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The Game Says Ye Did More For His Career Than Dr. Dre On ‘Drink Champs’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Revolt Noreaga’s Drink Champs podcast has been the subject of many eye-popping interviews over the last few months and in a new clip featuring The Game as his next guest, we can already see it promises to be one of the most explosive sit-down’s on his show to date. Since coming into the game, The Game has experienced all kinds of controversial moments including his beef with 50 Cent, his falling out with his own homies, and being hit with all kinds of lawsuits over the years. In the new clip for the upcoming episode of Drink Champs, Chuck Taylor seems to touch on his falling out with G-Unit back in 2005 saying “You don’t f*ckin’ kick me out the group. I’m the “G” in G-Unit. F*ck you mean?” Related Stories But the most surprising segment came whe...
Bronx Man Pinched For Alleged Subway Poop Attack
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Richard Levine / Getty The New York City subway system has seen its fair share of disturbing incidents in the past few months, and one recently appalling case involving a man smearing feces in a straphanger’s face in the Bronx has led to the culprit being arrested. The New York Police Department announced on Monday (February 28th) that they arrested Frank Abrokwa for attacking a woman with feces at the Wakefield-East 241st Street station in the Bronx, which took place the week before. The woman, who is unidentified, was sitting on a bench on the southbound side of the platform during rush hour at 5:15 P.M. According to police reports and videotape footage that captured the entire incident, Abrokwa approached the woman while wielding a black plastic bag. W...
Bronx Man Pinched For Alleged Subway Poop Attack
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Richard Levine / Getty The New York City subway system has seen its fair share of disturbing incidents in the past few months, and one recently appalling case involving a man smearing feces in a straphanger’s face in the Bronx has led to the culprit being arrested. The New York Police Department announced on Monday (February 28th) that they arrested Frank Abrokwa for attacking a woman with feces at the Wakefield-East 241st Street station in the Bronx, which took place the week before. The woman, who is unidentified, was sitting on a bench on the southbound side of the platform during rush hour at 5:15 P.M. According to police reports and videotape footage that captured the entire incident, Abrokwa approached the woman while wielding a black plastic bag. W...
Authentic Brands Plans To Get Reebok In The NFT & Crypto Payments Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok In an attempt to boost Reebok‘s name and popularity out in these Nike ran streets, Authentic Brand seems to be getting with the times and actually getting into the world of NFT’s to get some potential customers to invest in the OG sports attire. According to Bloomberg, Authentic Brands Group Inc. (who purchased Reebok in 2021 for $2.46 billion) is looking to add clothing offerings and add NFT’s and crypto payments to help get the Reebok brand back in the limelight in the coming future. But that’s just the beginning and Authentic Brands Group are already taking steps to get Reebok attire all over the world and once again become one of the hottest sports brands in the game. Related Stories “With acquisition of the athleticwear brand com...
Authentic Brands Plans To Get Reebok In The NFT & Crypto Payments Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok In an attempt to boost Reebok‘s name and popularity out in these Nike ran streets, Authentic Brand seems to be getting with the times and actually getting into the world of NFT’s to get some potential customers to invest in the OG sports attire. According to Bloomberg, Authentic Brands Group Inc. (who purchased Reebok in 2021 for $2.46 billion) is looking to add clothing offerings and add NFT’s and crypto payments to help get the Reebok brand back in the limelight in the coming future. But that’s just the beginning and Authentic Brands Group are already taking steps to get Reebok attire all over the world and once again become one of the hottest sports brands in the game. Related Stories “With acquisition of the athleticwear brand com...
Here’s What Critics Are Saying About Robert Pattinson As The Caped Crusader In ‘The Batman’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jonathan Olley™ & © DC Comics / The Batman The reviews are, and the critics and folks who had the opportunity to see The Batman are calling it a hit. Move over Christopher Nolan. It looks like The Dark Knight Trilogy will have some company at the top with the arrival of Matt Reeves’ 3-hour epic, The Batman. Outside of fans of the actor, Batman fans were skeptical when Warner Bros. first revealed that Robert Pattinson would be taking on the role of the Caped Crusader in the film that was initially supposed to star Ben Affleck. Most reviews about Reeves’ film based on the “Year One” and “The Long Halloween” Batman comics contain high praise for Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, and Paul Dano. Speaking on Pattinson’s performance, ABC News Peter Tavari...
Here’s What Critics Are Saying About Robert Pattinson As The Caped Crusader In ‘The Batman’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jonathan Olley™ & © DC Comics / The Batman The reviews are, and the critics and folks who had the opportunity to see The Batman are calling it a hit. Move over Christopher Nolan. It looks like The Dark Knight Trilogy will have some company at the top with the arrival of Matt Reeves’ 3-hour epic, The Batman. Outside of fans of the actor, Batman fans were skeptical when Warner Bros. first revealed that Robert Pattinson would be taking on the role of the Caped Crusader in the film that was initially supposed to star Ben Affleck. Most reviews about Reeves’ film based on the “Year One” and “The Long Halloween” Batman comics contain high praise for Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, and Paul Dano. Speaking on Pattinson’s performance, ABC News Peter Tavari...
50 Cent Calls Out Starz On Instagram, Tells G-Unit Film & Television Crew To Pack Their Bags
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jamie McCarthy / Getty Is 50 Cent really going to leave Starz and take all his hit shows with him this time? Or is he once again trolling? The G-Unit general and social media troll is fed up with the television home of his “drug dealing cinematic universe,” better known as the Power Universe, and is allegedly leaving. Taking to Instagram, the Queens rapper shared a gif of a man packing a suitcase voice his displeasure with Starz for renewing High Town, but not Power Book IV: Force, despite it being the highest-rated show on the network. Related Stories “This is me packing my stuff, STARZ 😵🍆Sucks, my deal is up over here I’m out,” the “Wanksta” rapper writes. “They Renewed High town and FORCE is the highest rated show they have it sitting i...
Magixx – Chocolate
Check out this brand new tune coming in from Magixx – “Chocolate” out now. Mavins Records music star Magixx comes through with a brand new single for his teeming fans titled “Chocolate“. This comes after the success of the re-up version of his song “Love Don’t Cost A Dime” with label mate Ayra Starr. Due to popular demand, the singer gives fans a new tune to rock with and this is his first official release in the year. We like this and we hope you like it too. Listen, enjoy Magixx – “Chocolate” below & share. [embedded content]
CloZee, G Jones, Opiuo, More to Perform at Kosmic Kingdom Music Festival 2022
Prepare to be transported back to the middle ages at Kosmic Kingdom Music Festival. Hosted at one of the most unique locations, the fest takes place at Sleepy Hollow’s Renaissance Park in Des Moines, Iowa. The park features multiple real-life castles that will be used as stages, as well as over 35 fully functional Renaissance buildings. Kosmic Kingdom organizers have now announced the official lineup for the three-day event, which is scheduled for June 3rd and 4th, with a pre-party on the 2nd. The multi-genre festival features an array of DJs across experimental bass music, electro-funk, dubstep and beyond. Headlining Kosmic Kingdom 2022 are CloZee and G Jones, followed by Of The Trees, Opiuo, VCTRE and NotLö, among others. The undercard is filled with emerging electro...
Miami Music Week 2022 Guide: Clubs, Pool Parties, Showcases and More
Editor’s Note: The list contained in this article will be updated as more events are announced. Veteran screenwriter Mitch Glazer hit the nail on the head when he called Miami a “storytelling engine.” But in the throes of a relentless pandemic, the only stories coming out of the city were ones of the horror variety. So it’s not a stretch to say that the stories bubbling beneath the surface of the return of Miami Music Week will ultimately be timeless. With the pandemic in Miami’s rearview, this year’s gathering has the feel of something special. Hedonism be damned, fans from all over the world are planning to descend on the city for a week of uncaged raving. The Magic City is going to be a no-holds-barred electronic music utopia. Ahead of Miami Musi...
TESTAMENT Rejoined By Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO
San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have announced the return of drummer Dave Lombardo to the group’s ranks. An original member of thrash metal legends SLAYER, Lombardo was the guest drummer on TESTAMENT‘s 1999 studio album “The Gathering”, which also marked the first time the band worked with then-up-and-coming British producer/engineer Andy Sneap. “The Gathering” was widely considered to be an improvement over 1997’s “Demonic”, an album that saw singer Chuck Billy employ a more guttural style of vocals and was released at a time when thrash acts as TESTAMENT had fallen out of favor. Billy comments: “I’ll state the obvious, We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with TESTAMENT. We ar...
