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R. Kelly Requests Judge Reverse Fed Conviction Or Grant New Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections R. Kelly and his defense team have filed motions to a judge in Chicago to have his federal convictions tossed out or to grant him a new trial. According to reports, Kelly’s lead attorney Jennifer Bonjean filed the motions in a federal court in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday (Nov. 15). The dual motions request that the judge throw out the artist’s federal convictions for child pornography and sexual abuse and grant a new trial. The motions are considered routine and are expected to be denied, but they will help to preserve arguments that could be presented later to the seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Bonjean wrote in the motions filed with U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweb...
Kendrick Lamar Kicks It In Cowboy Boots In Visuals To “Rich Spirit”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty This past Summer Kendrick Lamar blessed the culture with an absolute banger in Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, and just when you thought he was done dropping visuals for the album cuts, he comes through with a new one. Yesterday, Kendrick Lamar came through with a new video for fan-favorite cut “Rich Spirit” and it was definitely interesting. Spending the entirety of the video in a nice lavish room all by himself, Kendrick entertains himself by busting out some moves to the beat in some cowboy boots similar to the ones Jerry Seinfeld wore in “The Mom and Pop Store” episode. Yes, we still watch Seinfeld round these parts. Shout out to K. Dot for that Grammy nod he got for Best Rap Album this week. Hopefully Jack Harlow doesn’t Mack...
It’s Not All Good Baby Baby: Fans Are Not About Meta’s Virtual Concert Featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: META / The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit The Notorious B.I.G. just told Coachella’s hologram Tupac to hold his beer. The late Brooklyn Hip-Hop star will live in the virtual world and perform for fans thanks to Meta Horizon Worlds. While Mark Zuckerberg is currently axing employees left and right, his company Meta is still trying to make its virtual space a thing and hopes the East Coast Hip-Hop legend can help. The Notorious B.I.G. will perform at a hyperrealistic concert in the metaverse as of the Meta Horizon Worlds virtual event series. Fans can expect to see Sean Diddy Combs, aka Love, dancing during the virtual performance that will also have a narrative experience of the “Juicy” crafter told by American music journalist Touré. Meta’s Horizo...
RIP Paper Route Frank: Twitter Salutes Young Dolph On 1-Year Anniversary Of His Passing
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 6 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
Will Smith Fights For His Freedom In ‘Emancipation’ Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty This past summer was probably the first since the mid-90s that radio stations weren’t constantly playing Will Smith’s “Summertime” due to his pimp slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars earlier this year. That being said, Will Smith is hoping that the backlash from his actions has died down enough that his latest film, Emancipation will get a warm reception from audiences, and judging from the first trailer it just might. Starring in the Antoine Fuqua directed Apple slavery drama that was inspired by a true story, Will Smith plays the role of runaway slave named Peter who gets wind that slaves are free in the North and does what he can to get to his family and lead them to freedom one way or another. Running through all kinds of marsh lands, d...
Donald Trump Slammed By Isaac Hayes Estate Over Use Of Song
HipHopWired Featured Video Donald Trump recently announced his he’s entering the 2024 presidential race and as before, he’s getting chastised for the unauthorized use of a song. The estate of Isaac Hayes slammed the former business mogul for using a song penned by the late singer and songwriter. Donald Trump announced his bid for the White House on Tuesday (Nov. 15) and walked out to the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” from the duo Sam & Dave. The song was written by Hayes, who passed away in 2008. The estate and family of Isaac Hayes took to Twitter to slam Trump’s usage of the track for his walkout moment at the presidential run announcement at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, adding that their side is pursuing legal options to cease the usage of the song. “Once again, The estate and famil...
HHW Gaming: ‘John Wick’ Creator & Lionsgate Bringing ‘Streets of Rage’ Movie To The Big Screen
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LizardCube/Guard Crush Games / Dotemu Yup, that Streets of Rage movie is happening, and it already sounds like the right people will bring it to life. Variety reports Lionsgate has landed the rights to bring the popular beat ’em up game that Sega Genesis owners enjoyed in the 1990s to the big screen. Regarding who will make sure the action is on point, look no further than Derek Kolstad, who has given us the fantastic John Wick movie franchise starring Keanu Reeves. He will handle the script and production while making a lifelong dream come true. “When Dmitri first mentioned the idea of cracking a ‘Streets of Rage’ movie, I was so immediately freaking in,” Kolstad said. “And to play with Sega? The 10-year-old me is still grinning.” Kolstad is hoping his S...
Lil Flip “Ain’t I Trill,” Juicy J ft. Finesse 2 Tymes “Be Careful” & More | Daily Visuals 11.16.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty For a minute there back the early 2000’s it seemed like Lil Flip was going to be the next big thing out of Houston when “Sunshine” became the record of his career. Unfortunately things didn’t work out for him as many thought it would but the man is still grinding and still shining every chance he’s given. Coming through with some new work in “Ain’t I Trill,” Lil Flip finds himself ready to put in some work for some OG’s who need to make an example out of some op’s who’s stepping on toes not knowing Flip got the itchy trigger finger in his open-carry state. Elsewhere Juicy J shows everyone that he takes this rap ish serious and in his Finesse 2 Tymes assisted clip to “Be Careful,” J heads to the studio to put in that work while fl...
‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Ceaser Wants Rok & Krystal To Give Him A Cut or He Will Put Them Out of Business
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty This week on Black Ink Crew, Ceaser wants a piece of Rok and Krystal’s pie, and if they don’t, he won’t feel any qualms about putting them out of business. Kyrstal’s Replacement, Nychelle, Introduces Herself To The Crew Last week Ceaser introduced Krystal’s replacement Nychelle. The tattoo artist/rapper from Texas wasn’t greeted warmly by the ladies of Black Ink, but the fellas weren’t mad, and who can blame them? Nychelle eventually won over Young Bae because she already had clients coming into the shop on her first day. After Bux and Alex drooled over the bootylicious tattoo artist, they took her to get some authentic New York pizza. Nychelle wasn’t too impressed with the pizza, but she did bond with her new coworkers, who bro...
Bhad Bahbie Blasted For Blackfishing, Blonde Bozo Barks Back
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Bhad Bahbie, one of the elite cultural appropriators of our time, once more showed her alabaster behind after posting some images of her looking like a Black woman despite being of Jewish and Italian descent. The alleged rapper and OnlyFans star tried to clap back on critics but we’re failing to see how it all lines up. Bhad Bahbie, 19, shared a video on her Instagram page showing off a new look that certainly had us confused by who we were looking at. At a glance, Bahbie doesn’t look like the loud-mouthed white teen we first met via Dr. Phil. In the clip, showing off long blond tresses, Bahbie’s skin is decidedly brown in a way that cannot be achieved in a tanning booth but certainly via makeup. Her response to the critique of the video was captured ...
Jay-Z & Beyoncé Tie The Record For Most All-Time Grammy Nominations
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Nwachukwu / Getty Sometimes competition in a marriage can hurt the relationship of a man and his wife, but when it comes to Jay-Z and Beyoncé, a little healthy competition might just push them to achieve greater success. On Tuesday (Nov. 15), the nominees for the upcoming Grammy Awards were revealed, and Beyoncé received nine nominations for her latest album, Renaissance, and in the process tied her with hubby Jay-Z for most Grammy nods ever as he collected five nominations of his own. In total, both artists have been nominated for the coveted award 88 times a piece. According to Variety, if Beyoncé snags just three of those nine, she’ll tie the record for the most Grammy trophies in the history of the game which belongs to Georg Solti who sits atop w...
Offset Says He Wishes He Could Hug Takeoff “One Last Time”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jay L. Clendenin / Getty In the days following the shocking killing of Takeoff in Houston earlier this month, many wondered how former Migos member Offset would be reacting to the news of his cousin’s death. Yesterday (Nov.15), Offset finally publicly broke his silence on the tragedy. Taking to Instagram to speak to the memory of his cousin, Offset wrote a heartfelt message to Takeoff and let everyone know that he’s going through the kind of “unbearable” pain that one would experience at such a trying time. Explaining how heavy life is currently feeling at the moment, Offset wrote “I wish I could hug you one last time. Laugh one last time. Smoke one last time. Perform one last time. I know someone with a soul like yours is in heaven now. I hope you can se...
