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31 Allegedly Disgruntled White Terrorists Arrested & Charged With Conspiracy To Riot At Idaho Pride Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Over the weekend, 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front came from at least 11 different states to gather in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, allegedly, to disrupt a Pride event in the city. To put that another way, a group of disgruntled white men in tactical gear stuffed themselves in a U-Haul truck and were stopped by police on their way to a peaceful event and arrested on misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot. “It is clear to us based on the gear that the individuals had with them, the stuff they had in their possession, the U-Haul with them along with paperwork that was seized from them, that they came to riot downtown,” Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said during a news conference, CNN reported. White also said ...
Rolling Loud NY Announces Star-Studded Headliners Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky & Future
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Rolling Loud New York 2022 is just a few months away and to get the hype buzzing we’re now getting word on who you can expect to be rocking Citi Field in Queens come September 23rd. Taking to Instagram to reveal the big names that are set to take part in the Fall festivities, the three-day music event is set to be headlined by Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky and the Toxic King known as Future. Other notable names that will be performing for the citizens of the City That Never Sleeps includes the likes of Busta Rhymes, Conway The Machines, Pusha T, Fat Joe, Big Sean and Fivio Foreign. Related Stories Needless to say that weekend is filled with names who can easily headline anyone of those nights themselves, so you know it’s going to...
Nipsey Hussle Murder Trial Ramping Up, Opening Arguments Begin Wednesday
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The long-awaited Nipsey Hussle murder trial is ramping up to begin. Nipsey Hussle’s Alleged Killer Is Finally Getting His Day In Court More than three years after Nipsey Hussle was viciously gunned down in front of his Los Angeles Marathon clothing store, opening arguments in the Nipsey Hussle murder trial are set to begin on Wednesday (June.15), KTTV reports. A jury was selected on Monday (June.13) to hear the case against Hussle’s alleged killer Eric Ronald Holder Jr., and six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday. According to the police report, Holder (32) allegedly gunned down Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, on March 31, 2019, after a heated argument. Hussle allegedly called Holder, a fellow member of the Rollin’ 60s Cri...
Nipsey Hussle Murder Trial Ramping Up, Opening Arguments Begin Wednesday
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The long-awaited Nipsey Hussle murder trial is ramping up to begin. Nipsey Hussle’s Alleged Killer Is Finally Getting His Day In Court More than three years after Nipsey Hussle was viciously gunned down in front of his Los Angeles Marathon clothing store, opening arguments in the Nipsey Hussle murder trial are set to begin on Wednesday (June.15), KTTV reports. A jury was selected on Monday (June.13) to hear the case against Hussle’s alleged killer Eric Ronald Holder Jr., and six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday. According to the police report, Holder (32) allegedly gunned down Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, on March 31, 2019, after a heated argument. Hussle allegedly called Holder, a fellow member of the Rollin’ 60s Cri...
Nipsey Hussle Murder Trial Ramping Up, Opening Arguments Begin Wednesday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The long-awaited Nipsey Hussle murder trial is ramping up to begin. Nipsey Hussle’s Alleged Killer Is Finally Getting His Day In Court More than three years after Nipsey Hussle was viciously gunned down in front of his Los Angeles Marathon clothing store, opening arguments in the Nipsey Hussle murder trial are set to begin on Wednesday (June.15), KTTV reports. A jury was selected on Monday (June.13) to hear the case against Hussle’s alleged killer Eric Ronald Holder Jr., and six alternate jurors were chosen on Tuesday. Related Stories According to the police report, Holder (32) allegedly gunned down Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, on March 31, 2019, after a heated argument. Hussle allegedly called Holder, a fellow memb...
AFROPUNK Festival Returns To Brooklyn, New York
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cynthia Edorh / Getty With all the concert series and music festivals now returning before The Rona can mutate into its next Super Saiyan form and cause another lockdown, Variety is reporting that AFROPUNK is the latest to return back to the fold and is taking their talents to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park. Informing their fans of their next show on Twitter, AFROPUNK announced that their lineup will include the likes of The Roots, Burna Boy, Earl Sweatshirt, and Freddie Gibbs. Brooklyn kinda close to Harlem, Freddie Gibbs. We hope you and Jim Jones really squashed that beef before the show. Luckily it’s hella far from Buffalo, New York. Just sayin.’ But the music aspect of the show is just the beginning for attendees as AFROPUNK has some other activitie...
AFROPUNK Festival Returns To Brooklyn, New York
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cynthia Edorh / Getty With all the concert series and music festivals now returning before The Rona can mutate into its next Super Saiyan form and cause another lockdown, Variety is reporting that AFROPUNK is the latest to return back to the fold and is taking their talents to Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park. Informing their fans of their next show on Twitter, AFROPUNK announced that their lineup will include the likes of The Roots, Burna Boy, Earl Sweatshirt, and Freddie Gibbs. Brooklyn kinda close to Harlem, Freddie Gibbs. We hope you and Jim Jones really squashed that beef before the show. Luckily it’s hella far from Buffalo, New York. Just sayin.’ But the music aspect of the show is just the beginning for attendees as AFROPUNK has some other activitie...
Cap’n MAGA: Herschel Walker Falsely Claims He Was A Cop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker is once again facing scrutiny after making another false claim—this time, stating that he was once an officer with law enforcement and the F.B.I. According to reports, the former Heisman Trophy-winning running back claimed that he once worked for the Cobb County Police Department in Georgia during a speech he made in 2017. His campaign claimed that he occupied the position of “honorary deputy” there as well as in three other counties. When contacted, the police department said it had no record of him working there. Related Stories The former football star endorsed by former President Donald Trump also made another false claim, stating that he was an agent with ...
Cap’n MAGA: Herschel Walker Falsely Claims He Was A Cop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker is once again facing scrutiny after making another false claim—this time, stating that he was once an officer with law enforcement and the F.B.I. According to reports, the former Heisman Trophy-winning running back claimed that he once worked for the Cobb County Police Department in Georgia during a speech he made in 2017. His campaign claimed that he occupied the position of “honorary deputy” there as well as in three other counties. When contacted, the police department said it had no record of him working there. Related Stories The former football star endorsed by former President Donald Trump also made another false claim, stating that he was an agent with ...
Gunna, “Banking On Me,” Millyz “Sometimes” & More | Daily Visuals 6.15.22
HipHopWired Featured Video As Gunna stares at the possibility of decades behind bars and Chloe Bailey contemplates different jailbreak scenarios to get her boo out the bing, the man continues to drop music for his fans and today blessed them with some new visual work to hold them down as he deals with his situation. Releasing a new video for his cut “Banking On Me,” Gunna finds himself wooing multiple women throughout his city during a much more carefree time when he didn’t have to worry about lawyer fees and RICO charges. Chloe might rethink her prison break plans after watching this joint. Just sayin.’ Back in Boston, Millyz counts his blessings and for his clip to “Sometimes” gives fans a look at how far he’s come in life as he kicks it with superstar rap peers and politics at MLB ballp...
Tyler Perry Donates $500,000 To The Apollo Theater At Spring Benefit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shahar Azran / Shahar Azran The Apollo Theater had a huge night during their annual Spring Benefit raising a record-breaking $3.7 million including a $500,000 gift from Tyler Perry who made the surprise announcement during his acceptance speech. As per Variety the esteemed director, producer and actor gave back to the Black creative community in a major way. When he was accepting the Impact Award presented by Academy Award® winner and The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg he revealed his initiative. “My studio [in Georgia] was once a former Confederate-owned army base where there were 3.9 million negroes and slaves at the time, and there were Confederate soldiers plotting and planning how to keep them enslaved,” Perry said. Related Stories “While now...
Brooklyn Drill Rapper 22Gz Arrested For Attempted Murder
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Astrida Valigorsky / Getty Say what you will about the Drill rap scene in New York, one thing you can’t say is it’s a soft one. Brooklyn’s 22Gz has become the latest Drill rapper arrested. The New York Post is reporting that rapper 22Gz a.k.a Jeffrey Mark Alexander was taken into custody by authorities at JFK International Airport as soon as his plane landed this past Sunday (June 12). Police put the cuffs on him and ultimately charged Gz with attempted murder in connection to a March shooting which left a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left foot after getting into it with him at a Marine Park, Brooklyn party hall. The victim was treated for his wounds at Brookdale University Hospital after he gave a description of the suspect to police ...
