HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joseph Okpako / Getty Ludacris can now add a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to the list of tremendous achievements he’s amassed within his career. The three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor shared the news last Friday (June 17th) through his Twitter account. “Hey Momma, Your Son Is Being Selected To Recieve a STAR on the Hollywood Walk of Fame In 2023 GOD IS THE GREATEST”, the tweet accompanying the official nomination picture said. Related Stories The official announcement was made earlier that day by the chair of the Chamber’s Hollywood Walk of Fame selection panel, radio host Ellen K. Ludacris will be part of the 2023 class for motion pictures, which includes actors Uma Thurman, Bill Pullman, Vince Vaughn, and director John Waters. Anothe...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Willard / Getty Kevin Hart is set to enter the world of restaurant ownership and is doing so with a healthier menu in mind for two new places he’s looking to open in Los Angeles. The comedian and actor is reportedly close to opening two restaurants in Los Angeles beginning this summer. The bistros will be called Hart House, and while exact locations have yet to be disclosed it is believed that one of them will be in the Hollywood area. Hart is joining forces with restauranteur Andy Hooper, who is a 20-year veteran of the business and head of Hooper Hospitality Concepts. The group operates top-notch restaurants in Las Vegas, Nashville, and Dallas. The Hart House menu will reportedly feature items like vegan burgers, vegan chicken sandwiches, an...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Willard / Getty Kevin Hart is set to enter the world of restaurant ownership and is doing so with a healthier menu in mind for two new places he’s looking to open in Los Angeles. The comedian and actor is reportedly close to opening two restaurants in Los Angeles beginning this summer. The bistros will be called Hart House, and while exact locations have yet to be disclosed it is believed that one of them will be in the Hollywood area. Hart is joining forces with restauranteur Andy Hooper, who is a 20-year veteran of the business and head of Hooper Hospitality Concepts. The group operates top-notch restaurants in Las Vegas, Nashville, and Dallas. The Hart House menu will reportedly feature items like vegan burgers, vegan chicken sandwiches, an...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Antony Jones / Getty Kendrick Lamar gave his fans a gift on his own birthday. He released a short film A Day In Accra, Ghana that details his recent trip to the motherland. As per 2 Dope Boyz Spotify has partnered with the Top Dawg Entertainment talent for a short documentary. The rapper visited Accra shortly after the release of his recent album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Here we see K Dot reflect on some of the themes discussed on the project including his favorite line on “Father Time” where his longtime girlfriend Whitney Alford says “you really need to go to therapy.” Related Stories He discussed how he took it as a challenge but also an opportunity to empower his listeners to seek help as well. “We learned to hold all our shit in,”...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Antony Jones / Getty Kendrick Lamar gave his fans a gift on his own birthday. He released a short film A Day In Accra, Ghana that details his recent trip to the motherland. As per 2 Dope Boyz Spotify has partnered with the Top Dawg Entertainment talent for a short documentary. The rapper visited Accra shortly after the release of his recent album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Here we see K Dot reflect on some of the themes discussed on the project including his favorite line on “Father Time” where his longtime girlfriend Whitney Alford says “you really need to go to therapy.” Related Stories He discussed how he took it as a challenge but also an opportunity to empower his listeners to seek help as well. “We learned to hold all our shit in,”...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty A Southern Baptist minister from West Palm Beach, Florida, has offended the hell (uh…so to speak) out of a group of his fellow Southern Baptist pastors who appear to feel a way about him bashing the church for its alleged racism and support of ex-president Donald Trump on the first day of the SBC General Convention. [embedded content] “I think some Southern Baptists lost their minds when a Black man was elected president–not all, but some,” said Kevin Smith, a pastor at Family Church in West Palm Beach and former executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. “I think some Southern Baptists were unloving to Black people beginning in 2012 with the killing of Trayvon Martin.” Apparently, Smith wasn’t a booked ...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty A Southern Baptist minister from West Palm Beach, Florida, has offended the hell (uh…so to speak) out of a group of his fellow Southern Baptist pastors who appear to feel a way about him bashing the church for its alleged racism and support of ex-president Donald Trump on the first day of the SBC General Convention. [embedded content] “I think some Southern Baptists lost their minds when a Black man was elected president–not all, but some,” said Kevin Smith, a pastor at Family Church in West Palm Beach and former executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware. “I think some Southern Baptists were unloving to Black people beginning in 2012 with the killing of Trayvon Martin.” Apparently, Smith wasn’t a booked ...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty Former Shady Records artist, Obie Trice hasn’t had a hit in years—no shots. But apparently he has added a new record to his portfolio, just not the kind he would’ve wanted. According to TMZ the “Sh*t Hits The Fan” rapper was recently arrested for allegedly making threats at his ex-girlfriend. To make matters even worse, Obie Trice allegedly included the woman’s family as he threatened them with bodily harm as well. Obie was picked up and booked last Thursday (June 16) in West Bloomfield for using a phone to harass or threaten someone. Curt Lawson, the deputy chief at the West Bloomfield Police Department, tells TMZ … Obie was dating a woman, and after they split he allegedly sent threatening messages to her and also started texting thr...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty Former Shady Records artist, Obie Trice hasn’t had a hit in years—no shots. But apparently he has added a new record to his portfolio, just not the kind he would’ve wanted. According to TMZ the “Sh*t Hits The Fan” rapper was recently arrested for allegedly making threats at his ex-girlfriend. To make matters even worse, Obie Trice allegedly included the woman’s family as he threatened them with bodily harm as well. Obie was picked up and booked last Thursday (June 16) in West Bloomfield for using a phone to harass or threaten someone. Curt Lawson, the deputy chief at the West Bloomfield Police Department, tells TMZ … Obie was dating a woman, and after they split he allegedly sent threatening messages to her and also started texting thr...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cassidy Sparrow / Getty Is it us or does New York City Mayor Eric Adams have a thing for rubbing elbows with celebrities? According to Page Six the controversial Mayor of New York spend Father’s Day kicking it with French Montana (mad random) just after enraging the NYPD by announcing that officers would no longer patrol the subway in pairs, but instead go about their beats on the solo tip. A move that is said could push many officers to quit their jobs for fear of their own safety. Still, that didn’t seem to bother Adams one bit as he turnt up with French Montana at Chinese food hotspot Sei Less to celebrate rapper Montana’s latest album with Harry Fraud, Montega. Related Stories “It was a dinner celebration… a NFT party to release his album and [Adams] ...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cassidy Sparrow / Getty Is it us or does New York City Mayor Eric Adams have a thing for rubbing elbows with celebrities? According to Page Six the controversial Mayor of New York spend Father’s Day kicking it with French Montana (mad random) just after enraging the NYPD by announcing that officers would no longer patrol the subway in pairs, but instead go about their beats on the solo tip. A move that is said could push many officers to quit their jobs for fear of their own safety. Still, that didn’t seem to bother Adams one bit as he turnt up with French Montana at Chinese food hotspot Sei Less to celebrate rapper Montana’s latest album with Harry Fraud, Montega. Related Stories “It was a dinner celebration… a NFT party to release his album and [Adams] ...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Blac Chyna and her ex-boyfriend Rob Kardashian have settled a lawsuit just on the eve of a jury trial between the two where Chyna alleged that Kardashian maliciously shared nude photos of her after their breakup. Jury selection was supposed to begin on Monday—but both parties notified the judge that they have reached a settlement, according to the Huffington Post. Related Stories The trial would have been the second of Chyna versus the Kardashian family. Chyna sued Rob’s mother and sisters Kim, Khloé, and Kylie Jenner alleged that they had defamed her and persuaded producers to cancel the reality show, “Rob & Chyna.” But, the Kardashians emerged victorious in that case. Rob and Chyna share a daughter,...