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Trump Defends MAGA Ye fka Kanye West Despite Antisemitism Backlash
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty As Ye fka Kanye West is still being taken to task for his antisemitic rants, he’s got one person firmly in his corner – former president Donald Trump. In a recent interview, Donald Trump was asked about the rapper’s offensive remarks which targeted Jewish people including Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. “He was really nice to me. Beyond anybody, he was,” he said to right-wing host Larry O’Connor. “I’ve always gotten along with him. He was really high on a guy named Donald Trump,” he continued. O’Connor, a commentator for Salem News, pressed Trump about West’s comments on Kushner. “He’s been saying some really offensive things lately about your own son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and about Jewish people. Jewish Americans writ large. Co...
Lawyer Who Prosecuted G-Dep Wants Him Freed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty G-Dep, who is currently in prison for murder, is now at the heart of a movement for granting clemency in New York – and the lawyer who prosecuted him is working to help him get free. The former Bad Boy Records star and Harlem native, also known as Trevell Coleman, turned himself in 2010 and confessed to shooting a man in an attempted robbery in October 1993 out of extreme remorse for his actions. He’d be convicted of second-degree murder in 2012, and despite pleas for leniency from the jury foreman and assistant Manhattan District Attorney David Drucker, the judge sentenced G-Dep to a minimum of 15 years to life. Now, Drucker is part of an effort to convince Governor Kathy Hochul to grant him clemency. “Many defendants display remorse...
Celebs Slam Kanye West aka MAGA Ye Over Anti-Semitic Remarks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415 / Getty Kanye West has once again gone on an offensive rant spree, this time sending out antisemitic messages on social media. Celebrities, including John Legend, were quick to swoop in and condemn him. The rapper and business mogul has attracted the ire of many within the past couple of weeks, but his latest stunt has gotten him into considerable trouble. On Saturday (Oct. 8), West sent out a now-deleted tweet that read: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” The tweet would be removed by Twitter for vi...
Jermaine Dupri Confirms So So Def And Bad Boy VERZUZ
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty After months of speculation, it appears that fans will finally get to see So So Def and Bad Boy Records face off in a VERZUZ battle according to Jermaine Dupri. On Saturday (Oct. 8), the head of the iconic So So Def label appeared at the One Music Fest held in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood of his native Atlanta, Georgia. Taking the stage before a jam-packed venue, Jermaine Dupri calmed the audience down and let them in on the news. “I’m saying this to let y’all know, the So So Def and Bad Boy VERZUZ is happening,” he said, prompting the crowd to burst into cheers. He didn’t reveal any further details, however. Related Stories The news comes as a welcome surprise, as preliminary discussions that took place this summer had stalled o...
Assault Case Against Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Girlfriend Dropped, He Didn’t Cooperate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miami Dade PD / TMZ The tension between Tekashi 6ix9ine and his girlfriend Jade seems to be at an end, as a case against her which included allegations of domestic violence has been dropped. According to reports, the controversial artist’s girlfriend known as Jade is no longer facing assault charges which included a charge of domestic battery against him. This was based on court records filed in Miami-Dade County, where she had been arrested after police arrived on the scene outside of a club on Aug. 28 where the two were in a heated altercation. Video from the night of the incident also showed one of Jade’s friends attempting to throw a punch at the rapper before being restrained by someone else. Sources close to the situation stated that the “Gummo” rap...
California Officially Bans Rap Lyrics From Use In Criminal Cases
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty In a positive move for Hip-Hop, the state of California became the first state to ban the usage of rap lyrics in its criminal cases. Meek Mill, E-40, and others joined the state’s governor to celebrate the signing of the new law. Last Friday (Sept. 30), California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act into law. The landmark legislation, also known as AB 2799, puts a presumption against using rap lyrics against a defendant in a criminal court case. The exceptions would be if the state could prove that the lyrics were created in close proximity to the time of the crime, contains details of the crime that aren’t publicly available, or bears a high amount of similarity to the crime. The new law al...
You Care: Kanye West Changes Instagram Profile Pic To Kris Jenner
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David M. Benett / Getty Ye aka Kanye West is apparently seeking to mend his relationship with Kris Jenner, changing his Instagram profile image to a picture of her in a gesture of peace. According to reports, fans noticed the change in the choice of picture to feature the matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan on the artist’s Instagram profile earlier this week. It prompted a flurry of speculation, as he’s recently been on a rampage of publicly criticizing Jenner. The storm of comments even compelled Ray J to make his own tirade against Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian. But there’s no malice in the move, according to West. Related Stories “I POSTED KRIS WITH THOUGHTS OF PEACE AND RESPECT,” the “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” artist, 45, wrote in a post made via hi...
DaBaby Claims He’s Being Blackballed Over Bummy Album Sales
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty The recent album from DaBaby hasn’t performed as well as his previous releases, prompting the rapper to believe that he’s being blackballed by the industry. The “Bop” rapper’s latest album, Baby on Baby 2 was released last week. Initial sales projections estimate that the LP will move 16,000 album-equivalent units for that first week. In comparison to the numbers that his 2020 album Blame It on Baby made in the first week, which was 124,000 units along with debuting number one on the Billboard Hot 200, the amount for his new release does seem a bit paltry. Related Stories For DaBaby, the news was an occasion for him to give himself some props and add his own conclusions via his Instagram stories. On Wednesday, he wrote: “Not bad for ...
Digging Into UK Hip-Hop Inspired ‘Jungle’ Series With Creators Junior Okoli & Chas Appeti
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prime Video / Primeprime Jungle, the new drama series premiering this week on Prime Video, vividly showcases U.K. Hip-Hop and London street life in a new and unique aura. Hip-Hop Wired got the chance to interview the duo behind the project. Source: Prime Video / Prime As Hip-Hop further becomes a more embedded part of global culture, storytellers are utilizing it to create new projects that will redefine and shape complex narratives reflecting urban life. The United Kingdom is no different, with Netflix’s Top Boy as a recent example. A new series from Amazon Studios, Jungle is making its debut this week depicting the taut intricacies of inner city life in London, but in a visually arresting way with a plot and cast to match. The six-episode scri...
50 Cent Series ‘Hip Hop Homicides’ To Debut In November
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz A new series that will explore the epidemic of violence that has attached itself to Hip-Hop is set to hit the airwaves in November, with 50 Cent and Mona Scott-Young as executive producers. The new series, Hip-Hop Homicides, announced its premiere date on Wednesday (Sept. 28), in a press release. The series will air on WeTV, with Van Lathan as the host. 50 Cent will be an executive producer through his G-Unit Film and Television company, and Scott-Young will do the same through her Monami Productions along with Stephanie R. Gayle and Michael Lang. Both companies will be working in tandem with Lionsgate Television, who will physically distribute the series. The first episode will focus on the life and tragic death of Pop Smo...
Kid Cudi Declares He’s Writing A Memoir
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty It seems that Kid Cudi isn’t pleased with being the center of speculation and beef, so he’s taking control and declaring that he will write a memoir. The Man In The Moon rapper has been active on social media in the past few days, even referring to himself as “the most hated man in Hip-Hop right now.” But in a later post, the artist claimed that he’s going to write his own story. “I’m writing a memoir. I’m finally gonna tell my story. The full story. All real. All honest,” he wrote in a Twitter post last Friday (Sept. 16). Related Stories He continued in another tweet saying that he had actually written a chapter: “Started writing the first chapter of my book. It’s comin together really well. Tellin my s...
Pusha T Reveals He’s At Work On “Extremely Special” Album
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty For those who have been craving more from Pusha T, they won’t have long to wait as he’s revealed that a new album is currently being worked on. The rapper shared the news during an interview with Spotify on Tuesday (Sept. 20). He was asked what was next on the horizon for him. “I’m working on my new solo album, I’m working on an extremely special project to me right now which I am not going to get into,” Pusha said. “It’s just all about music and staying competitive and just showing that there is a space for what it is that I do in Hip-Hop and that what I do in Hip-Hop is the most credible space and takes the most talent, and is just, the realest.” It’s been five months since he released It’s Almost Dry, his fourth solo album. Produced ...
