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Isaiah Rashad Opens Coachella Set Addressing Alleged Sex Tape Leak
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Isaiah Rashad found himself the alleged victim of a sex tape leak and the moment saw several Hip-Hop artists and media figures rally around him like never before in the wake of the unfortunate incident. During his Coachella set over the weekend, the Chattanooga, Tenn. star addressed the issue with a video montage and gave a spirited performance proving he’s one of the best of his generation. It isn’t a secret that Zay is a favorite of the Hip-Hop Wired team as evidenced by our review of his latest studio album, The House Is Burning. Some thought that the leak of the video, which featured a man who appeared to be Rashad, would sink his career. Instead, several folks such as Joe Budden and The Game, surrounded Rashad with love and un...
That Steph Curry Stars In ‘NOPE’ Teaser Commercial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Universal Pictures We’re still a few months away from the release of Jordan Peele’s upcoming sci-fi/horror film, NOPE, and while we patiently await to see what the horror genius has in store for the culture as it pertains to extraterrestrials, he and Steph Curry teamed up to show us how most of us would react if we ever came into the presence of an unidentified flying object. Over the weekend a new commercial spot debuted during the NBA Playoffs which starred the three-time NBA Champion shooting hoops in a ranch out in the middle of nowhere when the electricity suddenly cuts off which causes him to brick a shot off the hoop. Following the basketball rolling out of the barn, Steph doesn’t even get to take a step outside when he sees the ball quic...
Yaya Mayweather Pleads Guilty To Stabbing Mother Of NBA Youngboy’s Child
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Unique Nicole / Getty Yaya Mayweather has officially pleaded guilty to stabbing NBA YoungBoy‘s child’s mother. As reported by The Shade Room, Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather, the 21-year-old daughter of Floyd Mayweather Jr., appeared in court and plead guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the 2020 stabbing of Lapattra Jacobs, the mother to one of NBA Youngboy’s children. According to court documents, obtained by XXL, Mayweather Jr. entered her plea in Harris County Court in Houston for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the April 2020 incident. “We resolved the case between Iyanna and the State,” Mayweather’s attorney, Kent Schaffer, told the publication in an exclusive statement. “The agreement calls for Iyanna being on deferred a...
Green Day, Post Malone and SZA To Headline Outside Lands 2022
Green Day, Post Malone and SZA are set to headline Outside Lands 2022, which returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this August 5 to August 7. Helmed by Another Planet, Superfly and Starr Hill Presents, Outside Lands 2022 will feature a total of 90 performs including the likes of Pusha T, Weezer, Jack Harlow, Phoebe Bridgers, Illenium, Lil Uzi Vert, Kali Uchis, Disclosure, Mitski, Mac DeMarco, 100 Gecs, Dominic Fike and more. “We are ecstatic to unveil this year’s lineup, which is one of the most dynamic and diverse we’ve ever had. We are ready to get back to Golden Gate Park with our original summer dates again,” said Allen Scott, Co-Founder and Co-Producer of Outside Lands and President of Concerts of Festivals at Another Planet Entertainment. “Last year’s festiv...
Kering Founder François Pinault Could Acquire Deezer That’s Valued Over $1 Billion USD
Billionaire and Kering founder François Pinault and other founders of I2PO, a blank-check firm are set to acquire French music streaming platform Deezer at a valued deal of over $1 billion USD. According to Business of Fashion, Pinault and two other members of I2PO are planning on buying Deezer for approximately $1.16 billion USD and take the company public. Currently, the deal is allowing the combined entity is to raise at least 120 million EUR with original investors so plans to go public in July can proceed. Deezer is considered and unprofitable streaming platform with direct competition from major platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Deezer’s largest markets include France, Brazil and Germany and will be expected to expand to the U.S. and U.K. post-acquisition. By 2025, Deezer aims ...
Drake Shares Throwback Snap With Taylor Swift
Drake and Taylor Swift share more in common than you think. Hits, billions of streams, huge fanbases everywhere. None of it comes without hard work, explains Drizzy, who, apropos of nothing, posted a throwback picture with Swift on his Instagram account. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The snap is the last in a five-pic carousel that included photos of Drake’s son Adonis, and is captioned with the motivational message: “They too soft to understand the meaning of hard work.” What’s the meaning behind this Monday throwback? No one knows for certain. The OVO rapper is untouchable in the hip-hop game. During one stretch last year, Drake had one of the most dominant weeks in the 63-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, when he became th...
Harry Styles ‘As It Was’ On Track For Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
Harry Styles’ U.K. chart supremacy with “As It Was” should continue for a third week, at least. The English pop star’s comeback track edged out Jack Harlow’s “First Class” for the race to No. 1 last week, and, based on early sales and streaming data, Styles is likely to stay there. “First Class” is the leader in the United States and Australia, but it can’t seem to get past Styles “As It Was” in the U.K., which leads the chart blast, with Harlow’s hit holding at No. 2. In the absence of any new arrivals in the Top 20, Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran’s “Bam Bam” continues to rise, potentially lifting 10-9, for a new U.K. chart peak. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Further down the chart update, tracks from Tate McRae (“She’s All I Wanna Be” u...
Megan Thee Stallion’s Coachella ‘WAP’ Performance Causes Headache for Chinese Censors
Megan Thee Stallion’s risqué Coachella 2022 performance wowed festival fans Saturday (April 16) but also proved to be a huge headache for censors in China. Monitoring site What’s On Weibo noticed that users on Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat have been live-streaming Coachella illegally, with censors trying to catch moments or performances that transgressed China’s increasingly moralistic censorship rules. Alas, Megan Thee Stallion’s performance of her hit song “WAP” proved the undoing of one poor WeChat censor charged with applying the black bar on videos. Struggling to keep up with the dancers, the censor was in the unenviable position of trying to choose what to censor and failing to censor anything, with the black bar whizzing left and right, all over the video. Compoundin...
‘American Idol’ Contestant Turns Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ Into a Vocal Workout: Watch
A long time ago, in what feels like a galaxy far far away, Radiohead had a grunge-era breakthrough with “Creep,” a belter that sounds fresh as a daisy to this day. “Creep” allowed the Oxford alternative rockers to move away from On A Friday, their earlier incarnation, but it was a one-and-done. With their followup album, 1995’s The Bends, the Brits had sonically moved a light-year ahead. “Creep” is an iconic song in the band’s catalog, it’s rarely performed live and sounds like nothing that came from Thom Yorke and Co. before or since. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The version we heard Monday night (April 18) on ABC’s American Idol also sounded like nothing we heard before or since. Christian Guardino, the 21-year-old with the impressive...
Snoop Dogg To Launch Death Row Records App With Streaming Platform
Snoop Dogg has revealed plans to launch his own app and streaming platform for Death Row Records, which he recently acquired. In his recent Drink Champs interview, the new Death Row owner explained that he removed several of the label’s albums — including his own Doggystyle, Dr. Dre‘s The Chronic and Tha Dogg Pound‘s Dogg Food — from streaming platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music because he wants to put the records on his own platform that will pay much higher. “First thing I did was snatch all the music off those platforms traditionally known to people, because those platforms don’t pay,” Snoop shared. “And those platforms get millions and millions and millions of streams and nobody gets paid other than the record labels, so what I wanted to do is snatch my music off, c...
Jack Harlow’s “First Class” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Jack Harlow has made his first ever No. 1 solo Billboard Hot 100 chart debut with his new track “First Class.” Billboard reports that the single from the Louisville lyricist has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, also marking his second No. 1 single. His first was in 2021 with Lil Nas X on his collaboration for “Industry Baby.” “First Class” was an immediate radio success, bringing in a record of 54.6 million streams, a 2022 record. On the radio, the song received a 4.1 million airplay audience impression and 10,600 downloads in just the first week of its release. Prior to Harlow, Harry Styles earned the 2022 streaming record for “As It Was” last week. “First Class” sampled another No. 1 hit, Fergie’s 2006 “Glamorous,” which undoubtedly helped gave the track a boost for its release. The s...
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Benzino Responds To 50 Cent After Gay Accusations Online [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The struggle continues for Benzino with no foreseeable end in sight. He has responded to 50 Cent after the king of petty put his alleged romantic dealings with a transgender individual. As per Complex the Boston, Massachusetts native had a lot to say when he spoke on his latest snafu. Last week footage of Shauna Brooks talking to The Almighty RSO member about their supposed romantic dealings leaked online. The actress and model is an admitted transgender woman so naturally the clip quickly went viral online. This landed on 50 Cent’s petty radar and he posted it on his Instagram account. “LOL OH MY GOD , THIS IS GUY IS CRAZY. @iambenzino” he wrote. Related Stories Benzino joined QueenzFlip on The QuietRoom to discuss this inciden...
