HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Nicholas Hunt / Getty Last week on Black Ink Crew, Ceaser checked Alex for a shady Instagram comment he dropped, and Young Bae’s new boo was giving all the red flags. This week, Ceaser has an issue with Teddy pursuing a new dream, and Bae introduces Jay to her mom. Momma Bae Is Back In Town & It’s Not Looking Good For Jay Due to the pandemic, Momma Bae has been stuck in Korea, but as things have gotten better, she decided to hop a plane to see Young Bae and her grandson Niko. Bae immediately tells her mom that she has a new boyfriend, BUT she doesn’t tell her that they have only been dating for two months and live together. Momma Bae wasn’t too pleased after Bae said her boyfriend was like her. When the day comes for Momma Bae to meet Jay finall...
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty This is another clear-cut case of why elections will always matter. A Donald Trump-appointed Florida judge has done away with the Biden Administrations’ federal mask mandate. As COVID-19 cases are back on the rise due to the BA.2 Omicron variant, US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle decided the one rule-keeping travelers safe as they traveled during an ongoing pandemic was unlawful. Her reasoning, as to be expected, is completely head a**. According to Kimball, the mask mandate “exceeded the statutory authority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and because its implementation violated administrative law,” CNN reports. In her 59-page ruling, she compared the mask mandate to “detention and quarantin...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Isaiah Rashad found himself the alleged victim of a sex tape leak and the moment saw several Hip-Hop artists and media figures rally around him like never before in the wake of the unfortunate incident. During his Coachella set over the weekend, the Chattanooga, Tenn. star addressed the issue with a video montage and gave a spirited performance proving he’s one of the best of his generation. It isn’t a secret that Zay is a favorite of the Hip-Hop Wired team as evidenced by our review of his latest studio album, The House Is Burning. Some thought that the leak of the video, which featured a man who appeared to be Rashad, would sink his career. Instead, several folks such as Joe Budden and The Game, surrounded Rashad with love and un...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Universal Pictures We’re still a few months away from the release of Jordan Peele’s upcoming sci-fi/horror film, NOPE, and while we patiently await to see what the horror genius has in store for the culture as it pertains to extraterrestrials, he and Steph Curry teamed up to show us how most of us would react if we ever came into the presence of an unidentified flying object. Over the weekend a new commercial spot debuted during the NBA Playoffs which starred the three-time NBA Champion shooting hoops in a ranch out in the middle of nowhere when the electricity suddenly cuts off which causes him to brick a shot off the hoop. Following the basketball rolling out of the barn, Steph doesn’t even get to take a step outside when he sees the ball quic...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Unique Nicole / Getty Yaya Mayweather has officially pleaded guilty to stabbing NBA YoungBoy‘s child’s mother. As reported by The Shade Room, Iyanna “Yaya” Mayweather, the 21-year-old daughter of Floyd Mayweather Jr., appeared in court and plead guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the 2020 stabbing of Lapattra Jacobs, the mother to one of NBA Youngboy’s children. According to court documents, obtained by XXL, Mayweather Jr. entered her plea in Harris County Court in Houston for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the April 2020 incident. “We resolved the case between Iyanna and the State,” Mayweather’s attorney, Kent Schaffer, told the publication in an exclusive statement. “The agreement calls for Iyanna being on deferred a...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The struggle continues for Benzino with no foreseeable end in sight. He has responded to 50 Cent after the king of petty put his alleged romantic dealings with a transgender individual. As per Complex the Boston, Massachusetts native had a lot to say when he spoke on his latest snafu. Last week footage of Shauna Brooks talking to The Almighty RSO member about their supposed romantic dealings leaked online. The actress and model is an admitted transgender woman so naturally the clip quickly went viral online. This landed on 50 Cent’s petty radar and he posted it on his Instagram account. “LOL OH MY GOD , THIS IS GUY IS CRAZY. @iambenzino” he wrote. Related Stories Benzino joined QueenzFlip on The QuietRoom to discuss this inciden...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Marvel After weeks of rumors, anticipation and straight up demand from the rabid Marvel fanbase, the first official trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder is here and we must say, we want more. Starring Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder, the trailer gives us an idea of what’s going to be going on with Thor post-Endgame and from the looks of things, he’s ready to retire his superhero status. After comedically shedding the pounds he put on between Infinity War and Endgame, Thor seems to be rolling with The Guardians of The Galaxy for a minute before calling it a career and going off on his own romantic adventures. Exactly how he gets back in the game we do now know as the film’s antagonist, Gorr The God Butcher (Christian Bale) isn’t included in th...
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The world of Hip-Hop received some tragic news on Easter Sunday as it was confirmed that radio executive and cultural personality DJ Kay Slay passed away after battling COVID-19.The family of Kay Slay, also known as Keith Grayson, confirmed his death on social media along with local New York radio powerhouse HOT97 on Sunday night (April 17th). The “Drama King” had been in the hospital after falling ill with COVID-19 in December 2021. Wack 100 had provided an update on his struggle last week through his Instagram account, verifying that he had been taken off the ventilator: “He’s been off the #ECMO machine for a couple weeks now,” he wrote. “Let’s continue our prayers as our brother continues to fight.” “Our hearts are broken by ...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miami Herald / Getty On Sunday, Rudy Giuliani celebrated Easter by resurrecting his whitey rage in attacking Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The 1619 Project, which he appears to blame for a cultural shift in America that recognizes a nation built on blood, sweat and white supremacy. “All that stuff we’ve been going through with burning the flag and kneeling during the national anthem and taking down statues of George Washington is to get us to hate our country,” Giuliani Klan-splained during the Easter broadcast on his radio show. “It’s not just meaningless or silly conduct or annoying conduct. There’s a purpose to it!” [embedded content] Related Stories That’s right, good people, silent protests against brutality and the remova...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Konami / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Limited Edition Collector’s Set Calling all 80s and early 90s babies who love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, this collection is definitely made for you. Monday (Apr.18), Konami announced a new limited edition collector’s box set for its upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection game. The video game developer teamed up with Nickelodeon, the TMNT cartoon franchise’s current home, for the set that features “one-of-a-kind items and exclusive artwork from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman. The box will contain: Physical copy of the game with an original box design by Kevin Eastman Cloth poster featuring Kevin Eastman’s adaptation of TMNT:...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty The premiere episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians got off to an exciting start, and the popular children’s video game Roblox got an unfavorable mention in it. In the episode that originally aired on April 14, Kim Kardashian’s six-year-old son Saint stumbled upon an interesting ad for a Roblox game while playing. Kim K takes the iPad from her son only to see her signature crying face being plugged with the game that claims to have unreleased footage from her 2007 sex tape in it. A spokesperson from Roblox confirmed on Friday (Apr.15) the game’s existence in a statement adding that the “referenced video was never available on our platform,” noting the person responsible was banned by Roblox. The complete statement reads: The referenced vide...
HipHopWired Featured Video Much to the delight of her millions of fans, Lizzo finally returned with a new single last Friday after a lengthy hiatus and she wasted no time dropping a video to accompany her highly anticipated return. In her newest clip to “About Damn Time,” Lizzo attends a “Stressed & Sexy Support Group” and when she’s called onto to share about her stressed and sexy mindset, she busts out into a song and dance that unfolds all throughout the building. Pretty fun video altogether. Related Stories Desiigner meanwhile continues to keep it pushing and reclaim the “Panda” buzz that has since been squandered and in his latest clip to “Topless” gets in a cage match with two thick young women who’d any man would love to be pinned by. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some...