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From GloRilla to Latto, What’s Your Favorite Hip-Hop Song of 2022? Vote!
It’s been a banner year for hip-hop and Billboard recently rounded up our critics’ picks of the genre’s 15 best tracks of 2022. But now that we’ve run through our favorites, we want to know which hip-hop song you loved the most. The past twelve months have seen newcomers like GloRilla and Ice Spice explode onto the scene and rising stars like Latto finally break through, while hitmakers such as Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Cardi B and more continued to successfully crank out smash singles and fan-favorite album cuts. In fact, not one but two tracks by GloRilla have landed in Billboard‘s top 10 picks of the year — “F.N.F. (LET’S GO),” her debut release, at No. 1 and its Cardi B-assisted follow-up “Tomorrow 2” at No. 6. Lamar is another artist who delivered multiple hits this year: “N95” and “...
Tekashi “Irony” 6ix9ine & Wack 100 Say Gunna Is Indeed A Snitch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Gunna is officially a free man but unfortunately for him it came with a great price, being labeled a snitch out on these Hip-Hop streets. While Hip-Hop’s most infamous snitch ever, Tekashi 6ix9ine proudly wears his “Henry Hill” badge on his chest, Gunna’s lawyer is denying his client is anywhere near the same vicinity as the “Gummo” rapper. But 6ix9ine and Wack 100 disagree and are taking Gunna to task for “tattle telling” on his YSL family. According to TMZ, DJ Akademiks got the ball rolling by DMing Gunna’s lawyer, Steven Sadow and asking him to clarify his position that Gunna isn’t a snitch. Sadow explained that Gunna’s plea deal wouldn’t affect anyone other than Gunna himself and that “Out of court statements at a plea hearing can...
Trey Songz Turns Himself In Over NYC Bowling Alley Assault Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Trey Songz has reportedly turned himself over to authorities in relation to his alleged role in an assault in New York City at a bowling alley. According to reports, the “Can’t Help But Wait” singer had voluntarily turned himself over to the New York Police Department at the end of November. Trey Songz, aka Tremaine Neverson, was booked and received a desk appearance ticket for a later date before being released. Related Stories The singer is accused of aggressively attacking a woman in the bathroom of a bowling alley in the city back in October. The woman, who is unidentified, claims Songz punched her in the face repeatedly and dragged her by the hair. A motive for the assault hasn’t been detailed. There were more details disclosed...
Hip-Hop Wired & CASSIUS Presents: The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: AaronAmat / Getty The holidays are here and the shopping is set to commence. While we’re a little later than we wanted to be regarding this year’s gift guide, we’re sure some of the brands below are offering gift codes, expedited shipping, and other options. This gift guide will be a grab bag of goodies covering tech, spirits, gadgets, fashion, and more. Hopefully, something will catch the eye. Enjoy! Hippy Feet Socks are becoming quite the trendy item with brands rolling out bold designs perfect for any outfit one can dream of. Hippy Feet blasts past a lot of its competition not only for its head-turning looks but also the fact half of the company’s profits go towards assisting homeless youth. That’s something we can definitely get behind. Learn more abo...
The LAPD Has Not Opened A Missing Person Case For Megan Thee Stallion’s Bodyguard
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz / Megan Thee Stallion / Tory Lanez The Tory Lanez trial is playing out like an episode of your favorite courtroom drama. In the latest development, Megan Thee Stallion’s bodyguard, considered a key witness, has apparently gone missing, but the LAPD isn’t so sure about that yet. The Shaderoom first broke the news that Megan Thee Stallion’s bodyguard, Justin Edison, went missing right before he was supposed to testify, a source close to the situation revealed to the gossip blog. Related Stories Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Alex Spiro, confirmed The Shaderoom’s reporting telling TMZ, “We recently learned that Justin Edison went missing right before he was scheduled to appear in court. The LAPD is currently looking...
Pusha T Confirms Leaving G.O.O.D. Music Position, Talks Drake In New Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It is upward and onward for Pusha T. He discusses stepping down from his position at G.O.O.D. Music and more in a new interview. The Virginia Beach, Virginia native has his sights on bigger and better in 2023. His album It’s Almost Dry is being heralded as the Rap album of the year by some key media outlets which has him feeling confident heading into the 2023 Grammy Awards. As part of his campaign run, Pusha T recently conducted an interview with XXL magazine where he discussed not only why he feels his fourth album is the clear front-runner for a Grammy win, but also gives a much-needed update on his dealings with Kanye West. Related Stories Recently, he vocalized his displeasure with West’s hate speech and confirmed he t...
Mutulu Shakur Free From Prison After 37 Years
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Family Of Dr. Mutulu Shakur / Family Of Dr. Mutulu Shakur Mutulu Shakur, who served 37 years for his role in a Brinks truck robbery that left three dead, was freed from prison last weekend due to a terminal illness. Shakur is the stepfather of late rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur and was married to his mother, Afeni Shakur. The Journal News wrote in a report that Mutulu Shakur, 72, was freed from a federal prison in Victorville, Calif. after receiving a terminal diagnosis of bone cancer. Under the conditions of his release, Shakur is not allowed to contact his sister, Assata Shakur, who has been living in exile in Cuba since 1984. Adding to its reporting, The Journal News shared details of Shakur being denied parole in 2016 and most recently in April of this y...
HHW Gaming: Fortnite Slapped With $520 Million Fine For “Tricking Players,” & “Invading Kids Privacy”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Neilson Barnard / Getty / Fortnite Epic Games, the studio that gave us arguably the most popular game in the world, Fortnite, pockets got a bit lighter. Spotted on Kotaku, Epic Games will have to dip into its funds and pay an astounding $520 million combined settlement after the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) found the company invaded kid’s privacy and was tricking some of its players into purchasing things in Fortnite, they didn’t want. The FTC announced the epic (no pun intended) penalty on Monday, Dec.19, pointing out that it is the most significant penalty in the history of the regulatory commission. In response to the fine, Epic Games said, “No developer creates a game with the intention of ending up here.” So What Did Epic Games’ Do? According to th...
2 More Defendants From YSL RICO Case Plead Guilty
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: jmsilva / Getty The YSL RICO case goes to trial next month and among the more than two dozen defendants, two more have come forth to enter guilty pleas. The pair joins Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens and Walter “DK” Murphy of alleged YSL members who entered plea deals. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that rapper Slimelife Shawty, real name Wunnie Lee, entered an Alford Plea, the same as Gunna, which means that he maintains his innocence while accepting that it was in his best legal interest to accept the deal. Slimelife Shawty pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act as a first offender. His 10-year sentence was commuted to one-year with time serviced and nine years of probation. Martinez...
SZA Debuts 20 Songs From ‘SOS’ on Hot 100, Rules Artist 100 for First Time
SZA debuts a whopping 20 songs from her sophomore LP SOS, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Dec. 24), including two in the top 10. The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, marking her first leader and sparking her first week atop the Billboard Artist 100 ranking. SOS arrives at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 318,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate. That’s the seventh-largest one-week total of the year and the second-biggest among R&B albums, after only the first week of Beyonce’s Renaissance (332,000, Aug. 13). SZA scores her third Billboard 200 entry after her debut LP, Ctrl, reached No. 3 in 2017 and EP Z peaked at No. 39 in 2014. Of the 23 tracks on SOS, 20 debut on the Hot 100, including two in the top 10: “Kill Bill” (No. 3) and “Nobod...
Xman Xmas: Ed Christman’s Christmas Classics, Deep Cuts & Oddities
Christmas is a time for music and memories. In that spirit, this playlist is an excerpt from Ed Christman‘s yesteryear Xman Xmas mixtapes, compiled circa 1986-1988. The Xman XmasTape Ed Christman Encompassing well-known classics by Burl Ives and Bobby Helms, long-lost gems (e.g. The Gems’ “Love for Christmas”) and surreal oddities such as Edd “Kookie” Byrnes’ “Yulesville,” here are some Christmas classics to revisit and deep cuts to discover. In particular, Christman, Billboard senior editor/analyst, would like to call your attention to Dean Martin’s reference of Rudolph as “Rudy, the red-beaked reindeer.” Andy Williams, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” The Crystals, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt Kickers, “Monster’s Holiday” The Trashmen, “D...
Watch Phoebe Bridgers Cover “These Days” With Jack Antonoff, Matty Healy and More
Phoebe Bridgers brought out a handful of her musicians friends while performing at a benefit concert called the Ally Coalition Talent Show organized by Jack Antonoff and his sister, fashion designer Rachel Antonoff. The benefit was the first in-person show since its last rendition in 2019, with benefits going towards improving the lives of LGBTQ+ youth. Ally Coalition kept the lineup under wraps until the actual show, so fans were pleasantly surprised to see Bridgers leading the night. The singer delivered a stunning performance of “These Days,” a song that was written by Jackson Browne and has been recorded by several artists, most famously by German singer Nico. For the cover, Bridgers brought out The 1975 frontman Matty Healy and Jack Antonoff himself, as well as Lucy Dacus, Weyes Blood...
