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Silk Sonic Release New Project ‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’ & Two-Step Twitter Approves
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Theo Wargo / Getty SIlk Sonic shocked the world back in March with the release of their super-smooth single “Leave The Door Open” en route to the track going double platinum on the charts and still a fan favorite. On Friday (November 12), the dynamic duo of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars unveiled their joint project An Evening With Silk Sonic and Two-Step Twitter highly approves. Silk Sonic formed back in 2017 after the pair collaborated on music over the years and were bestowed with the band name Silk Sonic after the legendary Boosty Collins heard the album front to back. Now that An Evening With Silk Sonic is out there for the masses to take in, the nine-track affair may feel brief but the potent talents of Mars and .Paak is intact. Bassist Thunder...
Veterans Day Salute: 15 Hip-Hop Stars Who Served In The Military #VeteransDay
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Charday Penn / Getty Today (November 11) marks a special period in American culture. Veterans Day is a moment where we all can reflect on the servicemen and women that donned military uniforms to lend their lives to protect the freedoms of a nation. Many notable figures have gone on to make lasting impacts in society after serving. Over the years, there have been plenty of politicians, actors, and sports figures that got a jump-start on militancy, and surprisingly enough, the same can be said for key figures in Hip-Hop. Some were on the wayward path and used the armed forces to steer them right while others stumbled onto their passion for music during their enlistment. And one particular member of the list just was having a mid-rap crisis. No matter their...
Tap Dancin’ Terry Crews Skins & Grins In New Amazon Commercial, Twitter Gets Buff Bozo Out The Paint
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty Terry Crews at one time was considered one of the most beloved comedic actors in Hollywood before he put on his tap shoes and leaned into some thoughts and opinions nobody asked him for. In a new spot for Amazon, Crews pleads with folks to come work for the company but Twitter is getting the buff bozo out the paint. Via Amazon’s TikTok page, Crews essentially pretends that someone of his means actually cares about working at one of the company’s massive warehouses. Using all his teeth to express faux joy, Crews pitches the idea that Amazon has tons of jobs available, offers paid tuition, and health benefits. You know, stuff a decent company should do for employees that have reportedly worked in subpar conditions. It’s hard to...
YouTuber Posts & Deletes Leaked Images Of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Marvel / Marvel Spider-Man: No Way Home will be the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe pipeline when it releases next month, and the expectations are extremely high. A YouTube personality apparently posted and deleted leaked images from the film that seemingly confirms that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will be joined by the other actors who played the character before him. Canadian YouTuber John Campea shared a watermarked pair of images that showed Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, and Holland’s Peter Parker sitting across from a table. In the middle of them was Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock, the blind lawyer by day and superpowered crimefighter at night, Daredevil. Why this is significant is that Cox’s Daredevil program was part of a slate of Netflix ...
Nikola Jokić & Markieff Morris Deliver Hard Foul Exchange, Joker Could Face Suspension
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty Nikola Jokić, the reigning MVP of the NBA, might be facing a suspension after an exchange of hard fouls between him and Markieff Morris cleared the benches for their respective squads. After Morris delivered a hard foul to Jokić’s ribs, the Denver Nuggets big man shoved the Miami Heat forward hard to the ground, prompting the refs to eject Joker with Morris slapped with a flagrant foul charge. The Nuggets hosted the Heat on Monday (November 8) and were up to the tune of 111-94 with just 2 minutes and 39 seconds remaining in the contest. As Jokić was taking the ball down the court, Morris leaned in to stop the progress of the ball but delivered a left elbow shot to Jokić’s right...
Astroworld Festival Cancelled After Crowd Surge Leaves 8 Dead, Several More Injured
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Erika Goldring / Getty Astroworld Festival, the annual music event put on by Travis Scott, has been postponed due to a reported crowd surge that left eight people dead and several others injured. Details are still developing but the Saturday (November 6) date for the show will not be moving forward as an investigation into what took place on the ground at the event is ongoing. ABC 13 reports that along with the eight people killed at the sold-out event, hundreds more suffered varying injuries as first responders and police continued to arrive at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on Friday (November 5). This was the first of a two-night event for the Astroworld Festival, which has gone off without a hitch in the past. Related Stories While names of the vict...
Summer Walker Drops ‘Still Over It’ LP, Twitter Fans Give Glowing Approval #StillOverIt
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Summer Walker is one of the leading voices in R&B music and has a penchant for expressing emotions that encompass the entirety of relationships in the social media era. The singer and songwriter just unleashed her Still Over It album to the masses after months of teasing, and fans are giving the project some early approval. Still Over It rings in at 20 tracks and features a bevy of R&B and Hip-Hop stars from all across the nation adding their perspective to the album. While it isn’t explicitly said, many have come to believe the album was inspired by Walker’s real-life relationship and subsequent breakup with producer and ex-boyfriend, London On Da Track. Surprisingly, London has several production credits on the new ...
Holy Cow: White Mom Complains About Milk Prices, Twitter Shocked At 12 Gallons A Week Haul
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Flashpop / Getty Milk is, without doubt, a major food staple in many American homes and like all goods lately, the prices for the item have shot up exponentially due to inflation and other factors. A recent report revealed that a white mother who says the higher prices of milk has impacted her wallet but Twitter is trying to understand how one family can consume 12 gallons of moo juice per week. On Thursday (November 4), CNN’s New Day program with host Brianna Keilar aired a segment with the Stotlers, a white family of what appears to be seven in total based on the video who all reside in Texas. They essentially explained that inflation has hiked up milk prices and has put a dent in their pockets. “A gallon of milk was $1.99. Now it’s $2.79. When yo...
Out Of Context Twitter Thinks Joe Budden Is Bisexual, The Jokes Are Still Joking Anyway
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty Love him or hate him, Joe Budden will always attract a certain amount of interest due to the popularity of his podcast program and the many ventures he involves himself in. On the most recent episode of his eponymously named podcast, fans on Twitter have committed to taking his words out of context and assuming the host admitted to being bisexual, and the jokes are doing what they do on the social media network. On Wednesday’s (November 4) episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Budden and his co-hosts Ice, Ish, and Parks did their usual chopping it up over Jumpoff Joey’s annoyance with Six Flags in New Jersey, arguing with Ice over the merits of Nicki Minaj’s career, and J. Cole rocking the Rolling Loud stages in a rainstorm. The...
Out Of Context Twitter Thinks Joe Budden Is Bisexual, The Jokes Are Still Joking Anyway
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty Love him or hate him, Joe Budden will always attract a certain amount of interest due to the popularity of his podcast program and the many ventures he involves himself in. On the most recent episode of his eponymously named podcast, fans on Twitter have committed to taking his words out of context and assuming the host admitted to being bisexual, and the jokes are doing what they do on the social media network. On Wednesday’s (November 4) episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Budden and his co-hosts Ice, Ish, and Parks did their usual chopping it up over Jumpoff Joey’s annoyance with Six Flags in New Jersey, arguing with Ice over the merits of Nicki Minaj’s career, and J. Cole rocking the Rolling Loud stages in a rainstorm. The...
Drinks Champs Teases Ye FKA Kanye West As An Upcoming Guest, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Brandon Magnus / Getty Drink Champs, the popular podcast and video interview program featuring N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, has become one of the premier hubs of Hip-Hop culture and the discussion of such. On Thursday (November 4), the Drink Champs squad teased that Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will join the raucous environment of the show for what is sure to be a must-watch event. For the uninitiated, Drink Champs is essentially N.O.R.E., DJ EFN, and the entire production crew chopping it up with legends of music new and familiar, digging deep into their careers and legacy. N.O.R.E., who was there for many of Hip-Hop’s biggest moments, commands the show with manic energy but also possesses a historian’s bent for making connections in real-time to the ...
DJ Akademiks Puts Brittany Renner On Side Chick Front Street, Twitter Can’t Believe It
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paul Archuleta / Getty DJ Akademiks is back in the broadcast game in a big way with his new Off The Record podcast venture, and he’s already getting a lot of attention by way of a recent episode. While sitting down with Brittany Renner, Ak essentially put the popular Instagram model on side chick front street after she tried to push back on the idea she might be one. In the podcast’s latest episode titled “The Trap Queen?,” Renner faced the music of being accused of setting up NBA player P.J. Washington and a recent visit to Jackson State University where she essentially leaned into her villainess role. Related Stories We haven’t peeped the episode in question but folks on Twitter have been circulating a clip of their conversation in where Renner in...
