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Seeing Green: Jennifer Hough Drops Harassment Lawsuit Against Nicki Minaj
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN It seems that Nicki Minaj can breathe a sigh of relief. Jennifer Hough has dropped the harassment lawsuit against her. As spotted on Complex the Queens, New York native got some good news regarding some potential legal troubles that originated with her husband Kenneth “Zoo” Petty. On Wednesday, January 12 Jennifer Hough’s lawyer confirmed that his client has dropped the “Super Bass” rapper from the suit. Related Stories “The case was voluntarily dismissed as to Nicki in NY,” Hough’s lawyer, Tyrone Blackburn, told Complex. “The case against Kenneth is ongoing.” Back in September of 1994 Hugh accused Petty of raping her for which he served four years in prison. The attorney went on to claim that she is not in the clear just yet thoug...
Soulja Boy Posts Racy Pics Of “Big Draco” & Twitter Reacts With Tremendous Thirst
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Soulja Boy is quick to remind the masses that he’s the first to do something in the Hip-Hop space and fights hard to prove some of those outlandish claims. After years of using the name Big Draco, the “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” star shared his, ahem, situation, and fans on Twitter reacted in extreme thirst. Like many entertainers, Soulja Boy launched an OnlyFans, following in the footsteps of Safaree and other stars before him. From what’s being said online, the images that had Twitter on clutched pearls mode were leaked from the subscription-only page. Of course, we’re not going to share the images of Soulja Boy letting the hammer get some shine here, but savvy searchers should locate the photos on their own. Meanwhile, check ou...
HHW Gaming: GameStop Announces Two New PS5 Bundles Arriving Friday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Listen up gamers, here is your chance to land a PS5 console. GameStop, yes they still exist, announced that it is dropping not one, but two PS5 bundles. Unlike consoles which are super difficult to acquire alone, bundles are usually much easier to get your hands on due to the already high price. These two bundles include three games, a controller, a charging dock, and a GameStop gift card. Bundle A: PlayStation 5 Console Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart PowerA DualSense Charging Dock Death Stranding Director’s Cut Call of Duty: Vanguard GameStop Gift Card Bundle B: PlayStation 5 Console Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart PowerA DualSense Charging Dock Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut Call of Duty: Vanguard GameStop Gift Card No word on how m...
Earl Sweatshirt Delivers First Studio Album in Four Years, ‘SICK!’
Earl Sweatshirt is back with his first studio album in four years, SICK! Clocking in at under 30 minutes, the 10-track record feature guest appearances from Zelooperz on “Vision” and Armand Hammer on “Tabula Rasa,” while The Alchemist, Black Noi$e, Ancestor, Theravada, Rob Chamber, Samiyam and Alexander Spit handled production. SICK! marks his first full-length release since 2018’s Some Rap Songs and follow his 2019 EP FEET OF CLAY. In a lengthy statement, Sweatshirt revealed that he recorded SICK! when the world was first dealing with COVID-19 and the lockdowns: “Sick is my humble offering of 10 songs recorded in the wake of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and its subsequent lockdowns. Before the virus I had been working on an album I named after a book I used to read with my mother (T...
Cordae Flies High in New Album ‘From A Birds Eye View’
Cordae has dropped off his highly-anticipated sophomore record, From A Birds Eye View. Clocking in at 40 minutes, the 12-track record features guest appearances from Gunna, Lil Wayne, H.E.R., Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Nas, Stevie Wonder, Eminem and Roddy Ricch. Terrace Martin, Raphael Saadiq and Taraji P. Henson also contributed to the album while the likes of Hit-Boy, Dem Jointz, Boi-1da, MixedByAl and Daoud of Pivot Gang produced the tracks. In a statement prior to the album’s release, the young rapper shared a guide on how to listen to From A Bird’s Eye View: “So the album drops tonight! Each individual song has a significant place in my heart as they were all inspired by real life events, emotions and experiences. With that being said I ask ya’ll to please listen to songs 1-12...
Kanye Tells DJ Premier He’s Ready to Drop a New Track
A clip of Kanye West talking to DJ Premier about releasing a new track this week with recently surfaced. The short video shows Ye speaking with DJ Premier over FaceTime, noting how the celebrated producer and DJ is his “inspiration.” Later the conversation moves towards The Game and Pusha-T, who were recently spotted in the studio with Ye. “We’re starting a whole…we about to just control the sound of music, it’s up to us now, period.” said Kanye West. Adding, “We got a song we’re releasing Friday that we wanted you to do a scratch on, if possible.” The information comes as muted studio footage highlighting Ye’s creative process with collaborators also started making its way on social media. Aside from The Game and Pusha-T, A$AP Rocky and Antonio Brown also show up in the clips, although it...
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Trap Music Pioneer UZ Is Remastering His Iconic Tracks and Selling Them As NFTs
It’s 2012. SoundCloud is the biggest thing in music since the iPod. UZ, Baauer, Flosstradamus and HU₵₵I are dropping the craziest songs you’ve ever heard. You show your friends and become an aux legend. Life is good. Before SoundCloud’s broken business model drove artists away like bad breath, it was the epicenter of electronic music discovery. And the advent of trap music on the platform led to the genre’s explosion—with UZ’s fabled “Trap Shit” series serving as ground zero. Considered a pioneering trap artist, UZ was emblematic of the golden era of SoundCloud, when bedroom producers could scrap together 808s and a simple chord progression and blow up overnight. Just ask RL Grime, who abandoned his mainstream dance music alias, Clockwork, after th...
Watch Swedish House Mafia Accompany The Weeknd to a Vogue Ball In New Music Video
While a high school gym may not seem like the most natural setting for a club, leave it to The Weeknd to pull it off. Complete with voguish, levitating dancers and a Michael Jackson-esque dance break, a new music video released by the chart-topping crooner is soundtracked by a remixed version of “Sacrifice,” which appears on his new Dawn FM album. Remixers Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia dramatically circle in the background as their mystifying rework swirls over the scene. Meanwhile, a moody visual filter pulls out rich color tones and adds to the video’s vintage feel. “Sacrifice” samples Alicia Myers’ 1981 single “I Want to Thank You.” It’s part of The Weeknd’s new ...
Britney Spears Is ‘Disgusted’ With Jamie Lynn Spears After ‘GMA’ Interview: ‘She Never Had to Work for Anything’
After remaining relatively quiet in the 24 hours following sister Jamie Lynn Spears‘ television interview with Good Morning America, Britney Spears spoke out on Twitter on Thursday (Jan. 13) — and she did not hold back. After revealing that she was “really sick” with a 104 degree fever on Wednesday night, Britney wrote in a series of screenshots from her notes app that she “looked at my phone and I see that my sister did her interview to promote her book […] lol and it was actually kind of nice having a fever so high cause I had to surrender to not caring.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news She went on to bring up the point in the interview in which ABC News‘ Juju Chang quoted a section from Jamie Lynn’s upcoming memoir, Things I Should Have...
Lionel Richie to Receive 2022 Gershwin Prize
Lionel Richie will receive the 2022 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the Library of Congress announced Thursday (Jan. 13). The pop and R&B superstar will be feted at an all-star tribute in Washington, D.C., on March 9. PBS stations will broadcast the concert on May 17. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Richie is the 12th recipient of the award; the third who rose to fame at Berry Gordy’s Motown Records. The first two were Stevie Wonder (2009) and Smokey Robinson (2016). These are also the only Black composers to receive the honor. “This is truly an honor of a lifetime, and I am so grateful to be receiving the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,” Richie said in a statement. “I am proud to be joining all the other previous artists, who I also admire and am a fan of their music.” Ri...
Kanye West & Julia Fox Cuddle Up on a Couch While Partying With Madonna
Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) and Julia Fox are still going strong. The rapper and model packed on some PDA during a night out at Delilah in West Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday (Jan. 12) where they spent time with a diverse group of A-listers including Madonna, Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Brown and Evan Ross. Ross shared a series of black-and-white moments from the night on Instagram, including a video in which the entire group is jamming out to Drake’s “Come Thru,” as Julia is seen sitting on Ye’s lap sat with her arm around him. Explore Explore Kanye West See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news See the post here. Another video captured by the paparazzi finds the couple leaving the restaurant, sharing a quick hug and kiss goodbye before Ye gets in his car. [...
