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#JaylandWalker: Jayland Walker Reportedly Shot 60 Times By Akron Police, Details Are Scant
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty Jayland Walker is the latest victim of a police-related shooting, and the event’s details are still developing. Walker was reportedly a DoorDash driver who was stopped for a traffic violation, but things went left when eight officers fired 90 shots and reportedly struck him 60 times. Local outlet WKYC obtained details of the shooting including an autopsy of Walker’s body, confirming that he was indeed hit with several bullets after police fired over 90 shots following a traffic chase this past Monday (June 27) in Akron, Ohio. The excessive barrage of gunfire caught the ire and criticism of activists both on the ground and online, and it’s since come out that Walker was unarmed. Police bodycam footage of the shooting has not bee...
Convicted Predator R. Kelly Will Have To Undergo Sexual Disorder Therapy After His Release
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Convicted sexual predator R.Kelly won’t see daylight until he’s 80 if he serves the entire 30 years Judge Ann M. Donnelly slapped him with on Thursday (Jun.29). If and when he gets out, life will be different for the pied piper of R&Pee. R.Kelly Will Be Good Friends With His Probation Officer TMZ reports there will be a strict set of guidelines R. Kelly will have to follow when he is released from prison. The disgraced singer will have to undergo mental health treatment and therapy for an “unspecified sexual disorder” and, of course, stay away from anyone under 18. Per TMZ: As we reported … prosecutors said Kelly is especially menacing to society, because he’d continued his criminal behavior for years after standing trial in Ch...
Cardi B Drops New Yet & Lil Durk Assisted “Hot Sh*t”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz What, y’all thought Cardi B was going to let Summer ’22 go by without some new work for her hardcore B-boys and B-girls? With the Hip-Hop world talking about Drake’s recently released album and Beyoncé’s upcoming project, Cardi’s decided to throw out a little something to get some buzz going for herself and with her latest single, “Hot Sh*t,” in which she teams up with Lil Durk and Kanye West to drop bouncy bars over the Tay Keith produced beat. Though the track was originally recorded back in 2019, the track has finally been taking out the vault as Yeezy offered up his services for the track and surprisingly enough didn’t have a Pete Davidson threat or even reference on it. Then again, Ye did say “Pinky swear you ain’t sca...
Ghostface & More Chronicle The History Of The Clarks Wallabee In New Doc
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CLARKS ORIGINALS / Clarks Originals One of the most beloved shoes in Hip-Hop is finally getting its’ flowers. A new documentary explores the importance of the Clarks Original Wallabee and we are here for it. As per Hypebeast the desert boot that changed our culture forever has its’ own short film. Narrated by Jadakiss, Soles Of The City details the shoe’s origins during the early formation of Hip-Hop culture. While adidas Superstars, Reebok 5411’s and Chuck Taylors were signature feet pieces at the time, the project examines how the West Indian community played a major role in popularizing the silhouette in the streets of New York City. As Styles P put it frankly “it’s the sole. It’s the sole. Look at it. It’s the gummy bottom. It’s incredible,” Sour...
Wendy Williams Is Done With Television, Set To Launch Podcast
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Wendy Williams Show / Youtube The Wendy Williams Show chapter has come to an official close. Wendy now has her sights on the podcast game. As per TMZ the media mogul has finally spoken up and it seems she will be back like she never left. On a recent interview with the celebrity gossip website the self-proclaimed Queen of all Media made it clear she is keeping the same energy going into her new project. “When you’re famous, podcasts will make more money for me, being famous, than doing The Wendy Williams Show” she revealed. She also went on to confirm that she is done with hosting a daily television show saying “I am 100 percent retired”. Related Stories While the update about her next move was embraced by her fans, she also shared her ongoi...
Megan Thee Stallion Breaks Twitter With Her Top-Tier Twerking Skills
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Shirlaine Forrest / Getty Megan Thee Stallion reminded the world that her twerking skills are still top-tier. Megan Thee Stallion Had All of Twitter Thirsty Earlier in the week, Megan Thee Stallion had everyone on social media saying DAMN when she decided to hop on camera and show off her legendary twerking skills. Rocking some Nike biking shorts and in the company of some close friends shook what her momma gave her. One of her friends got a personal invitation to the Megan Thee Stallion body party when the 27-year-old Houston rapper decided to bless her with a lapdance that made everyone jealous. As expected, the thirst reactions poured following Thee Stallion’s twerk fest from her hotel room. “The first thing I saw when I logged onto IG. My day is...
NYPD Seized 250 Pounds Of Drugs From Bronx Apartment, Valued at $24M
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @snpnyc / NYC Special Narcotics Prosecutor Sorry stressed out New Yorkers but the streets ’bout to get a tad bit dry as police done confiscated a whole lotta work out in the Bronx. According to the Gothamist, the NYPD raided an apartment in the Bronx and came away with roughly 250 pounds of drugs with an estimated street value of $24 million dollars. Prosecutors say that the raid turned up 110 kilograms of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. On top of all of that they also retrieved 50 pounds of what they believe is crystal meth along with tens of thousands of counterfeit pills. Authorities believe the drugs were meant to be distributed throughout the city (duh). Related Stories “It appears that this apartment served as the Amazon warehouse for lethal dru...
Vice President Kamala Harris To Attend Essence Fest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The annual Essence Fest will get a little more star-studded in its return this upcoming weekend as it has been confirmed that Vice President Kamala Harris will be attending. According to reports, the Vice President will appear at the festival celebrating Black excellence this Saturday (July 2nd) in New Orleans, Louisiana. This will be the first time that she has attended since 2019, during her campaign to be the Democratic nominee for President. Harris will appear in a panel on the main stage along with other members of the Biden presidential administration that night, which will coincide with a concert performance by Janet Jackson at the Superdome. She had reportedly made a personal request to the festival organizers to attend, give...
Danny Brown Accuses Die Antwoord Member Of Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Danny Brown, the talented rapper and media figure came forth recently to discuss a harrowing incident that we must warn might be triggering to some. The Detroit wordsmith accused a member of the South African group Die Antwoord of sexual assault during a recent podcast appearance. Brown, 41, was a guest on the 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast sharing his tales of life on the road, groupies, and other related factors of his musical career. However, the conversation turned to a darker moment when Brown shared that Ninja, one half of Die Antwoord, tried to come on to him without consent. The incident occurred at an afterparty after one of Die Antwoord’s shows in Paris, France with Brown saying that Ninja invited him to the event via a private message. How...
Fivio Foreign ft. Queen Naija & Coi Leray “What’s My Name,” Gucci Mane ft. Lil Baby “All Dz Chainz” & More | Daily Visuals 6.30.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few months since Fivio Foreign dropped his debut album, B.I.B.L.E., but his fans continue to clamore for more videos and today he blesses them with the help of two up and coming young ladies in the rap game. Linking up with Coi Leray and Queen Naija for the visuals to “What’s My Name,” Fivio Foreign and the two aforementioned artists take to the club to turn up, make it rain and blow bubbles because it ain’t a party if no one’s blowing bubbles for no reason. It’s the little things that make the environment joyful. Money falling from the sky helps too though. Back in the South, Gucci Mane recruits Lil Baby for the clip to “All Dz Chainz” where the two men try to give Mr. T a run for his money and flaunt a gang of iced out chains around their necks. Mr....
Xzibit Puts Viacom On Blast For Cutting Him Out of ‘Pimp My Ride’ Merch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Xzibit‘s old school MTV show Pimp My Ride was all the rage when it debuted back in the day. But allegedly Viacom has been trying to erase Xzibit from their history books and X is calling them out on it. TMZ is reporting that the “B*tch Please” rapper has called out Viacom for removing his “image and likeness” from the DVD’s in an attempt to get around paying him royalties for the show. As to who still watches the show, we have not clue, but X wants his coin and is putting Viacom on blast for jerking him out of his checks. He says episodes cut for DVDs and streaming were also re-edited to remove his music, and DVD covers removed his image and likeness. We checked, and that tidbit appears to be true. Taking to IG to vent his frustr...
Travis Scott’s Dior Collab Will Finally Be Released Months After Astroworld Tragedy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: DIOR / Dior It looks like Travis Scott’s Dior capsule will now see the light of the day. The brand has confirmed it will be releasing the collection this week. As per Page Six the Houston, Texas performer shelved capsule has finally received a release date. According to the celebrity gossip site an unidentified source has shared that the pieces will be released Thursday, July 13. The drop was originally scheduled for a summer 2022 slot but was put on hold indefinitely due to the tragic events that occurred at the Astroworld festival back in November. Related Stories Shortly after Dior announced to WWD that the project was delayed. “Out of respect for everyone affected by the tragic events at Astroworld, Dior has decided to postpone indefinitely ...
