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Black Star Shines With ‘SNL’ Performances & Madlib As Guest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gladys Vega / Getty The powerhouse duo of Black Star lit up the stage as musical guests as Dave Chappelle hosted SNL last weekend, with Madlib also joining in. Last Saturday (Nov. 12), Dave Chappelle was the SNL host for the third time. This time was more unique, as the duo of Black Star – Talib Kweli and Yaasin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) – joined him as musical guests. Chappelle, who co-hosts The Midnight Miracle podcast with the two rappers in addition to being great friends with them, introduced the duo as “Brooklyn’s finest rappers” for their first song, “So Be It.” [embedded content] The track, from their latest album No Fear of Time, showcased the fiery intensity from Black Star, backed up by the stellar producer and artist Madlib, who manned t...
Ye aka Kanye West Blasts Minister Louis Farrakhan
Source: MEGA / Getty Minister Louis Farrakhan’s show of support for Ye aka Kanye West didn’t go over well, as the rapper blasted him in a video that has gone viral. The leader of the Nation of Islam released a video last Thursday (Nov. 10) speaking out against the backlash that West has been receiving after making a series of antisemitic comments. In the midst of that defense, however, the minister touched upon the rapper’s financial troubles in passing. “Ye lost $2 billion in a few days,” Farrakhan said in the video. “You might wonder, did he really have it? He lost that much that soon?” It wasn’t the first time that he defended the YEEZUS rapper – he had done so in a video in October. “Kanye West don’t bow to the pressure to apologize to anybody,” he stated then. “You said nothing ...
Ye aka Kanye West Blasts Minister Louis Farrakhan
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Minister Louis Farrakhan’s show of support for Ye aka Kanye West didn’t go over well, as the rapper blasted him in a video that has gone viral. The leader of the Nation of Islam released a video last Thursday (Nov. 10) speaking out against the backlash that West has been receiving after making a series of antisemitic comments. In the midst of that defense, however, the minister touched upon the rapper’s financial troubles in passing. “Ye lost $2 billion in a few days,” Farrakhan said in the video. “You might wonder, did he really have it? He lost that much that soon?” It wasn’t the first time that he defended the YEEZUS rapper – he had done so in a video in October. “Kanye West don’t bow to the pressure to apologize to anybody,” he stated the...
J. Cole & Dreamville Announce Ticket Presale For 2023 Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sandra Dahdah / Getty J.Cole and his Dreamville collective have announced the date for presale tickets for next year’s concert festival, with an added bonus for fans. The 2023 Dreamville Festival looks to continue its run of giving fans a stellar outdoor concert experience, and the collective announced on Monday (November 14) that tickets for the outdoor weekend festival will be available for purchase this week in a general presale that will take place on Friday (November 18th) at 10:00 A.M. As of yet, there has been no official line-up of artists who will perform at the event. Fans who have signed up for the Dreamville Festival newsletter delivered via email and text will get the first crack at scoring early-bird two-day tickets beginning on Tuesday (Nov...
J. Cole & Dreamville Announce Ticket Presale For 2023 Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sandra Dahdah / Getty J.Cole and his Dreamville collective have announced the date for presale tickets for next year’s concert festival, with an added bonus for fans. The 2023 Dreamville Festival looks to continue its run of giving fans a stellar outdoor concert experience, and the collective announced on Monday (November 14) that tickets for the outdoor weekend festival will be available for purchase this week in a general presale that will take place on Friday (November 18th) at 10:00 A.M. As of yet, there has been no official line-up of artists who will perform at the event. Fans who have signed up for the Dreamville Festival newsletter delivered via email and text will get the first crack at scoring early-bird two-day tickets beginning on Tuesday (Nov...
Ex-Employees Of Kanye West Speak Of Alleged Hitler Obsession
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Another group of employees has come forward to claim that Ye aka Kanye West had an obsession with Adolf Hitler & Nazis, bringing them up in meetings. According to reports, former employees of the “Father Stretch My Hands” rapper alleged that he would often “mention conspiracy theories about Jewish people or praise Hitler” in business meetings over the past five years. Ye also entered into a settlement agreement with a former employee who witnessed several instances of the former billionaire making these statements. While Ye has denied these statements according to NBC News, the outlet did reach out to the ex-employee who spoke anonymously due to having signed a non-disclosure agreement as part of their settlement. They also reviewed the a...
Report States Adidas Was Done With Ye In “2-Minute” Phone Call
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty Adidas’ move to terminate their turbulent partnership with Ye aka Kanye West was made easier by his antisemitic remarks and ended with a brief phone call, a report reveals. According to a new report, the global athletic brand’s executives in Bavaria, Germany made the decision to cut ties with Ye after an “undramatic” two-minute phone call made to two U.S.-based law firms representing the company. Adidas had been consistently searching for a way to sever their business partnership with the YEEZUS rapper for months. They were hesitant to do so, even with his antisemitic tirades causing a massive backlash for fear of legal issues. “Some of the company’s top executives hesitated because they first wanted to obtain opinions from o...
Ye Can’t Sell “White Lives Matter”, 2 Black Men Own The Trademark
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Ye aka Kanye West’s potential goal of selling his controversial t-shirts looks to be thwarted thanks to an unlikely duo owning the trademark. The “White Lives Matter” t-shirts that the controversial rapper sported a couple of weeks back along with conservative advocate Candace Owens, have added to the outrage he’s incurred. According to a recent interview, any potential plan Ye may have had to sell those tees for profit is dead on arrival because ownership of the phrase belongs to two Black men – Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, hosts of the radio show Civic Cipher. The Phoenix, Arizona-based duo revealed that they came into ownership of the trademark thanks to an anonymous donor who had scooped it up to prevent it from getting into th...
Ye Compares Himself To Emmett Till On Instagram
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty In another shocking post on social media, Ye aka Kanye West likens the backlash he’s recently received to being lynched like Emmett Till. On Sunday (Oct. 30), Ye went on Instagram to attack Ari Emanuel, the CEO of the media agency Endeavor which owns a major stake in the UFC. He posted the picture of Emmett Till, grossly disfigured after he was lynched in 1955 in his casket. The image, first published in Jet Magazine with the permission of the 14-year-old’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley, is regarded as a key symbol that sparked the Civil Rights Movement. https://www.instagram.com/p/CkWifKayDsy/ In the caption to the post he wrote, “Ari Emmanuel Can you find a place for the Donda Academy kids to go to school that’s properly zoned for a school? I go...
BRUH: Ye aka Kanye West Allegedly A Huge Fan Of Hitler Per “Sources”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty As the fallout over his antisemitic remarks ensues, Ye aka Kanye West is now being accused of being a huge fan of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. According to reports, several people that once were close to the YEEZUS artist claim that he’s had an intense fascination with the leader of the Nazi regime in Germany. A business executive who once worked with Ye said that there was a distinct hostile work environment present, and it was tied to this obsession he had with Hitler. “He would praise Hitler by saying how incredible it was that he was able to accumulate so much power and would talk about all the great things he and the Nazi Party achieved for the German people,” the person said to CNN. The executive would eventually leave his position ...
Killer Mike Likens Himself To MLK In Twitter Response To Critics
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The rapper and activist Killer Mike has drawn criticism for comparing himself to the civil rights leader online in response to pushback for his support of the GOP Governor Brian Kemp. Killer Mike is facing scrutiny for his meeting with Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp after being vocal about his less-than-favorable opinions of the Democratic Party. In a recent appearance on Hell of a Week with Charlamagne Tha God on Comedy Central, he criticized Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams for a perceived lack of “Black community involvement” and an “unclear stance on the legalization of marijuana.” “Whatever white person you got running your Black outreach, fire them,” Mike said. In contrast, he praised Kemp for his campaign, and stated that he...
So Appalled: A List Of Companies That Have Dropped Ye
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Youtube The train wreck that has been the past couple of weeks for Ye aka Kanye West has been notable due to the number of companies who’ve now severed ties with him. The rapper and multi-hyphenate artist has been the constant center of controversy in recent weeks due to antisemitic comments that he made on social media. Ye has mostly been unrepentant, saying “no” when asked by media personality Piers Morgan in a recent interview if he was sorry for making those remarks. The “Gold Digger” rapper had even boldly tweeted out, “who you think created cancel culture?” As he’d find out, companies were none too pleased with his continued stance including CAA, the agency representing him. Here’s a list of the brands and figures who have cut their ties wi...
