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New BlackPlanet Doc Examines Its True Digital Influence
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BlackPlanet / iOne Interactive Social media has become an integral part of our lives, and a new documentary from BlackPlanet examines the platform’s role in helping to create a space for the Black community to maximize its presence online. Sure, there’s not a day that goes by without us checking Facebook, Twitter, or other social media that we’re tapped into. It’s wild to imagine how it all started back in the late 1990s. BlackPlanet, the social media platform which became a launching pad for so many in the Black community as social media and networking on the Internet began, is now exploring that era in a new documentary. Related Stories Titled Black, Connected, and Copied, the film is hosted by the well-regarded historian and Black cultural expert T.L. ...
Blxst ft. Rick Ross “Couldn’t Wait For It,” 8Ball & MJG “Love and Happiness” & More | Daily Visuals 7.12.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Blxst is really coming up in the world having collaborated with the likes of Nas, Snoop Dogg and Blueface amongst other artists, and now the South Central, LA crooner links up with one of the biggest bawse’s in the game for his latest cut. Linking up with Rick Ross for his visuals to “Couldn’t Wait For It,” Blxst heads over to the Rozay’s residence in the A to brainstorm, break bread and puff on cigars like the shot callers they are. Taking the scene further down South and to the West, Hip-Hop OG’s 8Ball & MJG return with a new clip to “Love and Happiness” in which the Memphis artists style with some old school whips before doing a show where they’re shown well-earned much love and appreciation. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Fredo Ba...
Chrisean Rock Shows Off Blueface’s Face On Her New Tooth After Reconciliation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Chrisean Rock and Blueface may be back together, but many are calling her latest act of devotion, desperate after she traded in her new smile for one that showed off her love for her boo. Over the weekend, Chrisean Rock took to Instagram to show off her new tooth implant that features a headshot of Blueface after the rapper recently criticized her as “unreliable.” “I did it for you Daddy blueee,” Rock captioned the Instagram video showing off her new smile. Related Stories Before updating her smile, the Baddies ATL reality star hopped on Twitter to not only explain why her behavior has been so erratic; but also show more love to her man. In the tweet, Rock shows her love by posting a video of the “Thottiana” rap...
Sha-Boing-Boing: Watermelon Chomper O’Ryan Nude Workout Video Leaks, Twitter Thirst Is High
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: David Livingston / Getty O’Ryan, the brother of fellow watermelon chomper Omarion, is either throwing the culture a distraction or shifting the momentum after Mario fumbled the proverbial bag. The singer had a nude workout video of him shared on the Internet and on Twitter, the thirst has reached dangerous levels. O’Ryan, 35, is the younger brother of Omarion and has a child with his ex-girlfriend, Jhene Aiko. O’Ryan made waves in the Omarion and Mario VERZUZ event, joining his brother on stage in an interesting display of consuming watermelon slices. The reactions to the viral moment still live in the heads of many and it was definitely a tough night for the Browner brothers. With Mario sinking all of his goodwill with the announcement of a new tra...
Conway The Machine & Funkmaster Flex Exchange Words Over Radio Support
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Conway The Machine and Funkmaster Flex are a hot topic of current Hip-Hop discussion, this after the Buffalo, N.Y. rapper called out the Hot 97 DJ for his lack of supporting underground acts. Funk Flex responded in kind, sparking a debate about the role of terrestrial radio in the current landscape. Conway The Machine took to Instagram Live last weekend and expressed frustration over Funk Flex ignoring underground acts while explicitly stating in the video that he doesn’t need the radio support. For some reason, many on Twitter took Conway’s words to be a lament about his position in the game and that wouldn’t even make sense considering the success of Griselda and the rise of Conway’s own Drumwork Music Group label. Accusing Fu...
Nicki Minaj Says “I’m Not Pregnant, I’m Fat”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz In an Instagram Live chat with her Barbz, rapper Nicki Minaj was asked if she and husband Kenneth Petty were expecting a second child. She responded, “I’m not fat, guys, I’m pregnant. Sorry.” The comment was apparently meant to be a joke. However, her fans definitely took the news and ran with it. As noted on TMZ, the screen was flooded with messages of congratulations from her fans which is when she realized she misspoke, “Oh wait. Did I say it wrong? I’m sorry. I think I said it wrong. I meant to say, I’m not pregnant. I’m fat.” Related: Feds Want Longer Jail Sentence for Nicki Minaj’s Husband Related Stories The rapper and Petty have a son—whose name they have yet to reveal, who was born in September 2020. The...
SUPREME Cancels Bullet Hole Vans Release Because DUH
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SUPREME / Supreme While streetwear is often at odds with political correctness SUPREME is showing they have a heart. They have canceled their Bullet Hole Vans collaboration. Source: SUPREME / Supreme As spotted on High Snobiety the New York City label is putting these feet pieces on ice indefinitely. Originally slated for a Thursday, July 7th roll out SUPREME tapped artist Nate Lowman to remix their Old Skool and SK8-HI silhouettes. The shoes featured bullet hole graphics on the upper panel and the midsole. These selections were not only featured on SUPREME’s website but also on their social media channels. But last week the release was scrubbed from all their online outlets. While neither brand has revealed why the sneakers have disappeared, it seems to ...
Beyoncé’s IVY PARK x adidas Announce New Dreams of Ivytopia Capsule
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas The latest in the ongoing creative partnership between Beyoncé’s IVY PARK and German shoemaker adidas is called IVYTOPIA; a journey to discover one’s own nirvana. Source: adidas / adidas According to adidas, the collection will feature distinct looks with inclusive and gender-neutral sizing in fashion, performance gear, footwear, and accessories. The new gear drops on July 21 online and the next day in select stores, globally. Related Stories The cinematic campaign at its core is “about finding healing through connection and sharing one another’s dreams of escape to IVYTOPIA, whether that’s simply daydreaming or going on a road-trip,” notes an adidas press statement. Related: Beyoncé Covers ‘British Vogue’ To Prep Us For New Album The...
Incoming L Alert: Jackie Robinson Nike Dunk Low Finally Get Release Date
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / Nike That took entirely too long. The highly-anticipated, sure to be heartbreaking, for those without a plug or excessive income, the Jackie Robinson Nike Dunks finally have a release date. Source: Nike / Nike On July 11, Nike finally revealed that the Nike Dunk Low that honors the legacy of the late, great Jackie Robinson will be getting released the day of the MLB All-Star Game in Los Angeles. That would be June 19. The Nike Dunk Low pays homage to the Black man that not only broke the color barrier in major league baseball but was one of its most outstanding players of all time. As for the kicks, the Brooklyn Dodgers great’s quote from 1947 gets printed across the shoe’s blue hits: “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me…All I ...
GOP Tap Dance Artist Herschel Walker Delivered Goofy China Climate Change Argument
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: James Gilbert / Getty Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, hasn’t enjoyed the smoothest campaign run despite the heavy endorsement from GOP darlings. The former NFL player was on the trail over the weekend and delivered an eyebrow-raising comment on China and air pollution in a now-viral video that puts another ding in Walker’s armor. Herschel Walker was in Hall County, Ga., and over the weekend, journalist Stephen Fowler captured a video of the senatorial candidate fumble through an explanation of air pollution, the Green New Deal, and climate change in general. “Since we don’t control the air our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air so when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move. So it ...
Bobby Shmurda Warns Rappers Not To Say Too Much On Records Regardless of “Rap On Trial” Bill
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Just because New York State passed a “Rap On Trial” bill which limits law enforcement from using rap lyrics against rappers in court, it doesn’t mean you should just spill all the illegal tea on your records. And who’d know better than Bobby Shmurda? In an interview with HotNewHipHop, the “Hot Ni**a” rapper expressed his view on the issue and warned that the bill itself shouldn’t let rappers feel safe expressing their personal experiences in the booth. Related Stories “Kay Flock, and a lot of rappers are getting locked up right now. So again, they get accused. They getting accused of these things. Accused! Accusations, you know what I’m saying? Theories. Gotta make sure you keep that word, key word. Now listen, just because they pa...
ESPN Host Apologizes For Fake Quote Disrespecting Michael Jordan Wrongly Attributed To Ja Morant
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Legato / Getty Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is well-known for talking that big talk on and off the court, but that doesn’t mean new outlets get to misquote the NBA star and make it sound like he’s disrespecting arguably the greatest basketball player of all time. That’s why David Jacoby, host of ESPN’s This Just In, has apologized for reading on the show Monday a fake quote attributed to Morant, who was accused of saying Michael Jordan would be considered “just another superstar” if he were playing today. The thing Morant never said was supposedly said during an hour-long interview with sports journalist Taylor Rooks. Now, y’all know this is a Jordan “…and I took that personally” moment waiting to happen. Related Stories N...
