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CEO Of Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Defends Inclusion Of Eminem
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty Eminem was recently announced as an upcoming inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but apparently, his inclusion in this year’s class raised potential questions. The CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame defended Slim Shady getting his name thrown into the hat and referred to the Detroit wordsmith’s music as “hard hitting.” Sitting down with Audacy, Rock Hall CEO Greg Harris shared details regarding the artists set to be inducted into the Hall, sharing his observations regarding the group along with informational tidbits. Related Stories Eminem will be the only artist among the inductees to enter the Hall in his first year of eligibility, and Harris defended the choice while framing that Hip-Hop artists have a place in the...
Fans Urge Chloe Bailey Not To Go “Full Monica” After Gunna & Young Thug Were Arrested On RICO Charges
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Theo Wargo / Getty Somehow, someway, social media has found a way to include Chloe Bailey in Young Thug and his YSL crew’s legal drama. For those who don’t know, Atlanta rapper Young Thug was among 28 individuals rounded up by law enforcement and slapped with RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) conspiracy charges. Also among the group was Thugger’s artist, Gunna, who was rumored to be dating Chloe Bailey, a claim that she has flat out denied. Regardless, Black Twitter, who has a unique skill in finding comedy in the direst of situations, decided to throw Chloe Bailey’s name in the mess anyway. Twitter users are hilariously warning her not to go full Monica, a nod to the “So Gone” singer still being down for the currently incarc...
“Hit The Quan” Rapper iLoveMemphis Arrested For Partying Too Hard
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miami Dade County PD / TMZ It’s been a minute since a party got so out of control that a rapper was led away in handcuffs, but Memphis rapper, iLoveMemphis has just accomplished that feat and judging from his mugshot, he’s cool with it. TMZ is reporting that over the weekend the “Hit The Quan” rapper found himself in iron bracelets after police responded to a call alleging that people were throwing bottles at passing cars at a house party. Once police arrived at the scene they found a shirtless Memphis who reeked of liquor and spoke with slurred speech. After asking him multiple times to identify himself and say his first and last name, iLoveMemphis was unable to so police attempted to take him into custody. Related Stories Cops say when they started plac...
Travis Scott Slated To Perform At 2022 Billboard Music Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty Travis Scott is making his public return to the stage in a bold fashion, being the latest artist to be named as a performer at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. According to reports, the Billboard Music Awards announced on Monday (May 9th) that the Houston native will be performing at the awards show that will be taking place this upcoming weekend. Travis Scott’s appearance will be the first time he’s performed in such a setting since the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival last November which resulted in 10 deaths. The awards show made the announcement through its Twitter account. Scott is up for an award this year for the remix of “Goosebumps” with HVME being nominated for Top Dance/Electronic Song. He’ll join other notable artis...
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Champagne Poetry: Drake Gives Drunk Interview At Kentucky Derby With Jack Harlow [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Schear / Getty Drake and Jack Harlow were acting up at the recent Kentucky Derby. So much so that Drizzy was a little tipsy during an interview at the festivities. As per Rap-Up Magazine the two rappers turned newfound friends pulled up to the iconic horse race. Harlow is a Louisville, Kentucky native thus he was slotted as the announcer for the event. After making the “Riders Up” call he was escorted to a private area where he got to view the festivities in grand fashion. There he was joined by Drake, Bryson Tiller, DJ Drama, Boi-1da, and Druski. The “Churchill Downs” duo went on to do an impromptu performance from a Bluetooth speaker while the crowd looked on. Related Stories Afterwards they conducted an interview with NBC and this is where it...
T-Pain & TIDAL Team Up To Debut Tip Hotline For Artists
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tidal / TIDAL Staying true to their founding mission of making the current and next generation of artists and their music accessible to all, TIDAL is connecting with T-Pain for a project to maximize that aim – a tip-line. On Monday (May 9th), the “Buy You A Drank” rapper & singer revealed that he’s in partnership with the streaming music platform to launch a new hotline specifically for those emerging artists that are looking to gain insight from him into how the industry works and also on how they can benefit from this knowledge. He took to social media to release the video announcement of the 1-833-4-TIPSONTIDAL Hotline. The hotline, inspired by the latest single from T-Pain entitled “That’s Just Tips”, will allow fans and others to call in and...
If Kendrick Lamar Is The Boogeyman Of Rap, Lil Baby Is Freddy Krueger
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty In every generation, you have talents who can transcend the hurdles that separate good from great. Kendrick Lamar has elevated himself to a rare level in the years since he first hit the mainstream market, inducing the type of fan favor people like Nas and Jay-Z bring with their releases. Joe Budden’s recent declaration that Kendrick is the Boogeyman of rap is a comparison few would disagree with. However, there’s another generational talent, who’s made himself a force in his own right, haunting the rap game with his verses and terrorizing rappers with nightmares and that’s Lil Baby. Related Stories In the five years since Lil Baby has been out, he’s become the name people can say as their favorite, but only once out of fear they’l...
Op Mayor Eric Adams Defends Cops Who Handcuffed Woman For Selling Fruit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Eric Adams young tenure as the mayor of New York City has been rocky to say the least as he’s made some questionable and controversial decisions over the past few months. Now the polarizing political figure is defending the NYPD for using unnecessary actions against street vendor María Falcon in a subway train station. According to The New York Times, Mayor Eric Adams came to the defense of police officers who last month handcuffed Falcon who was apparently selling mangos in a Brooklyn subway station without a license. New Yorkers know that many people sell all kinds of products in subway stations and it doesn’t bother anyone a single bit, but police decided it warranted some cuffs and now Adams is insinuating that the ill...
Black Lives Matters Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Addresses Criticism
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nick Agro / Getty Last month (April), New York Magazine’s Intelligencer published a piece that painted an unflattering picture of the once-ubiquitous Black Lives Matter movement which revealed alleged wrongdoing regarding financial donations. Now, former Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation leader Patrisse Cullors is addressing the criticism in a new interview. In an exclusive interview with the Associated Press, Cullors, 38, spoke directly to the allegations that the foundation took donations meant for the organization’s activism efforts and instead used the funds for personal gain and extravagant purchases. According to Cullors, the organization was slammed with a barrage of donations, and the group was improperly prepared to handle the massive ...
Atlanta Rapper Young Thug & YSL Crew Hit With RICO Charges, Twitter Investigating
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Fulton County PD / Fulton County Sheriff’s Department On Monday *May 10), Atlanta rapper Young Thug was among 28 individuals who were arrested and hit with RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) conspiracy charges. Everyone was indicted by a grand jury and stands accused of being part of a street gang, with fellow rapper Gunna among those charged. Thugger got pinched in his own crib. Reports the New York Times: Mr. Williams has reshaped the rap world throughout his decade-plus career and inspired a host of emulators as he earned three No. 1 albums on the Billboard chart and collaborated with stars across the rap world and beyond. His arrest comes as District Attorney Fani Willis of Fulton County — a Democrat best known for investi...
‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Battle of The Tattoo Titans Contest Goes Down, Twitter Feels This Artist Was Robbed
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Last week on Black Ink Crew, Ceaser united the Black Ink crews, and Tatti avoided major jail time. Now it’s time for the Battle of The Tattoo Titans in a drama-less season finale. The Ladies Came To Represent, Spyder Flops The three bosses, Ryan Henry, Ceaser, and KP, break down the competition rules for their tattoo artists and explain the first round will have the artists doing butterfly tattoos. Spyder, of course, runs his big mouth, but when it was all said and done flops claiming he couldn’t do a better tattoo because he couldn’t do colors on dark skin. Ceaser is wildly annoyed with his lead tattoo artist because they all just sat down with a Black tattoo artist specializing in doing color tattoos on Black skin, so h...
Jamaican Cosplayer Chet Hanks Doubles Down on Jafaking Foolery In Interview With Ziwe
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Every family has a black sheep, and Tom Hanks’ son, Chet Hanks, fits that definition. The Jamaican cosplayer, aka Shabba Hanks, doubled down on his cultural appropriation of Jamaican culture and clapped back at “social justice warriors” who called him out for it during an interview with Ziwe Fumudoh on her Showtime show. Fumudoh, who has gained popularity for her satirical style of putting her guests on the hot seat, shared a clip of her latest sit down featuring Hanks. “I asked Chet Hanks if he wanted to apologize to any marginalized communities,” Ziwe wrote in the caption featuring the video clip. Ziwe specifically focused on the backlash Hanks was understandably receiving for his use of Patiois. “Are there any margina...
