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Gucci Mane Rips Prison For Poor Conditions Where Pooh Shiesty Is Being Held

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Derek White / Getty Gucci Mane is calling out the correctional facility where Pooh Sheisty is being detained for its conditions on social media. The head of 1017 Records made his feelings known about the situation via social media on Wednesday. “We do not pay attention to how inmates in the US are treated!” Gucci began on Twitter, addressing President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris by their official handles and adding the hashtags #movepooh and #prisonreform. Related Stories The “So Icy” rapper went on to call out the conditions at the United States Penitentiary Pollock (USP Pollock) complex where Pooh Shiesty is incarcerated. “@PoohShiesty has been sent to a prison over 1500 miles from his home, 23 hr lockdown and given empty food trays,” Guc...

Former Ye Associates Allege He’s A 20-Year Adolf Hitler Fanboy

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Former associates of Ye aka Kanye West have shared that the rapper’s recent fascination with Adolf Hitler actually has been in affect for years. According to reports, multiple people that have worked with Ye in addition to former friends of the controversial artist, have stated that his adoration of the Nazi dictator isn’t anything new. In fact, some claim that Ye has been discussing his admiration of Hitler going back about 20 years when he conducted early studio sessions after being signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2002. One music industry “source” that was contacted stated that “it was a daily thing” at the time per Rolling Stone. According to them, Ye wouldn’t bring it up in general conversation but would opt to ambush collaborators and e...

Former Ye Associates Allege He’s A 20-Year Adolf Hitler Fanboy

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Former associates of Ye aka Kanye West have shared that the rapper’s recent fascination with Adolf Hitler actually has been in affect for years. According to reports, multiple people that have worked with Ye in addition to former friends of the controversial artist, have stated that his adoration of the Nazi dictator isn’t anything new. In fact, some claim that Ye has been discussing his admiration of Hitler going back about 20 years when he conducted early studio sessions after being signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2002. One music industry “source” that was contacted stated that “it was a daily thing” at the time per Rolling Stone. According to them, Ye wouldn’t bring it up in general conversation but would opt to ambush collaborators and e...

Former Ye Associates Allege He’s A 20-Year Adolf Hitler Fanboy

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Former associates of Ye aka Kanye West have shared that the rapper’s recent fascination with Adolf Hitler actually has been in affect for years. According to reports, multiple people that have worked with Ye in addition to former friends of the controversial artist, have stated that his adoration of the Nazi dictator isn’t anything new. In fact, some claim that Ye has been discussing his admiration of Hitler going back about 20 years when he conducted early studio sessions after being signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2002. One music industry “source” that was contacted stated that “it was a daily thing” at the time per Rolling Stone. According to them, Ye wouldn’t bring it up in general conversation but would opt to ambush collaborators and e...

BYeDolf: Nearly 90K Sign Petition To Take Ye’s Music Off Streaming Sites

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube An online petition is calling for the removal of Ye’s music from digital streaming platforms – and has gotten a steep amount of signatures. According to reports, a petition on Change.org was created to have the DONDA rapper’s music pulled from all of the currently established digital streaming platforms which include Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music. “Kanye West has recently made statements praising Hitler and denying the Holocaust, after over a month of making harmful antisemitic statements,” wrote Nathan Goergen, who created the petition. At the moment, the petition currently has close to 90,000 signatures en route to a goal of 150,000 which will make it one of the most prominent on the website. The goal will also make it more vie...

Lawyer Claims Takeoff Shooting Suspect’s Trip To Mexico Was “Pre-planned”

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty A lawyer for the man accused of the murder of Migos rapper Takeoff claims that he wasn’t trying to evade authorities at his latest court hearing. According to reports, Patrick Xavier Clark appeared in court for his second hearing in Houston, Texas on Monday morning (Dec. 5), after being brought into custody for allegedly shooting and killing the “Stir Fry” rapper outside of a bowling alley in the downtown area a month ago. At that hearing, Clark’s $2 million bond was discussed with his attorneys filing a motion for it to be reduced. A sticking point was a revelation by the Houston police that claimed Clark had obtained an expedited passport and had tickets to Mexico in his possession before being arrested. “That was something that wa...

Lawyer Claims Takeoff Shooting Suspect’s Trip To Mexico Was “Pre-planned”

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty A lawyer for the man accused of the murder of Migos rapper Takeoff claims that he wasn’t trying to evade authorities at his latest court hearing. According to reports, Patrick Xavier Clark appeared in court for his second hearing in Houston, Texas on Monday morning (Dec. 5), after being brought into custody for allegedly shooting and killing the “Stir Fry” rapper outside of a bowling alley in the downtown area a month ago. At that hearing, Clark’s $2 million bond was discussed with his attorneys filing a motion for it to be reduced. A sticking point was a revelation by the Houston police that claimed Clark had obtained an expedited passport and had tickets to Mexico in his possession before being arrested. “That was something that wa...

Patrick Xavier Clark, Alleged Shooter In Takeoff’s Death, Identified By Fingerprints

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Derek White / Getty A suspect in the shooting death of the Migos rapper Takeoff was apparently fingered by authorities from prints left on an object at the scene. According to reports, Patrick Xavier Clark was apprehended by police officers in Houston, Texas on Friday, Dec. 2. The 33-year-old appeared in court that night with officers for a hearing. Documents from the hearing revealed that Clark was spotted on camera footage of the shooting that occurred on Nov. 1 outside of the 810 Billiard & Bowling Alley in the downtown area. “The defendant was captured on video shooting in the direction of the complainant with a gun in one hand, wine bottle in another hand. Video also shows the defendant leave the bottle at the scene,” a detective said. “Prints fr...

Patrick Xavier Clark, Alleged Shooter In Takeoff’s Death, Identified By Fingerprints

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Derek White / Getty A suspect in the shooting death of the Migos rapper Takeoff was apparently fingered by authorities from prints left on an object at the scene. According to reports, Patrick Xavier Clark was apprehended by police officers in Houston, Texas on Friday, Dec. 2. The 33-year-old appeared in court that night with officers for a hearing. Documents from the hearing revealed that Clark was spotted on camera footage of the shooting that occurred on Nov. 1 outside of the 810 Billiard & Bowling Alley in the downtown area. “The defendant was captured on video shooting in the direction of the complainant with a gun in one hand, wine bottle in another hand. Video also shows the defendant leave the bottle at the scene,” a detective said. “Prints fr...

Bankroll Freddie Wants Jewelry Seized In April Arrest Back

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Bankroll Freddie, who was arrested as part of a major drug trafficking case, wants to get the jewelry seized by authorities at an arrest in April back. According to reports, the rapper submitted a request to get back the jewelry that was procured by Arkansas State Police officers as they arrested Bankroll Freddie and his father in the traffic stop that took place back in April. The request, which was filed by the rapper’s legal team, claims that authorities weren’t following the guidelines that required a return of property after 60 days. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas Jonathan D. Ross, and Assistant United States Attorneys Julie Peters and Amanda Fields, have filed a motion to the judge overseeing the ...

Ye aka Kanye West Dines With White Nationalist Milo Yiannopoulos, and Ray J

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Davis / Getty Ye aka Kanye West took a break from being controversial to grab a meal with Ray J and right-winger Milo Yiannopoulos in Los Angeles. According to reports, the DONDA rapper was spotted entering the posh eatery Giorgio Baldi on Sunday night (November 27th). He was joining a dinner party of six which included Ray J and Yiannopoulos. There were no further reports on who the other dinner guests in the group were. Notably, Ye and his party were dining around the same time that Beyonce and Jay-Z were partaking in a romantic dinner at the eatery in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. Apparently, they didn’t cross paths with their former friend and collaborator. The dinner with West and Yiannopoulos and Ray J sparks interest as all three have e...

Meta Board Feels Instagram Shouldn’t Have Banned Hip-Hop Drill Song

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty A report from an oversight board at Instagram’s parent company, Meta, feels it erred in banning a drill song in response to a police request. According to reports, the Meta Oversight Board expressed their views that Instagram should not have gone ahead and banned a drill song from its platform after a request to do so from the London Metropolitan Police. The decision, posted on their website on Tuesday (November 22nd), also recommended that Meta reverse their decision and respond to their policy recommendations within 60 days. They also requested that the company provide more transparency about their relationship with law enforcement going forward. The review relates to an incident in January involving the song “Secrets Not Safe” by...