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L’s On Deck: Travis Scott Air Jordan 1 Low “Black/Phantom” Colorway Incoming
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke The highly-anticipated Air Jordan 1 “Travis Scott” Low “Reverse Mocha”‘s haven’t even dropped yet and already we’re getting word of another colorway set to drop during the holiday season later this year. Yesterday news broke that a sleek grey, black and white colorway of the highly sought after silhouette is expected to release on December 15th and man are these joints a beauty. Originally thought to be a “Friends and Family” exclusive the “Black/Phantom” Cactus Jack Air Jordan 1 Lows were originally seen when worn by Travis Scott months ago and while many felt these would never see the light of day it seems like they indeed will be hitting retailers. Naturally you can expect stock numbers on these to be as low as previous Cactus Jack Air Jord...
Juelz Santana Launches “I Can’t Feel My Face” Record Label
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: press handout / The Legion Media Group We may have never gotten that I Can’t Feel My Face duet album from Juelz Santana and Lil Wayne back in the day, but now Juelz is turning that once would-be mixtape title into a record label. Juelz Santana recently announced that he’d be starting his own independent label dubbed I Can’t Feel My Face Records and even has a pretty unique label logo. Featuring a zombified baby with Juelz’s signature bandana to the side, the logo is lowkey reminiscent of the OG Bad Boy Records baby logo except, well, dead and reanimated. Can’t wait to see an iced-out version of this logo. Related Stories “The baby just made sense,” said Santana in a statement. “All of a sudden, the baby began taking on a life of its own. Over time, the ba...
Nicki Minaj Meet & Greet In London Collapses In Chaos
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ki Price / Getty While it’s safe to say that Nicki Minaj has a devoted fanbase, she got a heavy reminder of just how devoted they are when a meet-and-greet she planned overseas got out of hand. The rapper had just performed at the Wireless Festival in London, England on Sunday (July 10th). She wanted to get to meet her U.K. fans after the show, but since her schedule prevented it, she decided to hold a meet-and-greet session in the area the next day. “I want you guys real quick to spread the word about something,” Minaj said in an Instagram Live session after her performance. “First of all, today was one of the best nights of my life with one of the best crowds of my life. Because of the way the venue was set up outside, I wasn’t able to do what I normall...
Cardi B Sports Call Of Duty Necklace In “Hot Sh*t” Video ft. Lil Durk & Kanye West
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cardi B / Youtube Who knew Cardi B was a gamer? Well, she probably isn’t but that’s not keeping her from rocking a one-of-a-kind Call of Duty Ghost Necklace in her latest visuals to “Hot Sh*t.” Designed by Omar The Jeweler, the piece was made specifically for Cardi in this video. As to whether or not she actually partakes in the popular game at home or online is anyone’s guess but the joint looks hella official. Y’all know gamers who balling gonna follow suit though. Getting her Matrix on and walking on skyscrapers before letting Lil Durk and Kanye West take over the clip, Cardi B slays it with her next level outfits and presence. For the record, though we think it’s Kanye West in the video, he never shows his face as it’s covered with a wild mask th...
Aht Aht Aht: Twitter Slaps Elon Musk With Lawsuit After He Bails On $44 Billion Acquisition
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Elon Musk bailing on the $44 billion Twitter acquisition saga has taken an interesting turn. Twitter Is Taking Elon Musk To Court After hinting that he would pull out of the deal to acquire Twitter, Elon Musk did it, sticking to his excuse that Twitter made “false and misleading” statements during negotiations. Now, Twitter is saying that aht aht aht and slapped Mr. Musk with a lawsuit in Deleware that states he must honor the deal as is. Per The New York Times: Related Stories To push Mr. Musk to abide by the acquisition agreement, Twitter sued him in Chancery Court in Delaware. The court will determine whether he remains on the hook for the purchase or whether Twitter violated its obligation to provide Mr. Musk with data...
Rage Against The Machine’s Zach de la Rocha Injures Leg During Show In Chicago
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty The frontman for Rage Against the Machine suffered an injury to his leg during the band’s show in Chicago. Zach de la Rocha would wind up finishing the concert while seated. Fans at the Rage Against the Machine concert in Chicago, Illinois got an unexpected shock as Zach de la Rocha hurt his leg during the band’s show on Monday night (July 11th). The group was playing at the United Center on the second stop of their highly welcomed reunion tour, and four songs into the set, de la Rocha appeared to have an accident. Footage of the moment was captured by a fan, but it is unclear how the singer incurred his injury. Related Stories He was helped off of the stage by crew members, but he returned shortly afterward. He sat on a set of mon...
Dorothy Rolls Out Stamp Albums: Hip-Hop Poster Featuring Decades Of Classics
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dorothy / Dorothy Dorothy, an extremely dope art and design collective based in the United Kingdom displayed in the past deep reverence for Hip-Hop music and culture. The company just rolled out its new Hip-Hop Stamps poster, featuring a bevy of classic Hip-Hop albums from the past 40 years. We’ve featured the fly artwork of Dorothy in the past, putting a spotlight on its innovative Hip-Hop Love Blueprint, which is now in its second edition. But we’re here to talk about the Stamp Albums: Hip-Hop, and it’s another fresh look from the Dorothy team. Check out the gang explaining the concept below: Related Stories We’ve reimagined 42 seminal hip-hop albums as a series of oversized postage stamps beginning with the 1982 breakthrough album The Message by Grandm...
The L In LV: Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 Collection Gets Release Date, About 3 Stacks A Pair
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LOUIS VUITTON / NIKE / LOUIS VUITTON / NIKE One of the most sought after feet pieces in recent history is coming to the general market. The Louis Vuitton Nike Air Force 1 collection has an official release date. As per Hype Beast the culture’s most important sneaker has received a historic luxury upgrade thanks to Virgil Abloh. Prior to his passing the late great curated a limited-edition LV co-branded 1’s. Earlier this year the world got a sneak peak at the kicks as they were seeded to a select few lucky individuals. Additionally, 200 pairs were auctioned off at Sotheby’s with 100% of the profits going to benefit The Virgil Abloh™ “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund. As expected the bids went through the roof and most sneaker collectors were immed...
Khloe Kardashian Having Another Tristan Thompson Baby Via Surrogate, Twitter Flabbergasted
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: gotpap/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Khloe Kardashian just does it to herself. On Wednesday, July 13, it was revealed that Kim’s sister is having another child with her serial philanderer of a baby daddy, NBA player Tristan Thompson. Considering all the heartache and drama these two always generate, Twitter is going nuclear with the slander. First off, we’d like to congratulate the couple, because a new bundle of joy is a new bundle of joy. TMZ first broke the news: Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ, the baby will be born via surrogate. We’re told the birth is imminent, within days. Another source says the baby may already have been born in the last day or so. The timeline of the surrogate’s pregnancy seemingly indicates Khloe and Tristan made...
Doja Cat Calling Out ‘Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Cost Her 200,000 Instagram Followers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Doja Cat airing out a 17-year-old Noah Schnapp for exposing her crush on his Stranger Things co-star didn’t sit well with social media. Doja Cat Lost Some Instagram Followers For Snitching On Teen The music star found herself the subject of debate on Twitter after she decided to call out Noah Schnapp for sharing direct messages she sent the teen asking him to hook her up with his co-star Joseph Quinn calling it “snake s**t.” Related Stories “The fact that this person, that Noah did that and went and posted a private conversation between me and him is so unbelievably socially unaware,” she said during the live session. “You know what I mean? Like., that’s like borderline snake s**t,” she continued. Many people disapproved of the 26-year-old mus...
Mario Addresses Adding Tory Lanez To New Single Amid Femme It Forward Partnership
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty Mario built up goodwill after his Verzuz win against Omarion last month. But, that all seemed to come to an end on Monday (July 11) when the “Let Me Love You” singer announced that his new single, “Main One,” would feature Tory Lanez. The backlash was swift especially after Mario had addressed Lanez’s alleged shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in August 2020. “This @theestallion & @torylanez situation got me in awe. Sad AF? Knowing Tory personally this sh*t crazy to me. Black men we gotta learn how to control our ego, anger etc. at some point the switch gotta turn off! Protect black women! Heal black men. Love & respect each other!,” he tweeted. During a livestream on Monday, Mario addressed the backlash saying, per VIBE, “As an...
Footage From Uvalde Shooting Tragedy Displays Incompetence Of Police On Scene
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The Uvalde tragedy is still one of the most shocking school shooting events in recent history, and new details are coming forth from that horrible day. Footage shows local police officers toiling about on their phones instead of doing their jobs and protecting the innocent lives inside. As we understand the sensitive nature of the Uvalde shooting, we won’t show the footage of the police officers casually checking their phones as children were screaming in horror, according to reports saying that the audio of the footage was scrubbed. But what is especially angering is that several accounts from the ground stated that parents practically begged the officers to move into action, with some parents taking on the role of protectors t...
