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Pastor Sues Kanye West For Sampling His Sermon on ‘Donda’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Reaves / Getty Kanye West might’ve used Donda as a way to spread the gospel according to Yeezus, but a pastor in Texas wasn’t too happy when he realized his sermon was sampled without his knowledge or consent and found it’s way onto the hit album. According to TMZ, Bishop David Paul Moten is suing Kanye West claiming that Kanye West sampled his sermon without his permission and used it on his Donda cut, “Come To Life.” [embedded content] Related Stories In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Moten claims his sermon is used for 70 seconds of the 5-minute, 10-second track … which is more than 20 percent of the song. Moten says his voice and sermon are used in the song intro and looped throughout the song … and he says it’s the latest example of Kanye and the...
Pastor Sues Kanye West For Sampling His Sermon on ‘Donda’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Reaves / Getty Kanye West might’ve used Donda as a way to spread the gospel according to Yeezus, but a pastor in Texas wasn’t too happy when he realized his sermon was sampled without his knowledge or consent and found it’s way onto the hit album. According to TMZ, Bishop David Paul Moten is suing Kanye West claiming that Kanye West sampled his sermon without his permission and used it on his Donda cut, “Come To Life.” [embedded content] Related Stories In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Moten claims his sermon is used for 70 seconds of the 5-minute, 10-second track … which is more than 20 percent of the song. Moten says his voice and sermon are used in the song intro and looped throughout the song … and he says it’s the latest example of Kanye and the...
Better Now: Post Malone Expecting First Child With Girlfriend
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Post Malone is entering a new phase of life, as he’s confirmed that he and his girlfriend are awaiting the arrival of their first child. The 26-year-old rapper confirmed the news when he was contacted by the press on Tuesday (May 3rd), and expressed his joy at welcoming this new plateau. “I’m excited for this next chapter in my life,” he began. “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, and for since I could remember I was sad. Time to take care of my body and my family and friends, and spread as much love as we can every day.” He didn’t share the potential due date of his child, although sources have said that he and his girlfriend spent some quality time celebrating with family and friends at a private event he threw in Souther...
Better Now: Post Malone Expecting First Child With Girlfriend
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Post Malone is entering a new phase of life, as he’s confirmed that he and his girlfriend are awaiting the arrival of their first child. The 26-year-old rapper confirmed the news when he was contacted by the press on Tuesday (May 3rd), and expressed his joy at welcoming this new plateau. “I’m excited for this next chapter in my life,” he began. “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, and for since I could remember I was sad. Time to take care of my body and my family and friends, and spread as much love as we can every day.” He didn’t share the potential due date of his child, although sources have said that he and his girlfriend spent some quality time celebrating with family and friends at a private event he threw in Souther...
Sony’s Next Flagship Headphones Confrimed By Recent Leak, Claims of “Improved Battery Life” Looking Shaky
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: picture alliance / Getty A Reddit leak featuring photos of Sony’s new flagship headphones in the wild has hit the web and is also causing concern about the accessory. Spotted on The Verge, photos of Sony’s WH-1000XM5 flagship headphones packaging surfaced online, confirming its existence and giving headphone enthusiasts hints at what to expect from them. The headphones rumored design feature a thinner headband and redesigned connector, plus right and left ear cups have been confirmed. But the leak puts into question Sony’s new headphone’s battery life, especially when using the best its best feature, noise canceling. Per The Verge: Related Stories Unfortunately, the new leak calls into question a previous report from TechnikNews, which claimed t...
Sony’s Next Flagship Headphones Confrimed By Recent Leak, Claims of “Improved Battery Life” Looking Shaky
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: picture alliance / Getty A Reddit leak featuring photos of Sony’s new flagship headphones in the wild has hit the web and is also causing concern about the accessory. Spotted on The Verge, photos of Sony’s WH-1000XM5 flagship headphones packaging surfaced online, confirming its existence and giving headphone enthusiasts hints at what to expect from them. The headphones rumored design feature a thinner headband and redesigned connector, plus right and left ear cups have been confirmed. But the leak puts into question Sony’s new headphone’s battery life, especially when using the best its best feature, noise canceling. Per The Verge: Related Stories Unfortunately, the new leak calls into question a previous report from TechnikNews, which claimed t...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Kidd Creole Hit With 16-Year Sentence For Stabbing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Kidd Creole, a member of the pioneering Hip-Hop group Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, was given a 16-year sentence for the fatal 2017 stabbing of a homeless man. Creole, born Nathaniel Glover, rejected a plea deal that would’ve lessened his sentence to 10 years. The New York Daily News reports that Glover, 62, already spent five years at Rikers Island awaiting trial for the stabbing of John Jolly, who approached the veteran rapper on the street in Midtown. The outlet adds that Creole rejected the plea deal for manslaughter back in March of this year. Jolly was 55 at the time of his passing. Related Stories Creole said that Jolly frightened him as he was heading to work an overnight shift at a print shop near where the...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Kidd Creole Hit With 16-Year Sentence For Stabbing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: New York Daily News / Getty Kidd Creole, a member of the pioneering Hip-Hop group Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, was given a 16-year sentence for the fatal 2017 stabbing of a homeless man. Creole, born Nathaniel Glover, rejected a plea deal that would’ve lessened his sentence to 10 years. The New York Daily News reports that Glover, 62, already spent five years at Rikers Island awaiting trial for the stabbing of John Jolly, who approached the veteran rapper on the street in Midtown. The outlet adds that Creole rejected the plea deal for manslaughter back in March of this year. Jolly was 55 at the time of his passing. Related Stories Creole said that Jolly frightened him as he was heading to work an overnight shift at a print shop near where the...
Fabolous “Cheerio Freestyle,” Keke Palmer “Bottoms Up 2.0” & More | Daily Visuals 5.4.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Even though he doesn’t drop nearly as much material as he used to back in the day, Fabolous is still one of the game’s most talented lyricists and in his latest freestyle proves why he’s still that dude on the mic. For his visuals to “Cheerio Freestyle,” Fabolous kicks back in his fancy digs in the sky where he fixes himself a bowl of cereal while dropping bars and flexing some heavy ice. Fabolous got himself milk in a glass bottle so you know he balling out in the supermarket too. Back in the salon, Keke Palmer gets her hair did and in her clip for “Bottoms Up 2.0” Keke gets her stylists and customers to turn up alongside her to show that her salon is just as lit as any club. We can’t wait to see her in NOPE. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work fr...
Kendrick Lamar Teases Double Album For ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: oklama.com / Twitter Kendrick Lamar is adding to the anticipation for his next project release by putting out a teaser to fans that it could be a double album. On Tuesday (May 3rd), the DAMN! rapper had posted a new black folder entitled ‘master’ onto his website, oklama.com. Opening the folder, visitors were greeted with a photograph of someone (Kendrick himself, perhaps?) holding a red book bearing his name and the title of the album in gold script, along with two CDs individually labeled “STEPPERS” and “MORALE.” The photo immediately led many to get excited at the possibility of his last release for TDE will be a double album. While the MC has not made any public denial or confirmation since the photo was posted, it’s worth noting that his previous pre...
Donald Trump Calls Black NY Attorney General Letitia James “Racist’” Because He Has To Pay Court Fees
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Spencer Platt / Getty In today’s episode of Y’all’s Ex-President Just Be Out Here Saying Sh**, Don’t He? Donald Trump, America’s former commander-in-lies-and-losses, is bigly mad New York Attorney General Letitia James because he’s a big, rust-colored septuagenarian baby. This time, Trumpty-Dumpty is throwing a tantrum because he lost a motion Tuesday seeking to get a New York court to stop fining him $10,000 a day for refusing to hand over subpoenaed document related to an ongoing investigation into his alleged fraudulent business dealings. “After handing over millions of pages of documents, perhaps more than any person or entity has ever given before, there is nothing that can be done to satisfy the racist Attorney General of New York State, failed...
Cypress Hill “Come With Me,” Tink & 2 Chainz “Cater” & More | Daily Visuals 5.3.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Cypress Hill has been rocking in the rap game for longer than most rappers today have been alive so it’s only right that we tip our hats to the OG stoners who helped pave the way for weed themed rap music. Keeping their love affair with Mary Jane going strong all these decades later, Cypress Hill releases some new visuals to “Come With Me” in which we’re taken back in time to a prohibition era where marijuana became the drug of choice while liquor was banned across the U.S. Back in 2022, Tink decides to get a little seductive with it and in her 2 Chainz assisted clip to “Cater” gives her boo a private strip tease before Chainz gets turnt and takes over the party. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Fendi P, Juciy J and Duke Deuce, and more. CY...
