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HHW Gaming: Rockstar Games Reportedly Said Nah To An Enimem-Led ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz / Getty Eminem starring in a Grand Theft Auto movie? That reportedly almost was an actual thing. During an appearance on Bugzy Malone’s Grandest Game podcast, Kirk Ewing, a friend of GTA creators Sam and Dan Houser and an industry vet, touched on a Grand Theft Auto movie starring Eminem supposedly rejected by Rockstar Games in the 2000s. The film was to be helmed by Top Gun director Tony Scott, while Eminem, fresh off the release of the Marshall Mathers LP a year before and winning Best Rap Album Best Rap Solo Performance at the 2001 GRAMMYs, was on tap to star in the film. “[The agent] said, ‘Kirk, we’ve got Eminem to star, and it’s a Tony Scott film. $5 million on the nose. Are you interested?’” Ewing said. “And I phoned up Sam and I ...
Former ‘Empire’ Actor Bryshere Gray Arrested For Allegedly Violating Probation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty Former Empire star Bryshere Gray is in trouble with the law once again. TMZ reports Bryshere Gray was taken into police custody once again. This time for allegedly violating probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault last year. Per TMZ: According to legal docs obtained by TMZ … cops in Maricopa, AZ, were called by a woman last week, claiming the two were seeing each other but telling the officer “his behavior was escalating, and she was concerned for her safety.” The docs say the woman claimed Gray threw a box of food at her and pulled her hair … she also told cops about other instances where he’d shout at her. Officers say Gray had multiple run-ins with law enforcement … including a domestic-related disturbance call last ...
“Florida Man” Trump Announces 2024 Bid, Gets Clowned
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Former President Donald Trump announced his intent to run for the office in 2024, but it was met with some notable derision and an absence of support from the New York Post. As expected, the former twice-impeached commander-in-chief held a press event on Tuesday night (November 15th) at his Mar-A-Lago club complex in Palm Beach, Florida to announce that he would be running for president in 2024. “I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” he said. “America’s comeback starts right now,” he continued flanked by large American flags, claiming, “Your country is being destroyed before your eyes.” The announcement and official filing had been anticipated, but there seems to be growing Trump fatigue among those ...
Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar Top 2023 Grammy Nominees List
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pierre Suu / Getty The Grammys announced their list of nominees for their upcoming awards, and Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar have outpaced all other artists for nominations. On Tuesday (November 15th), the Recording Academy announced the list of nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards which will be held next year. Out of all of the artists, R&B superstar Beyoncé dominated with nine nominations in all. Kendrick Lamar took second place with eight total nominations. Beyoncé’s nominations are spread out with three of them in general-field categories. “Break My Soul”, the smash lead single from her blockbuster album Renaissance, was nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year as the album itself is nominated for Album of the Year. The track “Virgo’s Gro...
Nike To Host ‘Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture’ Exhibit In Miami
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Almost a year after his passing it’s still long live Virgil. This December, Nike will honor Virgil Abloh’s creative legacy with a four-day experience during Miami Art Week. As spotted on Nice Kicks From December 1 through 4, 2022, Nike and VA Securities will present “Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture” at Miami’s Rubell Museum. The exhibition honors Abloh’s creative legacy, highlighting his long-term partnership with Nike, and shares design methodologies that were central to his creative identity. The exhibition and its related programs are designed to showcase his methodological principles — known as Abloh’s Codes — which are meant to be applicable to any medium, product or space. The Codes made his work, and particularly The Ten with N...
Black Star Shines With ‘SNL’ Performances & Madlib As Guest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gladys Vega / Getty The powerhouse duo of Black Star lit up the stage as musical guests as Dave Chappelle hosted SNL last weekend, with Madlib also joining in. Last Saturday (Nov. 12), Dave Chappelle was the SNL host for the third time. This time was more unique, as the duo of Black Star – Talib Kweli and Yaasin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) – joined him as musical guests. Chappelle, who co-hosts The Midnight Miracle podcast with the two rappers in addition to being great friends with them, introduced the duo as “Brooklyn’s finest rappers” for their first song, “So Be It.” [embedded content] The track, from their latest album No Fear of Time, showcased the fiery intensity from Black Star, backed up by the stellar producer and artist Madlib, who manned t...
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Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH [Certified Fresh] Playlist 11.11.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FabrikaCr / Getty What up, Hip-Hop Wired Nation? We’re a little late updating our last edition of CRT FRSH AKA Certified Fresh but we’re back on schedule. 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. Disclaimer: 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 or those hoping for that one shot t...
Blueface Arrested In Las Vegas On Attempted Murder Charges
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Handout / Getty Blueface is back in the news again and, as in previous reports, it has nothing to do with his musical career. The rapper and social media star was arrested in Las Vegas and charged with attempted murder. TMZ reports that Blueface, real name Johnathan Jamall Porter, was in Las Vegas with his girlfriend, Chrisean Rock when local authorities swarmed on the 25-year-old artist outside of Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles. The arrest took place on Tuesday (Nov. 15). According to the outlet, the charges Blueface was hit with include felony attempted murder with the use of a deadly firearm or tear gas. The other charge listed was discharging a gun into a house, building, vehicle or craft. The incident in question that sparked Blueface’s arrest occurre...
Lebron James’ SpringHill Partners With Marathon Films For Nipsey Hussle Docuseries
HipHopWired Featured Video Nipsey Hussle and his rise as a recognized rapper, entrepreneur, and community advocate is an inspirational tale deserving of the documentary treatment. Marathon Films, the production company founded by the late rapper, partnered with SpringHill media studio, founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, to produce a docuseries focused on Neighborhood Nip. Nipsey Hussle and the story of his life will be depicted across the still-untitled docuseries focusing on his upbringing in Crenshaw en route to his musical career which culminated in collaborations with some of Hip-Hop’s biggest and brightest stars. SpringHill will fund the venture with Marathon Films guiding the storytelling aspect of the docuseries, which will afford the creative team an accurate and thorough...
Nas Announces First Ever Concert At Madison Square Garden
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Knighton / Getty Nas is on yet another iconic run. He plans to close out his current album trilogy with his first ever concert at Madison Square Garden. As spotted on Hype Beast, the Queensbridge legend is taking his talents to the world’s most famous arena. On Friday, Nov. 11 Nas unveiled that he will be headlining the stage via his social media accounts. “King’s Disease Trilogy – one night only at @thegarden 2.24″ the caption read. The image has spelled out the vibes in red font “NAS NYC MSG ONE NIGHT ONLY FOR MY KINGS & QUEENS.” The Garden confirmed the event with a post from their Instagram account and shared more details regarding getting tickets. Chase cardholders get early ticket access from Tue, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. to Thursday...
Fivio Foreign & Rvssian “1 On 3,” French Montana “Yes I Do” & More | Daily Visuals 11.14.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Fivio Foreign had himself quite the 2022 with the release of his album, B.I.B.L.E. and all the features he popped up in. Now the Brooklyn rapper looks to close out the year on a high note with some new work and a new friend. Linking up with Rvssian for the visuals to “1 On 3,” the Brooklyn Drill rapper gets things turnt up with a gang of masked up hotties who don’t mind looking gooned out as they twerk their assets and bounce to the beat before taking to streets of New York at night. Keeping that NYC vibe going, French Montana continues to stay on his grizzly and in his clip for “Yes I Do” French Too rides through the nightlights of New York in a spiffy Benz while flossing some pretty unique pieces of ice that you won’t see everyday. Check out the rest of today’s...
Illumiyeezy: Kanye West Says His Mother Donda Was Sacrificed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Yui Mok – PA Images / Getty The Kanye West train wreck continues. Ye is now saying that his late mom Donda West was sacrificed by the powers that be. As spotted on Bossip, the polarizing figure continues to say some very off the wall things. In a new interview Ye goes to allege that his mother Donda West was taken away from the world as a part of a occult ritual. “My mama ain’t here. My mama was sacrificed” he said. Ye went on to correlate her passing to the passing of several high profile parents or siblings. “Michael Jordan, what about him?” he asked. “His daddy, right? Bill Cosby, his son. Dr. Dre, his son. Out in Hollywood, a lot of people come up missing. It feels like it might be a lot of that, in order to control, traumatize…They want to monet...
