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Druski Slammed After Some Say Creepy Dude At Party Skit Glorifies Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Druski made his mark in the social media space via his comedic skits and penchant for bringing humor into almost any situation. However, many on Twitter are aiming cancel darts toward the funnyman after a now-deleted skit prompted many to say that he’s glorifying sexual assault. In the clip, Druski depicts a situation where a man is at a party completely ready to turn up and handing out shots to a bunch of women who all are unsuspecting of his insidious intentions. The caption of the skit was “That Friend that tries to make the girls OVERLY drink,” complete with a crying laughing and facepalm emoji. Because of this caption, some believe Druski was only going for cheap laughs instead of calling out men who behave in that fashion...
Take The L Trends After Sister Administering Proper Fade Video Makes Rounds On Social Media
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: DjelicS / Getty Here at Hip-Hop Wired, we’re not keen to show violent videos of fights but today we’re making a slight exception. A video making its rounds on social media of a vicious fight between two young women has “Take The L” trending for all the right and wrong reasons. On April 10, @@BarbieTheeStar shared an older video from the @JustGirlFight Twitter account, which hosts a bunch of street fades of all sorts. In this particular clash, a young Black woman in a green top and Black pants squared up with another shorter young woman wearing all Black. It was clear that the taller woman knew how to throw down, literally and otherwise. The shorter young lady had no chance and the fight was all but done after she was kicked in the face by the ...
Twitter Discusses The Hijacking Of AAVE, Debates Proper Usage
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Westend61 / Getty AAVE, also known as African-American Vernacular English, is an often controversial discussion not so much due to its usage but how AAVE is properly applied. As the English language in America is replete with regional influences, AAVE falls under that distinction and a discussion on the style of speaking is currently trending on Twitter. Twitter user @IvoryTheJunior posted an interesting thought regarding AAVE On Monday (April 11) and the discussion that was sparked from the tweet is still bubbling today (April 12). “Watching non-black people “adopt” (*kidnap) AAVE is so funny to me because there are legit some AAVE terms/phrases that I, a Black person, just don’t use because they don’t sound right coming from me. Y’all mouths be in...
Solange Trends On Twitter Over News She’ll Allegedly Be A Grandmother Soon
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Solange Knowles maintains a far lower profile than her older sister Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, but that doesn’t mean that any news on the singer and songwriter doesn’t get a lot of traction. Solange found herself trending on Twitter over the tail end of the weekend after news that her 17-year-old son and girlfriend are expecting. Most may already know that in 2004, Solange gave birth to her son Daniel Julez J. Smith Jr. when she was a teenager herself during her first marriage to Daniel Smith Sr. The younger Smith is allegedly expecting a child with his girlfriend although we couldn’t find any news pointing to the facts. On Twitter, Solange is somehow catching stray shots over her son’s actions both current and in the past, includi...
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins Dead At 24 #DwayneHaskins
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Shocking news from the NFL world as reports are coming in that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed early Saturday morning (April 9) in a car accident. Details are still swirling about and we’re on the search for more information. ESPN just published a brief report regarding the death of Haskins after the player’s agent Cedric Saunders broke the news to Adam Schefter. Schefter is currently enduring some critique from observers after posting an initial tweet mentioning how Haskins struggled early in his career instead of showing more decorum and respect to the family after receiving the news. Haskins was in South Florida training with some of his Steelers teammates when he was struck by a vehicle. C Haskin...
Sen. Tim Scott Trends For Not Voting To Confirm Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bill Clark / Getty While the nation’s focus should be on the fact that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to ascend to the U.S. Supreme Court bench, political theater takes center stage once again. Sen. Tim Scott, the Senate’s lone Black Republican Party member, elected not to vote to confirm Justice Brown Jackson, prompting Scott’s name to trend on Twitter. Justice Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote enjoyed full support from all Democratic Party senators along with independents Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Angus King; Sen. Mitt Romney, Sen. Susan Collins, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski were the only votes from GOP senators. Justice Brown Jackson faced grueling questions from GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during hearings ...
Pusha T & Jay-Z Trade Bars On “Neck & Wrist” Track, Twitter Salutes The Penmanship
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The Internet streets were abuzz with rumors that a certain Brooklyn rapper would connect once again with the crowned king of “Coke Rap” in Pusha T. The track “Neck & Wrist” has materialized and the feature from Jay-Z certainly had the fans and even some record executives discussing the bars. It’s been a few hours so the dust seems to be settling but Pusha T, who has been on a quick mini-run thus far in 2022, delivered quite a treat in securing the Jay-Z feature for “Neck & Wrist,” produced by the deft hands of Pharrell Williams. King Push employs a unique vocal style that emphasized the last line of the bars to great effect, but Hov came through and really crushed the buildings, respectfully. Jay-Z took time out of runni...
DJ Drama & Dreamville Drop Power-Packed ‘D-DAY: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Dreamville / Dreamville Records I normally don’t write posts on Hip-Hop Wired in my own voice because, well, who cares about what I have to say nine times out of 10, right? However, I want to be honest and say that I’m just eight songs on DJ Drama & Dreamville Presents D-DAY: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape and it’s definitely going to blow some minds due to its high quality and variety. The genius of J. Cole’s squad releasing this project on the eve of the revived Dreamville Festival this weekend can’t be understated and every member of the roster came to show the absolute best of their abilities. Without laboring through each track, we’ll just say that J.I.D., EarthGang, Ari Lennox, Lute, Cozz, Bas, Omen, and J. Cole show and prove across the 15 trac...
Neighborhood Nip: Twitter Remembers The Late Nipsey Hussle On 3rd Anniversary Of His Passing
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Genaro Molina / Getty Nipsey Hussle enjoyed a great in the independent Hip-Hop space ahead of signing with a major label and was on the cusp of greatness when he was tragically murdered three years ago today (March 31). On Twitter, fans are remembering Neighborhood Nip with heavy hearts by honoring the young legend. The story of Nipsey Hussle is one we’ve covered here at Hip-Hop Wired several times over, so we won’t dive in deep there. However, we do wish to send our ongoing thoughts, prayers, and condolences to the Asghedom and all of Nipsey’s loved ones on this day. Listening back to Nipsey’s body of work, it’s bittersweet at times. Not only did he have a natural gift for words and delivery, but Nip also had this uncanny ability to make what he ra...
Alleged Sawed-Off Shooter Tory Lanez Launches “KEEP OUR BLACK MEN ON COACHELLA” Petition
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Tory Lanez remains a thing for all the reasons we’re still trying to figure out despite the allegations that continue to dog him and his flippant attitude toward the whole ordeal. Adding to his list of acts one could deem unsavory, the height-challenged Canadian crooner launched a petition to, quote, “KEEP OUR BLACK MEN ON COACHELLA.” On Monday, Lanez tweeted, “Protect [B]lack men” in vague fashion but it appears he was gearing up for his next big act, which followed on Tuesday afternoon (March 22). “I Just made this …. because someone has to …,” Lanez tweeted, complete with a trio of Black power fist emojis. The tweet was in support of the petition, and the description can be viewed below. From Change.org: We are watching the ...
RIP Goonew: DMV Rapper Goonew Shot & Killed In Prince George’s County, Md., Twitter Reacts.
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Goonew / @goonew64 Goonew, a rapper from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on Friday (March 18) according to still-developing reports. Goonew, who was affiliated with Hoodrich Pablo Juan and rapped under other monikers, was considered one of the innovators of the DMV Hip-Hop scene, as evidenced by the outpouring from fans and associates online. Details of the passing of Goonew are largely scant but what is known is that the rapper was shot and killed in District Heights, Md. in the Washington suburb of Prince George’s County. Emerging on the scene around 2017, Goonew, who also rapped under the names Hoodrich Goonew, Big Wizzle, and other flips of his stage name, he and fellow DMV rapper Lil Dude were fre...
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...
