “Fair Trade” featuring Travis Scott. Certified Lover Boy is the sixth studio album by Canadian rapper and singer Drake. It was released on September 3, 2021, by OVO Sound and Republic Records. Its production was handled by frequent collaborators 40, Nineteen85, PartyNextDoor, OZ, and Vinylz, among others. Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Giveon, Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Yebba, 21 Savage, Project Pat, Tems, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Kid Cudi appear as guest artists. Drake’s “Fair Trade” is more personal than ever, it is the sixth track off the album. The sonic arrangement samples bouncy electronic instrumentation that sounds lively and trappy; it flows out continuously as Drake and Travis Scott unfolds their lives story on personal levels wi...
Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy To Attain Double Platinum Status
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Drake has another accomplishment to add to his packed recording resume, as his latest album is now poised to reach double platinum in sales since its release. According to a recent report, Drake’s highly anticipated sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy is now in the position to be eligible for the status of being double platinum in accordance with the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) requirements based on its sales. This was backed up by details provided by Chart Data, a group tracking the statistics of album releases in real-time along with other news in the recording industry. The tweet issued through their account on January 6th (Thursday) claimed that Certified Lover Boy had reached 2 million in sales. It also s...
You Care: Drake Goes Shirtless During Beach Vacation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @champagnepapi / Instagram Drake is living his best life while vacationing in somewhere that has a beach and plenty of sun. A number of photos of the 6 God going shirtless during his downtime have made it onto the Internets, and apparently, a lot of y’all care. Drizzy has been in the gym and has been making sure his millions of followers knows thanks to pics he shared on his social media. We’ll let TMZ handle most of the details, and speculation: Related Stories As you can see … the dude is jacked, looking super chiseled from the back and the front — alongside a group of buddies, who are obviously keeping up with Drake. Or maybe he’s keeping up with them? 🤷🏽♂️ Drizzy captioned the upload with, “The reward for hard wor...
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NORE Presses Melyssa Ford On Her Relationship With Drake [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YoouTube / Revolt For those that don’t remember, back in the early 2000’s, Melyssa Ford was thee video vixen to have in your music video as men just couldn’t get enough of her Jessica Rabbit-ish physical degree. While there have been rumors linking her to a few famous music artists over the years, NORE asked Ford specifically about her relationship with her fellow Canadian, Drake. As spotted on Madame Noire, although Ford played coy about the rumor, Nore bluntly stated “Drake ate the a$$, let’s keep it real.” Related Stories Despite Ford making a facial expression and licking her lips somewhat teasing that it was true, she responded to the statement saying, “Here’s the thing, you’ll never have full confirmation as to what actually transpired… but that’s&n...
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...
