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The Brand Is A Wrap?: Twitter Reacts To Desus & Mero Breakup
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bravo / Getty Could it really be the end of an era? Desus Nice of the Desus & Mero fame seems to have confirmed that the popular duo’s famed Bodega Boys podcast is no more. Over the years, we have witnessed Daniel “Desus” Baker and Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez go from two Bronx dude cracking jokes on Twitter to building up their influential podcast, to getting looks on Complex and MTV to their own show on Viceland and then eventually Desus & Mero on Showtime (Season 4 just wrapped at the end of June). Throughout it all, the Bodega Boys also maintained their podcast. However, as their fame grew the predictable speculation of the two personalities beefing and breaking up—something they often joked about—is currently flourishing on Twitter. As ...
Nikole Hannah-Jones and UNC Resolve Hiring Dispute
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty After a highly publicized dispute which centered on the denial of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones, the university responsible has reached a settlement with her. According to reports, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced on Friday (July 15th) that it reached the settlement with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. “The steps taken to resolve the lingering potential legal action posed by Ms. Hannah-Jones will hopefully help to close this chapter and give the university the space to focus on moving forward,” said David Boliek, chair of the university’s board of trustees, said in the statement released by the school. The amount of the settlement estimated to be close to $75,000, and it was approved by Kevin Gusciewicz...
New NOCTA Basketball Capsule Collection From Drake On The Way
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cole Burston / Getty Drake’s Nocta collection may not be fetching much on the secondary market but that isn’t keeping Nike from dropping some new merch courtesy of the King Of The North. According to HypeBeast, a new Nocta Basketball Collection is set to hit the shelves and will feature workout tees, shorts, socks, hoodies and a new colorway of the NOCTA x Hot Step Air Terra. Set to release on July 27, the new NOCAT capsule collection is sure to sell out like hotcakes as anything Drake touches is gold, but like we stated before, don’t expect to flip any of the merchandise for a profit as the streets ain’t paying extra for anything other than Off-White or Travis Scott collaborations with Nike. Related Stories Check out the upcoming NOCTA Basketball Collect...
Mayne What?!: Terrence Howard Claims New Tech To Defend Uganda, Everyone Confused
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Terrence Howard is once again putting forth supposed new scientific theories, this time making a claim on developing a new form technology while visiting the country of Uganda. The Empire actor is currently visiting the African nation, and spoke to members of the nation’s press along with government officials last Wednesday (July 13th). Howard was invited to visit by Frank Tumwebaze, the minister of agriculture, animal industries and fishery. In his brief introduction, Tumwebaze said that Howard would “explore Uganda’s uniqueness and spread the word.” During the conference, Howard claimed that he had invented a “new hydrogen technology” that would ultimately defend Uganda’s sovereign status from other nations. “I was able to identify...
It’s Official! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Officially Mr. and Mrs. Affleck
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are finally married. More than a decade after their first love affair, the couple reunited and have officially tied the knot at the Little White Wedding chapel in Las Vegas. “Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world,” Lopez shared via her social media newsletter. She added, “Stick around long enough and maybe you’ll find the best moment of your life in a drive through in Las Vegas at twelve thirty in the morning in the tunnel of love drive through, with your kids and the one you’ll spend forever with. Love is a great thing, maybe the best of things — and worth waiting for.” ...
Omeretta The Great Chops It Up At Birthday Bash ATL
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Hot Spot ATL / HotSpotATL Omeretta The Great had the entire city of Atlanta, Georgia buzzing over her smash hit “Sorry Not Sorry” from earlier this year, and she took a little time to explain the reasoning behind it this past weekend. The rapper sat down for an interview with HOT 107.9 ATL before her set at the Birthday Bash ATL concert last Saturday (July 16th). She represented the city with an Atlanta Falcons jersey, although it was noted in fun by host Manni Supreme that it wasn’t a Michael Vick jersey. No time was wasted as Manni Supreme asked her directly about her thought process behind making “Sorry Not Sorry”, her single from February that wound up going viral and being the spark for debates about who truly was from Atlanta and what that enta...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘As Dusk Falls’ Is A Narritve-Driven Adventure Done To Perfection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls Narrative-driven games are nothing new, but INTERIOR/NIGHT’s As Dusk Falls is a refreshing take on the video game genre. As Dusk Falls Is Why Xbox Game Pass Wins Regarding exclusive titles, Microsoft is not beating down the doors right now, and that’s understandable because no one is competing with A Horizon Forbidden West or the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok. But, with Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft continues to have one of the most fantastic gaming bargains because games like As Dusk Falls are exclusive to the service. A Narrative-Driven Game Done Right Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls In choice-driven games, you get the ability to make decisions, and if you don’t like the outcome, you can replay a situation. In As D...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘As Dusk Falls’ Is A Narritve-Driven Adventure Done To Perfection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls Narrative-driven games are nothing new, but INTERIOR/NIGHT’s As Dusk Falls is a refreshing take on the video game genre. As Dusk Falls Is Why Xbox Game Pass Wins Regarding exclusive titles, Microsoft is not beating down the doors right now, and that’s understandable because no one is competing with A Horizon Forbidden West or the upcoming God of War: Ragnarok. But, with Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft continues to have one of the most fantastic gaming bargains because games like As Dusk Falls are exclusive to the service. A Narrative-Driven Game Done Right Source: Interior/Night / As Dusk Falls In choice-driven games, you get the ability to make decisions, and if you don’t like the outcome, you can replay a situation. In As D...
Comedian & ‘Bust Down’ Co-Creator Jak Knight Tragically Passes Away At 28
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Kempin / Getty The comedy world lost one of its rising stars in Jak White. We Lost A Real One In Jak Knight Over the weekend, Jak Knight’s family confirmed through an agency rep that the writer/stand-up comedian and actor passed away on Thursday (Jul.14) at 28. The family did not share details such as the cause of his death at the time. “Knight’s loved ones ask that their privacy please be respected during this extremely difficult time,” the rep said. Knight has been in the entertainment industry for quite some time, revealing in a 2018 interview with Respect that he got his start as a writer on the FOX animated show Lucas Bros. Moving Co. when he was around 20 years old. His stock immediately began to rise, landing writing gigs on Netflix’s ra...
Comedian & ‘Bust Down’ Co-Creator Jak Knight Tragically Passes Away At 28
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Kempin / Getty The comedy world lost one of its rising stars in Jak White. We Lost A Real One In Jak Knight Over the weekend, Jak Knight’s family confirmed through an agency rep that the writer/stand-up comedian and actor passed away on Thursday (Jul.14) at 28. The family did not share details such as the cause of his death at the time. “Knight’s loved ones ask that their privacy please be respected during this extremely difficult time,” the rep said. Knight has been in the entertainment industry for quite some time, revealing in a 2018 interview with Respect that he got his start as a writer on the FOX animated show Lucas Bros. Moving Co. when he was around 20 years old. His stock immediately began to rise, landing writing gigs on Netflix’s ra...
Nick Cannon Is Not Getting Married, Drops New Visual For Struggle Wedding Song Called “Eyes Closed”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Is N’Credible seed spreader Nick Cannon ready to say “I Do” again? A recent Instagram post suggested that case, but it turns out he was just teasing a new song. Nick Cannon Can’t Be Serious With This Song? The entertainment mogul knows how to keep the internet world buzzing about him. No, we’re not talking about him possibly knocking up another woman on his mission to keep the world populated with his offspring, but him seemingly wanting the jump the broom again. Related Stories Cannon had the internet talking when he dropped a series of photos on the gram featuring himself, another woman who is not any of his baby mamas, and a pretty exquisite engagement ring. In the caption for the post, he wrote, “I said I would never do...
Nick Cannon Is Not Getting Married, Drops New Visual For Struggle Wedding Song Called “Eyes Closed”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Is N’Credible seed spreader Nick Cannon ready to say “I Do” again? A recent Instagram post suggested that case, but it turns out he was just teasing a new song. Nick Cannon Can’t Be Serious With This Song? The entertainment mogul knows how to keep the internet world buzzing about him. No, we’re not talking about him possibly knocking up another woman on his mission to keep the world populated with his offspring, but him seemingly wanting the jump the broom again. Related Stories Cannon had the internet talking when he dropped a series of photos on the gram featuring himself, another woman who is not any of his baby mamas, and a pretty exquisite engagement ring. In the caption for the post, he wrote, “I said I would never do...
