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Face Palm: Joey Bada$$ Says “Social Distancing Is Inhumane”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty Social distancing is a practice implemented to prevent the spread of a potentially deadly virus. However, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ believes the practice is “inhumane.” First, a little context is necessary before totally disregarding Joey’s commentary as dangerously naive. Over the weekend, the 26-year-old attempted to visit Disney World in Florida to celebrate his daughter’s birthday. Unfortunately, the trip was ruined when a child the rapper was traveling with was refused entry because the kid refused to wear a mask. The 2-year-old Joey says is a cousin is autistic and reportedly doesn’t understand the concept of mask-wearing, which he finds suffocating. Per TMZ, Disney World was sticking to its policy of refusing admittance for a...
Desus Nice Got His COVID Vaccine, Kid Mero Recovers At Home From The Rona
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bravo / Getty While many in the culture are still skeptical about receiving their COVID-19 vaccine shots, our celebrity representatives are trying to ease those fears by getting it themselves and showing that there’s nothing to fear but fear itself. To help further encourage us to get the vaccine and help stop the spread of the Coronavirus, Desus Nice has become the latest culture rep to get himself vaccinated while his partner-in-crime, Kid Mero recovers from the virus itself. Last Tuesday Mero shocked his followers when he revealed he had gotten the Rona and was following the protocols that come with a positive test result saying “I’M DOING OK” and encouraged everyone to “WEAR YOUF MASK, SOCIAL DISTANCE AND GET YOUR VACCINE IF YOURE ELIGIBLE.” MY PALS. ...
Phife Dawg ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman “Nutshell Pt. 2,” Pooh Shiesty ft. Gucci Mane “Ugly” & More | Daily Visuals 3.22.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: press handout / Phife Today marks 5 years since the Hip-Hop culture lost an icon in A Tribe Called Quest’s one and only, Phife Dawg and while we still mourn the “5 Foot Freak,” we can continue to celebrate his life through a posthumous visual. Today Hip-Hop heads got blessed with the release of the Busta Rhymes and Redman assisted clip to “Nutshell Pt. 2” in which we once again see a living and breathing and spitting bars in a diner like it was back in the day. Busta and Red join in later on and get busy like it was the late 90’s again. Rest in Power, King. Down South Pooh Shiesty got himself quite the crew as he links up with Gucci Mane for the visual to “Ugly” which features a gang of beautiful women who are gooned out with ski masks and guns like they’...
ZHU’s Cryptic Website Update Could Point to Release Date of New Album
Just one week after revealing the news that his next album is complete, ZHU has teased fans with its potential release date via a cryptic update to his website. ZHU recently added an item to his ZHU Merch platform called “LP3,” a direct reference to his forthcoming third studio album. The price, $430.21, is rumored to mirror a date of April 30th, 2021, which would reveal the release date of his third studio album. ZHU has notably refrained from announcing a title for the upcoming album, which will be the Grammy-nominated artist’s third following 2016’s seminal breakthrough debut Generationwhy and 2018’s haunting Ringo’s Desert. Check out a screenshot below. Screenshot of ZHU’s merchandise website, which is rumored to ...
Ted Nugent Uses the N-Word to Explain Why He Isn’t Racist
Ted Nugent has done a lot of things over the years that people consider racist, like slandering George Floyd, threatening to kill Barack Obama, falsely blaming the Capitol insurrection on Black Lives Matter, and making seemingly pro-apartheid statements, among many other examples. However, Nugent firmly believes he isn’t racist, and he eagerly explained why in a new video uploaded to Facebook Live. As noted by Spin, the clip, which lasts over half an hour, sees Nugent having a “campfire chat” with his wife at night. The two explain that they were just talking about George Orwell’s book 1984 (at which point they hold up a new copy of the book, as if to disprove any naysayers) and the ’60s psych-rock band Vanilla Fudge because Nugent got a call from Carmine Appice, their original drumme...
Lemmy’s Ashes Were Placed in Bullets and Given to His Closest Friends
The late Lemmy Kilmister was indeed the coolest man on Earth, even in death. Per the legendary Motörhead frontman’s request, his ashes were placed in bullets and delivered to his closest friends and associates. Now, that’s metal — literally! The revelation comes courtesy of Riki Rachtman, the onetime host of the MTV show Headbangers Ball. On Monday (March 22nd), Rachtman shared a photo of a bullet with “LEMMY” engraved on it, writing, “Before his death #Lemmy asked for his ashes to be put in some bullets & handed out to his closest friends. Today, I received a bullet & was literally brought to tears. Thank you, @myMotorhead.” Rachtman’s post follows one on Instagram from last year by former professional tennis player Pat Cash that is now getting attention. Cash shared a pic of anot...
Dolly Parton’s MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute Concert is Coming to Netflix
It’s always a good time to celebrate Dolly Parton, and soon Netflix viewers will be able to do that on command. A professionally recorded 2019 concert called Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute, featuring performances from Katy Perry, Leon Bridges, Miley Cyrus and Parton herself, will be hitting the streaming service next month. The special event functions as a ceremony for Parton’s MusiCares Person of the Year award that the country icon was bestowed with back in 2019. The occasion marked the first time a country singer had received the annual honor, which is given on behalf of The Recording Academy’s charity organization, MusiCares. However, as a testament to Parton’s widespread appeal, her tribute show features an eclectic array of multi-generational artists paying her respect. In additio...
R.I.P. Dan Sartain, Garage Rock Musician Dead at 39
Alabama garage-rock musician Dan Sartain has died at the age of 39. According to Pitchfork, Sartain’s manager confirmed that he passed on Saturday March 20th, but that no cause of death has been revealed. Sartain was born and raised in Alabama, and he got involved in the Birmingham music scene in the early 2000s. He self-released his first two albums, 2001’s Crimson Guard and 2002’s Romance In Stereo, but then signed to the local label Skybucket for a limited edition tour album called Sartain Family Legacy 1981-1998. That same year, he released his commercial debut Dan Sartain vs. the Serpientes on Swami Records, where he stayed before jumping to One Little Indian for a prolific run of records in the early 2010s. Although he was often slapped wit the rockabill...
Lil Mama Wants To Be The Voice of Straight People, Claims She Wants To Start A ‘Heterosexual Rights Movement’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Rapper/actress Lil Mama has picked a very interesting hill to die on as of late. The “Lip Gloss” crafter has been the subject of controversy after sharing her opinion about children who consider themselves to be transgender and isn’t backing down from her views either. In an Instagram story post captured by The Jasmine Brand, the rapper who called herself the “voice of the young people” now wants to be the voice of straight people by forming a “heterosexual rights movement.” In the post, she claims that heterosexual people are forced to be quiet when it comes to their opinions about the LGBTQ+ community are often misunderstood with their comments taken out of context. She writes, “I’m about to start a heterosexual rights movem...
Fat Joe Clarifies “Wuhan Virus” Lyric From Newly Released Benny The Butcher Album
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ivan Nikolov/WENN.com / WENN Fat Joe is featured on one of the most anticipated projects of the year but it comes with some controversy. One of his lines is giving one community some very bad vibes. As spotted on Hot New Hip Hop the Bronx native delivered a memorable feature on Benny The Butcher’s The Plugs I Met 2. On “Talkin’ Back’” he raps “Threw that white up in the pot, gave ‘em pipe dreams/And watch it spread like the Wuhan Virus”. Given the heightened sensitivity regarding hate against Asians due to the recent White domestic terrorist who killed eight people in biased murder spree, some of his fans took insult with the bar. One user in particular asked the Terror Squad frontman directly on Twitter. “Hey @fatjoe long time fan he...
GOAT Is Restocking 10 Rare Air Max Sneakers For Nike Air Max Day
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: GOAT / GOAT Air Max Day GOAT already kicked off Air Max Day early on its app by blessing users with SKUs (Stock Keeping Unit) for rare Air Max sneakers simply by trying on sneakers using the AR Try-On feature. Now, the online marketplace has announced more plans to celebrate the release of the iconic Nike silhouette. On Air Max Day, Friday (Mar.26), GOAT revealed that users could score a pair of highly-coveted Air Max sneakers for FREE or at/under retail price. Sneaker aficionados will have to keep their eyes peeled on GOAT’s Instagram page to learn the drop schedule for the 10 Air Max styles GOAT will be restocking, so turn on those notifications. GOAT will also be dropping a pair of DQM x AM 90’ Bacon’s or Undefeated x AM 97 OG’s from 10:00 AM ET/7:00 A...
Microphone Check 1, 2 What Is This?: Phife Dawg’s Best Verses
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty Five years ago on this date, (March 22nd), the world of Hip-Hop lost one of its most enigmatic and lyrically versatile MC’s when it was announced that Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) , one-fourth of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest passed away due to complications from diabetes at his home in San Francisco. Proudly representing the borough of Queens, New York, Phife Dawg had a few nicknames that spoke to his flawless capability as an MC, but the “Five Foot Assassin” tag was a calling card and a promise whenever he stepped up to the microphone. Starting out with Q-Tip (Jonathan Davis), Jarobi White and Ali Shaheed Muhammad to form A Tribe Called Quest in high school back in 1985, he helped usher in a new era in Hip-Hop and was one of the arc...
