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Kanye West Shares Super Long Thanksgiving Day Prayer, Talks Accountability
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Livingston / Getty Kanye West is thankful. Ye is so thankful that he took to Instagram to share a “super super super super super long” Thanksgiving Day prayer. Being that this was a Ye production, the nearly five-minute prayer was also self-indulgent while revealing some details of his inner thought process along with explanations to some of his past behavior. That includes pointing to his alcohol abuse, mental health and his religion, amongst other aspects. “Let’s start with A, alcohol. I would drink to take the stress away and knock the edge off,” says Ye in what sounds like a prepared statement. “Drinking affected my health and the health of people around me. Because I already had a hair trigger temper and this just heightened it.” While th...
Clap For Him: JAY-Z Surpasses Quincy Jones To Become The Most Grammy Nominated Artist Ever
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty JAY-Z is having himself one hell of a year because the accomplishments keep rolling in. The Grammy nominations were revealed on Tuesday (Nov.24). The living Hip-Hop legend from Brooklyn has become one the most-nominated artists in Grammy Awards history after receiving three Grammy nods. JAY-Z passed Quince Jones. Before the news, the rapper and iconic multihyphenate both had 80 nominations. The news comes fresh off JAY-Z’s historic induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the release of The Harder They Fall, the Netflix film he produced that is garnering a lot of buzz in Hollywood. JAY-Z hasn’t released a solo project since 2017’s 4:44. His nominations come in the way of guest features on his “little brother,” Kanye ...
Kanye West and Drake Announce ‘Free Larry Hoover’ Benefit Concert
Kanye West and Drake have officially announced their “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert. The show is set to take place on Dec. 9 at the L.A. Coliseum in Los Angeles. The venue’s event page says that the “historic” show plans to “raise awareness and support for Larry Hoover and the cause of prison and sentencing reform.” “I Believe This Event Will Not Only Bring Awareness to Our Cause but Prove to People Everywhere How Much More We Can Accomplish When We Lay Our Pride Aside and Come Together,” Ye said in a statement. “With Ye, Drake, and J Prince United to Advocate For My Father’s Release, We Can Take Our Plea For Redemption Worldwide And Show That We Are Truly Stronger Together On Behalf Of Any and Everyone with a Love One Wrongly Or Unjustly Incarcerated,” added Larry Hoover Jr. in a sta...
Who Is Larry Hoover?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: wikibily / iOne Digital The long-running feud between Drake and Kanye West has apparently come to a close, and it appears there’s a bigger mission at hand as both are committed to performing at a benefit concert to help free Larry Hoover from prison. The two rap icons appeared at Dave Chappelle’s concert in Toronto recently to publicly end their feud, and it was then revealed that the two will appear at a concert slated for December 9 which is meant to aid efforts to get the life sentence of Larry Hoover commuted. J. Prince broke the news in a post on Instagram showing him alongside Drake and Kanye West. But there are those who will ask, “who is Larry Hoover and why is there a push to get him free?” Related Stories To the federal government, Larry Hoover ...
Drake & Ye Reportedly Squash Beef, Twitter Thinks Pusha-T Isn’t With It
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Ye / Instagram The long-running saga of beef between music titans Ye AKA Kanye West and Drake reached a zenith of sorts this year during the release of their DONDA and Certified Lover Boy albums respectively. After Ye’s open appeal to settle their differences, the Chicago superstar posted an image alongside his Canadian counterpart with triple OG J Prince in tow. As we’ve observed over the past few months, Ye and Drake have lobbed soft to hard blows towards one another, adding fire to a feud few saw ending in such an amicable fashion. Last week, Ye read off a statement with J Prince standing next to him asking for a sitdown with Drake, lending credence to the idea that they would soon make amends. Related Stories Via the image Ye posted, the t...
Rubber Mask Kanye Clones Mob Through Manhattan For ‘Donda’ Deluxe Edition Release Promo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt November continues to not disappoint when it comes to bizarre Kanye West headlines. Last week, a mob of Ye clones hit the street in what seems to be a marketing ploy for the Donda deluxe edition. As spotted on TMZ, a crew of individuals hit the streets, and to say it was a scene to behold would be an understatement. On Saturday (November 13), about 20 to 30 people wearing the YZY x Gap round jacket, rubber face masks, and black caps walked together throughout the Union Square area of Manhattan. At first glance, it seemed that the group was either paying homage to the unique outfit but upon further review, all signs point to the stunt being a marketing ploy. The army hit the streets the same weekend that Ye’s Donda (Deluxe) finally mad...
Soulja Boy Addresses Drake, Ye FKA Kanye West On ‘Tha God’s Honest Truth’ With Charlamagne Tha God
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Soulja Boy has laid claim to be the inventor of a number of viable Hip-Hop trends, and he may well be the first rapper to go viral. The Atlanta rapper and entrepreneur sat down with Charlamagne Tha God to break down a handful of times he broke the Internet by way of his outsized personality. Big Draco, 31, was a guest on Charlamagne’s Tha God’s Honest Truth talk show for the “Inside The Rapper’s Studio” segment. Soulja, this time more subdued and laid back than he normally is, watched Charlamagne air videos of his most viral moments and asked for a breakdown for each instance. Related Stories As for the infamous “Draaaake” moment, Big Soulja said, “It was all about Drizzy. They caught me off guard with that question,” prompting Charla...
Get That Dough: Beanie Sigel Says Ye’s Yeezy Nickname Was On The House
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Beanie Sigel addressed the former Kanye West AKA Ye regarding the explosive comments made during his visit with the Drink Champs podcast regarding the origins of the Yeezy nickname. According to a new interview, the Philadelphia star says that Ye’s nickname is on the house but he would like to speak with his former label mate about a business venture. TMZ caught up with Mac and Young Gunna AKA Young Chris for a brief sitdown regarding Ye saying that he owes Sigel millions for the Yeezy nickname. In Sigel’s mind, the nickname was just a mere fraction of the powerhouse entity that Ye has become on his own and isn’t seeking payment. Related Stories Ye said to N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN on Drink Champs that he owed Sigel $50 million and stock op...
8 Things We Learned from Kanye West On Drink Champs Pt. 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt Last week, Kanye West had social media ablaze with his controversial Drink Champs interview in which he shared many personal opinions about his peers and fellow artists that had listeners and viewers constantly slapping their foreheads in surprise. Now we have part 2 of the interview in which he’s joined by Larry Hover Jr. and though it’s not nearly as eye-opening as the first installment, it does contain some interesting tidbits that would have a few people talking. From his views on his MAGA man, Donald Trump to how he plans on helping Larry Hover get released from prison, Ye has many things to get off his chest that may or may not rub people the wrong way. Here are the 8 things we learned from Kanye West on Drink Champs. Source: Pool / ...
Crisis Averted: Kanye West & Soulja Boy Squash Their Tofu Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Of all the controversial comments made by Kanye West during his Drink Champs interview, explaining why he took Soulja Boy off his Donda album was the most understandable (no shots). After Soulja took to social media to have another meltdown about the situation and calling out Kanye for his actions, it seems like the two have finally squashed their differences as Ye seems to have admitted fault in the matter. Sharing a screen shot of the texts he got from Kanye, Soulja Boy seems to have been somewhat vindicated as Ye wrote “Love you bro,” followed by “I should have told you I wasn’t gonna use the verse.” Soulja responded with “Love you too bro. That’s all I wanted.” Related Stories All’s well that ends well. Doesn’t exactly help that S...
Yikes: Ye’s YEEZY Ordered To Cough Up $950,000 In Shipping Delay Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brandon Magnus / Getty Christian billionaire rapper Ye is going to have open up his checkbook. Per Complex, Kanye West, oops, we mean Ye’s YEEZY brand, has been ordered to cough up almost a million dollars. Via a release, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón proclaimed that Yeezy Apparel LLC and Yeezy LLC would have to pay $950,000 to settle the recent civil lawsuit brought against the company. The lawsuit alleges that West’s company was engaged in unlawful business practices plus made false promises by not shipping items on time. It also reveals that four district attorney offices, including Alameda, Sonoma, and Napa, were involved in the lawsuit. Related Stories “Online consumers are entitled to protection against unwarranted fees and...
Larry Hoover Jr. Urges Drake To Squash Beef With Ye FKA Kanye West
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Larry Hoover Jr. / @larryhooverjr_ Ye, the artist (in the truest sense of the word) formerly known as Kanye West, has been all the buzz across news publications and social media after his freewheeling appearance on Drink Champs. Shortly after making an appeal to squash beef with Drake alongside J Prince, Larry Hoover Jr. is asking the same of the Canadian superstar. In an exclusive chat presented by TMZ, Larry Hoover Jr., the son of the founder of the Chicago Gangster Disciples gang, made an open plea to Drake to join together with Ye for a benefit concert in order to aid efforts to free the elder Hoover from prison. Hoover Sr. is serving six life sentences in connection to a variety of crimes during his heyday as a leading member of the Gangster Disciple...
