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Travis Scott’s Legal Team Calls Astroworld Doc A Shameless Money Grab [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Rawls / Radio One Digital A filmmaker is looking to further explore what exactly went wrong at the Astroworld festival. Travis Scott’s legal team is calling the forthcoming documentary a shameless money grab. As per TMZ a film has been made about the tragedy that occurred at the November concert series. Concert Crush: The Travis Scott Festival Tragedy is currently screening to select audiences this month. Director Charlie Minn aims to put a spotlight on what really led up to the devastation that took the lives of 10 individuals. Related Stories Travis Scott’s team has taken umbrage with the project calling it a” farce financed by and containing content from members of the plaintiff’s legal teams, who, weeks after a tragedy, sought to exploit an...
Peep The Latest Trailer To ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment With word that the Jurassic Park saga will finally be coming to an end with Jurassic World: Dominion (yeah right), you know that they’re prepared to go out with a bang and judging from the latest trailer for the Colin T. Trevorrow directed conclusion, that’s exactly how it’ll be going down. Taking place where Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom left off, the resurrected dinosaurs have no basically reclaimed the earth as their own with humanity spreading out and living as far away from the prehistoric beasts as possible. But of course humanity will look to exploit such situations and after a crew of “poachers” kidnap a baby raptor from Chris Pratt’s cabin (the mama raptor is his ride-or-die), Chris sets out to resc...
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Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH [Certified Fresh] Playlist 4.29.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: miniseries / Getty Peace to the HHW Nation! We’re back with a new update to our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) playlist and we’re aiming to get back to the consistency you all expect. Part of our duty as a publication and crew is to school the masses on who is doing what musically and there’s no better way to do that beyond our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) bi-weekly playlist. The CRT FRSH playlist is a labor of love. We don’t take payments nor do we do favors. We only add joints to our playlist that fit the theme and vision we’re going for and don’t seek to waste the time of the listener. Further, we don’t stick to one lane of Hip-Hop. We believe that all aspects of the music should get some light whether it’s young lions in the trenches to those hoping for tha...
Lamar Odom Got A Tattoo of Kobe Bryant On His Neck
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty Most basketball fans are aware that Lamar Odom’s road to recovery hasn’t only been a rocky one, but it’s often times seemed an impossible one. After being surprisingly traded away from his beloved Los Angeles Lakers in 2011, the NBA Champion’s life infamously spun out of control to the point where he almost lost his life in a brothel in 2015 (Kardashian Kurse?). Since then he’s been slowly piecing back together his health and his life, and has had a reoccurring role on Celebrity Big Brother where a few weeks ago he teased a “mentality” tattoo that left many wondering what he would have painted on his person. Well, mystery solved as Page Six is reporting that Lo went and got himself a ta...
Young Money’s Mellow Rackz Pistol Whipped & Robbed After Date, Claims Security Did It
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @mellowrackz / Instagram Rapper Mellow Rackz was the center of heavy buzz after revealing that she was allegedly the victim of a robbery which resulted in her being pistol-whipped – and claiming it was her own security behind the deed. The Young Money artist shared the news on Thursday (April 28th) with her fans through a session on Instagram Live, seeking to address their concerns. “I just wanted to come on here because you guys were freaking out, and I don’t want you guys to do all that,” she said. “I can’t answer everybody’s text messages. But don’t worry, everything is all fine. It’s all good.” The incident allegedly took place after she went on a date in Los Angeles, California, which saw the rapper relieved of all her jewelry and a bag containing he...
Netlfix Lays Off Mostly Black Editorial Staff From Fan Site Most People Didn’t Know Exist
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Getty Netflix is not having a great year, and this latest news doesn’t have the streaming service in the most favorable light. For those who didn’t know Netflix launched a website in December called Tudum (a play on the popular opening sound) that featured news, interviews, and other fan content created around the service and what it offers. Thursday (Apr.28) news dropped that the company was “reorganizing its marketing department” and laying off most of the 10-person team comprised of writers Netlfix poached from other websites. Tudum falls under that division. 25 people from Netflix’s global marketing team which has over 500 employees will also be let go according to Variety. Journalist, Monique Judge (@thejournalista) tweeted about ...
Adidas Dropping New “Hi-Res Red” Colorway For The Yeezy Boost 700
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @ryivibes / Instagram Even though Kanye’s popularity continues to struggle due to his out of pocket ways and actions, his sneakers still remain a hot commodity and adidas continue to drop new colorways for their various Yeezy models and the Yeezy Boost 700 is next in line to get a vibrant new colorway. According to Nice Kicks the Yeezy Boost 700 will be getting a crazy bright red colorway later on this year dubbed the “Hi-Res Red” that is sure to be a hit amongst bloods from West to East if nothing else. The sneaker features a bright Hi-Res Red mesh upper and tongue with suede overlays seen in black and grey. The full-length BOOST encapsulated midsole is seen in maroon with orange and dark teal hits and maroon is seen again on the laces and forefoot. Last...
Self-Proclaimed Dating Guru Kevin Samuels Blasted For Calling Women Who Are 35 & Unmarried “Leftovers”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: PixelsEffect / Getty Another reason why we wished people like Kevin Samuels would just go away. Platforms like Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram have many benefits, but in the same breath, it also amplifies the voices of those who project heada**ery daily. Case in point, meet Kevin Samuels, a self-proclaimed image consultant and so-called dating expert who you can always count on to say something idiotic, specifically when talking about Black women. The latest nonsense to come out of his mouth focused on women 35, and unmarried, whom he feels are “leftovers.” In the clip featuring Samuels spewing that hot garbage take, he said: “If you have made it to 35 and you are unmarried, you are a leftover woman,” Samuels said. “You are what is left. Men know th...
Boo Bird Sage Steele Sues ESPN, Claims “Free Speech” Was Restricted
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jesse Grant / Getty Sage Steele, a host of ESPN’s SportsCenter program, is reportedly suing the network for her suspension due to “selective enforcement” of a rule. According to reports, the anchor is suing the network and its parent company, Walt Disney Co., alleging that she was targeted and subjected to unfair treatment after she made comments during a podcast interview last September. The details of the lawsuit filed in Connecticut, have Steele claiming that ESPN failed to “stop bullying and harassment by Ms. Steele’s colleagues,” breaching her contract and violating her First Amendment rights. Related Stories Steele landed in the midst of controversy while appearing as a guest on the Uncut With Jay Cutler podcast. In the discussion with the former NF...
Chief Keef Curates New True Religion Collection For Brand’s 20th Anniversary
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: True Religion / TRUE RELIGION True Religion continues to deliver nostalgia for their 20th anniversary year. They have announced a new capsule designed by Chief Keef. Source: True Religion / TRUE RELIGION Rap fans can now relieve a wild but fun era. As per Hype Beast the Gardena, California based company has tapped in with Chicago rapper for a new collection. The drop is a nod to the brand’s signature denim that took the culture by storm 10 years ago. Sosa detailed his enthusiasm in a formal press release. “It’s always been a dream of mine to collaborate with True Religion,” said Chief Keef. “I actually wore head-to-toe True Religion to my first show and when this opportunity came about, I jumped on it. Designing clothes is becoming a real passio...
Offset Pays Homage To Virgil Abloh With Brand New Tattoo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pierre Suu / Getty A few months ago Drake decided to pay homage to the iconic designer, Virgil Abloh by getting a tattoo of the man on his person, and now Offset seems to be following suit as he too has gotten some ink dedicated to the memory of the Off-White genius. Yesterday the Migos member took to his IG stories to show off his latest tattoo dedicated to Virgil Abloh and we must admit that the good people over at Ganga Tattoo LA did a helluva job on Offset’s latest piece. Related Stories We’re lowkey loving this. Virgil seemingly enjoying life with the Louis Vuitton symbols inked on there too. Real talk, we’re not sure which one we like more between Offset and Drake’s Virgil tattoos. Both were well done but Offset’s seems to have more detail and featu...
Twitter Once Again Debates The Skills & Opinions Of Retired Rapper Joe Budden
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty Joe Budden currently dominates the airwaves as one of the leading media personalities via his eponymous podcast, but the self-proclaimed Podfather once commanded microphones with ease. Twitter is once again debating the merits of Budden’s rapping abilities after veteran rapper Chuck D retweeted a much-ballyhooed top rappers list that listed the Queens-Jersey City star at number three. On Wednesday (April 27), the Public Enemy frontman tweeted about the list, I like it because there’s names on this lists that usually don’t make lists,” bringing back the arguments that were made back in 2019 when The Brew Podcast first shared the list. Since Mr. Chuck missed the raging debates the first time, the retweet started the engine back...
