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Kanye West Suspect in Battery Incident
Hours after being announced as a Coachella headliner, Kanye West was named as a suspect in an alleged battery that took place in downtown Los Angeles. On Thursday morning, West (now known as Ye) allegedly got into an argument with a fan outside of SoHo Warehouse. According to Fox 11 Los Angeles, he is accused of punching a male fan who asked him for an autograph. The alleged incident took place at around 3 am. He has not been arrested at this time. Fox reported that West allegedly left the scene by the time the LAPD arrived on the scene. There were no serious injuries stemming from the alleged incident, which is currently under investigation. The charge, which would be misdemeanor battery, could have a sentence of up to six months in jail. In a video obtained by TMZ, West can be heard...
Kanye West Doc To Play In Theaters Ahead Of Netflix Premiere
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix It seems the official Kanye West story will hit the big screen prior to landing on Netflix. Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy will premiere in theatres next month. As spotted on Rolling Stone the project detailing the Chicago, Illinois native’s come up prior to the stardom will get a unique roll out. According to the feature Act 1 of Netflix’s three-part documentary Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is getting slotted for a nationwide theatrical release on February 10. This will be exactly one week prior to the film series will being available on the platform. This is the first time the streaming giant has planned a launch like this for a movie that was not vying for Oscar Award consideration. Related Stories “For any fan or stud...
Here Is Your Full Coachella 2022 Lineup
After being fed through the COVID-19 wood chipper for two years, Coachella is coming back in 2022. Following weeks of speculation and the typical industry rigamarole of fake posters and even faker chatter from influencers, organizers have finally unveiled the full lineup for Coachella’s two 2022 weekends: April 15-17 and 22-24. Set to perform at the legendary Indio music and arts festival this year are Swedish House Mafia, Black Coffee, Madeon, Flume, Disclosure, Duke Dumont, SLANDER, TOKiMONSTA, Tchami, Channel Tres, Richie Hawtin, and The Martinez Brothers, among many others. Headlining the fest are Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, and Ye (formerly known as Kanye West). Swedish House Mafia. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Recommended Articles The lineu...
Kremlin Ye?: Kanye West Plans Putin Sit-Down & Sunday Service In Russia
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Kanye West is setting his sights on Russia, planning a major trip there this year which will include a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and a series of Sunday Service concerts marking his first-ever concerts in the country. An associate of the superstar rapper confirmed to Billboard that West is in the midst of planning a trip to Russia, with the timeframe for it set for later on in the year. Ameer Sudan, West’s strategic advisor, stated that he’s coordinating the details with Scott Balber, an attorney from the New York law firm Herbert, Smith, and Freehills. He also went on to say that they are liaisons between West and Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov and his son, Emin Agalarov who is a well-known musician i...
Ye AKA Kanye West Is Still Chasing Kim Kardashian, Despite Julia Fox Romance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty Kanye West is still hooked on getting back his estranged wife Kim Kardashian even as he’s deep in a romance with actress and model Julia Fox, to the point of showing up wherever she may be. According to sources, Ye flew to Miami, Fal. for New Year’s Eve believing that Kardashian would be there. The reasoning was that she would be present as her current beau, Saturday Night Live actor and comedian Pete Davidson was hosting a New Year’s Eve show with Miley Cyrus being broadcast from Miami. Related Stories Apparently, Kardashian chose not to make the trip, opting to spend the holiday with her children back at home in California. That left West to put on an impromptu show in Miami, and spend time with his new girlfriend, Uncut Gems actress Juli...
Workwear Ye: Ye AKA Kanye West Embraces Red Wing Boots For His Winter Drip
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty Kanye West is embracing another workwear brand in 2022. He was spotted sporting Red Wing Boots during his recent trip to New York City. As spotted on Post Bulletin, the Chicago native is taking his style back to his Jesus Is King era. Last week, he spent a couple of days in The Big Apple and it seems he’s putting the face masks and YEEZY GAP Round Jackets to the side. The “All Of The Lights” rapper was hitting the town with a pair of Red Wing Waterproof Safety Toe Pull-On Boots on his feet. Paired with a Balençiaga “World Food” windbreaker and washed-out Levi’s jeans he went out for dinner with his new friend Uncut Gems actress Julia Fox. Featuring a waterproof, one-piece design that is flexible, durable, and extremely tough, these pun...
Kanye West Documentary Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy Set to Release on Netflix
With over 21 years in the making, the documentary film spotlighting Kanye West, Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, is set for a three-week event on Netflix beginning on February 16. [embedded content][embedded content] Filmmakers and friends of West, Coodie and Chike, collected videos spanning over 20 years of West’s life and music career for the film. The trailer shows clips of a young West at home, in the studio, and among music legends like Pharrell and Jay-Z. “Very rarely do you encounter self-contained people,” the trailer said. “This man can do everything himself. He livin’ it.” The announcement comes at an interesting, but possibly fitting, time as West has recently been surrounded by various controversies. West invited disgraced artists Marilyn Manson and DaBaby onstage with hi...
Kanye West Has Personal Photographer Following Him On Dates With Julia Fox
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Splash / Splash News Is Kanye West purposely trying to get Kim Kardashian jealous or something? We’re not sure but according to PageSix, Yeezy has been bringing his own photographer along with him whenever he goes out with his latest beau, Julia Fox. Rumors of Ye and Julia dating began over the weekend when the two were spotted getting familiar with each other at Miami restaurant, Carbone. Apparently, Kanye’s photographer was already in tow at the time when the pics surfaced and social media began buzzing. Since then the two have gone out a few more times with the most recent being a date to go see Slave Play on Broadway where the two hung out with playwright Jeremy O. Harris and the cast afterwards. Ye’s photographer accompanied the pair as well. While i...
Kanye West & His Work Boots Will Reportedly Headline Coachella 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty Coachella reportedly has found its third headliner, and it’s none other than Kanye West. Per Variety, the artist now just known as Ye and his Vibram-soled Red Wing work safety boots will be filling the third and final headliner spot at this year’s Coachella music festival. This means it’s all but sure Travis Scott, who is still losing bags due to the Astroworld fiasco, will not be performing. The publication exclusively reports that sources have revealed that West has signed on to perform and join other headliners, Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia. The trio will replace Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine, and Travis Scott, who was supposed to headline the 2020 edition of the music festival that was on hiatus for two years due to the...
GOP Ops Running Kanye’s POTUS Campaign Accused of Using Illegal Methods
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Another bombshell involving the ill-fated 2020 presidential run of Kanye West has dropped, this time in the form of allegations that Republican insiders on his campaign team used illegal methods to hide their financial movements & involvement. According to reports, the boast by Ye that both Democratic & Republican consultants were involved in working on his campaign to be president has been undermined as it was discovered that Democratic consulting company Millennial Strategies was being used to funnel money up to $2.7 million to the firm running the campaign, Mercury Public Affairs, which is aligned with former President Donald Trump and other far-right notables. This situation would appear to be a violation of federal...
Kim Kardashian Can Breathe A Sigh of Relief, Kanye West & Julia Fox Seem To Be Getting Very Serious
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty Things are picking up quickly between Kanye West and his alleged new girlfriend, Uncut Gems star Julia Fox. Kim Kardashian can possibly breathe a sigh of relief. It seems Julia Fox is currently keeping rain boots wearing Kanye West’s attention right now. Per TMZ, the rumored new couple were spotted together in NYC on Tuesday (Jan.4) following a weekend in Miami that saw them hanging out with N.O.R.E and his wife. On Tuesday, West and Fox hit the Omicron-filled streets to catch Slave Play, one of the few Broadway plays that did not shut down due to the highly contagious COVID-19 variant. The popular but very polarizing play is right up West’s ally because it tackles topics like sex, race, gender, traumatic experiences, and, of course, interr...
Artist Formerly Known As Kanye West Working On ‘DONDA 2’, Twitter Does What It Does
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West aka Ye spent a gang of money to promote his last album, DONDA, with a numerous album listening events, pushed back release dates and a feature-heavy guestlist. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that he is working on its sequel, DONDA 2. Complex first reported that music exec Steven Victor revealed that the artist formerly known as Yeezy was working on the project. “Ye has started working on his new masterpiece DONDA 2,” Steven Victor told Complex. But worth noting, many people have already pointed out that Ye has a suspect track record when it comes to proper sequels (remember Cruel Winter, the sequel to Cruel Summer?—never happened). Will it drop? Will it make the original’s recording budget look like a pittance? Will he ...
