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HULU Explores Life Of Mike Tyson In New ‘MIKE’ Scripted Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ron Galella / Getty We are about to get an even deeper look at the life of Mike Tyson. HULU is set to roll out a new scripted series on the hall of fame fighter. As per Hype Beast the Brownsville, Brooklyn native is about to be on screen once again courtesy of the streaming giant. Titled MIKE, the project is being billed as “an unauthorized and no-holds-barred look at the life of Mike Tyson”. Trevante Rhodes will play Kid Dynamite and Russell Hornsby will take on the role of his business manager Don King. Harvey Keitel, Laura Harrier and Li Eubanks will also guest star. Related Stories “MIKE explores the dynamic and controversial story of Mike Tyson. The 8-episode limited series explores the tumultuous ups and downs of Tyson’s boxing career and personal l...
Rep. Bennie Thompson Delivers Blistering Opening Statement At Jan. 6 Hearing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat representing Mississippi, delivered the opening statement at the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Insurrection hearing in the House chambers. Thompson’s blistering words decried the attempted coup allegedly linked to former President Donald Trump and related agents of chaos. Bennie Thompson, chair of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, delivered his remarks from a prepared statement which we’ll share a portion of below. We can’t sweep what happened under the rug. The American people deserve answers. So I come before you this evening not as a Democrat but as an American who swore an oath to defend the Constitution. The Constitution doesn’t protect just Democrats or just Republican...
Ye Gets Around: Kanye West Spotted With Model Monica Corgan
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Monica Corgan rumored to be dating Kanye West / @monicac0rgan Kanye West lives his love life out loud much like how he approaches his creative endeavors, and it appears he’s moving on yet again. After rumors of splitting with model Chaney Jones, Ye was spotted on a movie date with model Monica Corgan. Monica Corgan, Mystery Woman Instagram user @mottafied snapped a discreet shot of Kanye and Corgan during a showing of Top Gun: Maverick, presumably somewhere in Los Angeles. A quick scan of Corgan’s Instagram page revealed that she definitely was at the movies earlier this week but it isn’t known if that moment was from the same day. Not a lot is known about Monica Corgan but what we found is that she’s 23 years old and has a moderately buzzing Instag...
“Ice Ice Baby” Alleged Ghostwriter Calls OG Struggle Rapper Vanilla Ice A Pathological Liar
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jim Steinfeldt / Getty Vanilla Ice is being called a pathological liar by the man who claimed to be the pen behind the iconic recorded “Ice Ice Baby.” Is Vanilla Ice A Liar? The story of Suge Knight allegedly fleecing the annoyingly legendary one-hit wonder for his hit record “Ice Ice Baby” is well-known. Related Stories During a 1996 Interview with ABC News, Vanilla Ice, born Robert Van Winkle, claimed Hip-Hop’s legendary boogie man and Death Row Record’s former owner intimidated him into signing over points to himself and a man named Mario Johnson. “That is the guy that Suge brought over there that was an acquaintance of mine that had nothing to do with that song.” Ice also denied that Suge Knight hung his white a** over a balcony at Beverly Hills hotel...
Pharrell Williams Announces Special Guests For Something In The Water Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Brian Ach / Getty Come Juneteenth weekend, the hottest ticket in Washington, D.C. will be the Something In The Water music festival. Festival founder Pharrell Williams shared a portion of the special guests slated to perform at SITW and it’s just the tip of the iceberg. On Thursday (June 9), Pharrell threw out a teaser list of some of the big names that will get stage time at Something In The Water. Along with the aforementioned performers, SITW will welcome the brother duo of the Clipse, Justin Timberlake, N.O.R.E., Q-Tip, and SZA along with other guests yet to be announced. Related Stories Anderson .Paak will make his return to SITW alongside his Free Nationals band. J Balvin, 21 Savage, and bLAck pARty have been added to the three-day bill. There will ...
HHW Gaming: The Major Announcements From Summer Game Fest Showcase 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Capcom / Street Fighter 6 E3 took another year off, so Geoff Keighley stepped with Summer Game Fest to fill in the void of summer video game news, and there were plenty of announcements. Summer Game Fest was more like Summer Meh Fest Summer Game Fest has officially kicked off with many gamers and pundits hoping to see some big game reveals and hoping Keighley’s event could keep the same energy PlayStation brought with its most recent State of Play. Unfortunately, this year’s Summer Game Fest was more like Summer Meh Fest, turning out to be a poorly paced, nearly 2-hour event that failed to leave many blown away. Summer Gamer Fest started strong by announcing a new video game based on the Alien movie franchise, Aliens: Dark Descent. Keighley sh...
Final Trailer For ‘Nope’ Confirms Extraterrestial Shenanigans
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Universal Pictures / NOPE Jordan Peele’s latest film Nope had us all assuming that the film’s reluctant protagonist we’re looking up and saying NAH at a looming presence in the sky. The final trailer confirms its worst-kept secret. Nope Is All About Aliens Or so it seems. You can never be too sure when it comes to a Jordan Peele film. But based on this trailer, the critically acclaimed new master of horror blew some of his load with his next project Nope. Related Stories In the final trailer for the film, we learn everything hits the fan following the mysterious and sudden death of Otis Jr. (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood’s (Keke Palmer) father, Otis Sr. (Keith David). Their father’s death initially has OJ pondering what will become of the family bus...
It’s Young Khalifa, Man: Wiz Khalifa Limited Edition Tie-Dye McQueen and the Violet Fog Bottles Now Available
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: McQueen and the Violet Fog / Sovereign Brands Wiz Khalifa might be best known for the green leaf as his preferred method of lifestyle enhancement, but he’s also known to pour up as well. Continuing its brand partnership with the rapper, McQueen and the Violet Fog rolled out a limited edition bottle offering that fans of the Pittsburgh stoner should add to their collection. It’s Not Just Green Tings With Wiz Khalifa! Before we get into the bottle, let’s talk about the gin inside. Gin gets an unfairly bad rap, as I’ve said time and again over at my Spirit.Ed column. That said, this gin hails from Jundiaí, Brazil derived from sugar cane and distilled with 21 botanicals to make up the tasting and sensory notes. Take it from a gin lover, this concoction is lov...
HBO Acquires Rights To Jeremy Lin Documentary ’38 At The Garden’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sports Wire / Getty The struggle of being a Knicks fan has become so depressing that we get documentaries about moments in time instead of championship runs and now HBO is about to have everyone relive a few weeks back in 2012 when Linsanity had New York in the kind of frenzy that hadn’t been seen since, well, probably ever. According to Deadline, HBO has acquired the rights to 38 At The Garden which is a documentary centered around the meteoric rise of one Jeremy Lin who became the King of New York during the middle of the NBA’s 2011-2012 season. Directed by Frank Chi, 38 at the Garden is set to premier on Sunday at the Tribeca before premiering on HBO and streaming on HBO Max later this Fall. Related Stories Lin, an undrafted point guard ...
Kid Cudi Shares Mental Health Message, Says Daughter Told Him He Looked “Pretty” On ‘SNL’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Kid Cudi has always been open about his struggles with mental health. At an event for the New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center, the rapper opened up even further, adding that his daughter Vada’s approval is top priority for him. Cudi and Vogue.com editor Chioma Nnadi led the conversation about anxiety, depression, and the importance of self-care and treatment. Related Stories The New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Youth Anxiety Center was founded 11 years ago and hosts a clinical and research program committed to addressing the epidemic of anxiety and depression in youth and adolescents, per Vogue. “Before I actually had therapy, the music was there for me. It was the perfect way to express myself and feel safe...
Cactus Jack Returns: Travis Scott Headlines Day N Vegas 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty The 2022 Day N Vegas festival just got a little bit more lively as Travis Scott was named as a headliner, marking his first major concert performance since the Astroworld tragedy. According to reports, the rapper will headline the final day of the weekend concert event set to take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. Scott’s appearance will mark his first major concert event in the U.S. since November 2021, when the crowd gathered at his set during the Astroworld concert festival surged, crushing many. That incident left 10 people dead, with many joining up to sue the “Sicko” rapper as well as Drake and Live Nation for damages. Scott had committed to performing at music festivals that will be held in South America later in th...
Trapped In The Cooler: R. Kelly Should Get Over 25 Years In Prison, Says The Feds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced and dastardly R&B crooner R. Kelly is looking at serious times. Federal prosecutors are going to request that the “I Believe I Can Fly” singer, and convicted sexual predator, be sentenced to over 25 years in prison. Mind you, that 25 is just for one of his cases. Reports TMZ: Federal prosecutors out of the Eastern District of NY — who won a conviction against Kelly last September — just filed their recommendation for his sentencing, and they believe there’s more than enough reason to send him away for “in excess of 25 years.” Related Stories In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds say Kelly’s particularly menacing because of his history of enticing minors. Prosecutors hold up the case of his relationship with ...
