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Is Phony Stark aka Elon Musk Finally Dropping Twitter Bid?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty It’s becoming more apparent that billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to drop his attempt to buy Twitter after he sent a letter asserting that he has the right not to purchase the platform. On Monday (June 6th), the legal firm representing the Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO sent a letter to Vijaya Gadde, the general counsel of Twitter. “Based on Twitter’s behavior to date, and the company’s latest correspondence, in particular, Mr. Musk believes the company is actively resisting and thwarting his information rights (and the company’s corresponding obligations) under the merger agreement,” the letter says. “This is a clear material breach of Twitter’s obligations under the merger agreement and Mr. Musk reserves all rights result...
Watch Pusha T Perform “Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes” On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Randy Holmes / Getty It’s been a few weeks since Pusha T dropped his street banger, It’s Almost Dry. Continuing to promote the Billboard chart- topping album, King Push took to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform one of his standout cuts. Bringing back the baggy clothes look that he debuted in the game with more than a decade ago, Pusha T performed “Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes” much to the delight of the studio audience in L.A. as the lights flashed and grooved to the Pharrell produced beat. Pretty effective light effects if you ask us. Hopefully he and Malice will finally reunite to give us that long-awaited Clipse reunion album. Fingers crossed! Related Stories Check out Pusha T’s live performance on Jimmy Kimmel and let us know if you’re still bumping h...
Watch Pusha T Perform “Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes” On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Randy Holmes / Getty It’s been a few weeks since Pusha T dropped his street banger, It’s Almost Dry. Continuing to promote the Billboard chart- topping album, King Push took to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform one of his standout cuts. Bringing back the baggy clothes look that he debuted in the game with more than a decade ago, Pusha T performed “Let The Smokers Shine The Coupes” much to the delight of the studio audience in L.A. as the lights flashed and grooved to the Pharrell produced beat. Pretty effective light effects if you ask us. Hopefully he and Malice will finally reunite to give us that long-awaited Clipse reunion album. Fingers crossed! Related Stories Check out Pusha T’s live performance on Jimmy Kimmel and let us know if you’re still bumping h...
Juelz Santana Praises The LOX, Says They’re A Better Group Than Dipset
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Juelz Santana long ago staked his claim as one of the standout rappers in the mighty Dipset collective. In a recent Drink Champs episode, Mr. “Human Crack In The Flesh” stated that The LOX were a more unified group than the Harlem Diplomats, this after their highly-entertaining battle. Juelz Santana Salutes Unity Of The Lox Juelz Santana sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN of the Drink Champs to discuss his career, his dealings with the Dipset, and the VERZUZ battle with The LOX. Considered by many to be the pinnacle of the friendly competition series, the battle came up in conversation during Santana’s visit. Related Stories “My take on that night is [The LOX] are a better group than us because they are a group [The Diplomats] is not a...
Juelz Santana Praises The LOX, Says They’re A Better Group Than Dipset
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Juelz Santana long ago staked his claim as one of the standout rappers in the mighty Dipset collective. In a recent Drink Champs episode, Mr. “Human Crack In The Flesh” stated that The LOX were a more unified group than the Harlem Diplomats, this after their highly-entertaining battle. Juelz Santana Salutes Unity Of The Lox Juelz Santana sat down with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN of the Drink Champs to discuss his career, his dealings with the Dipset, and the VERZUZ battle with The LOX. Considered by many to be the pinnacle of the friendly competition series, the battle came up in conversation during Santana’s visit. Related Stories “My take on that night is [The LOX] are a better group than us because they are a group [The Diplomats] is not a...
Miles Bridges Claims He Was Drinking Pink Lemonade & Not Lean, Twitter Not Convinced
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Todd Kirkland / Getty Miles Bridges, like many a young NBA player in the offseason, is enjoying the time off and probably isn’t sticking to tight diet restrictions. A photo that the Charlotte Hornets star posted suggested he was sipping lean, but he claims that the drink was pink lemonade. Miles Bridges Has Some Explaining To Do Bridges, 24, is one of the best young players in the league and had his best scoring average this past season with the Hornets. What has Twitter buzzing at the moment is an image Bridges reportedly posted to his Instagram story featuring the pink drink in a styrofoam cup paired with a joint. In perhaps a last-ditch effort to not create a PR nightmare, Bridges tweeted and deleted “Pink Lemonade” with an upside-down smiling em...
Who?: Lori Harvey Wipes All Traces Of Killmonger From Her Instagram
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Lionel Hahn / Getty In case you haven’t been paying attention, now former celebrity couple Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey have called it quits. To make sure things are official, it seems that the latter has wiped all traces of the renowned actor from her Instagram account. Cold world. Hot girl summer is officially on, at least for Harvey, and social media has taken note of the petty. Or the refocus depending on whose side you’re on in this debacle. It’s worth noting most everyone actually has no personal stake in this jib. The couple had been together for over a year, so that’s something. Harvey’s father, Steve Harvey, confirmed the split on his radio show. But as we mentioned, the deal was sealed when all the pics of Jordan that used to be on Lo...
Man Suspected Of Killing Atlanta Rapper Trouble Surrenders To Authorities
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty A breakthrough has been made in the shooting death of Atlanta rapper Trouble after the suspect turned himself in. A warrant for the man’s arrest went out shortly after it was revealed that the artist also known as Skoob was killed during a home invasion. Jamichael Jones Is Suspected Of Killing Atlanta Rapper Trouble As reported by local outlet 11 Alive, Jamichael Jones, 33, was taken in early Tuesday (June 7) morning at a hospital in Clayton County according to the outlet’s account. Investigators closed in on Jones after searching locations he was last seen and they eventually descended upon his mother’s home. It was then that they negotiated a time for Jones to turn himself in. The Rockdale County Sheriff’s OFfice credited Jones’ mo...
Jack Harlow Gets His Own KFC Meal, Line of Merch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KFC / KFC For aficionados of KFC and Jack Harlow, their prayers have been answered in the form of a new collaborative meal available today (June 6). The popular fast-food chain announced a new collaborative partnership on Monday (June 6th) with the “First Class” rapper to release the Jack Harlow Meal. The Grammy-nominated artist began working with KFC in December of last year to come up with the meal, which is now available for customers nationwide to purchase on Monday in their restaurants and through their website in addition to the KFC mobile app. Harlow spent time at KFC’s headquarters in his hometown of Louisville to carefully craft the meal that bridges the old and the new. “From releasing ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’ and now launching my own meal ...
Steve Harvey Confirms Michael B. Jordan & Lori Harvey Split, “I’m Pretty Sure They’ll Be Fine”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey’s breakup was the topic of conversation over the weekend. Lori’s dad, Steve Harvey, spoke on the matter. Steve Harvey Feels His Daughter and Micheal B Jordan Will “Be Fine” If you have been under a rock, the world was thrown for a loop when PEOPLE reported that Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey reportedly split after a year and half of dating. Lori’s dad, Steve Harvey, confirmed the breakup news during his morning radio show on Monday (June 6). “I feel fine. I’m fine…I still gotta go to work…I still gotta take care of my family,” Harvey joked. “I’m team Lori, 1000 percent,” he added. “She’s my daughter. I love her, I support her.” Harvey explained how maintaining a high-profile relationship th...
Benny The Butcher “Welcome To The States,” Wiz Khalifa & Girl Talk “Ready For Love” & More | Daily Visuals 6.6.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Mass shootings in the United States has been the pandemic that has no end in sight (thank Republicans for that) and the recent MAGA inspired murders that went down in Buffalo, New York hit home for Benny The Butcher who’s decided to speak up on the current state of America. In his black-and-white visuals to “Welcome To The States,” The Butcher addresses the mass shooting that went down in his home city and breaks down how white supremacy and white nationalism is to blame for our current hostile political climate amongst other things. We need more rappers bringing attention to these issues like Benny is. Just sayin.’ On a much lighter note, Wiz Khalifa kicks back and takes us to a simpler time when music videos consisted of the artist simply performing on stage fo...
Former No Limit Rapper Skull Duggery Has Reportedly Died
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: No Limit Records / Penalty Skull Duggery, a rapper who found fame as a member of Master P‘s No Limit Records, has reportedly died. Reports are scant at the moment but a fellow New Orleans artist made a tweet suggesting Skull Duggery passed away. Skull Duggery Was A Former No Limit Records Artist On Sunday (June 5) in the early morning hours, Fiend shared a tweet that pointed to the passing of Duggery. “Rest In Peace Skull Duggery….damn,” the tweet read. Curren$y was among several dozen people that replied to the tweet. Duggery’s real name was Andrew Jordan and he went on to release Hoodlum Fo’ Life in 1996 and These Wicked Streets in 1998. They were the only two albums released via No Limit. Duggery went on to release 3rd Ward Stepper in 2000 and his fina...
