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Druski Slammed After Some Say Creepy Dude At Party Skit Glorifies Sexual Assault

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Druski made his mark in the social media space via his comedic skits and penchant for bringing humor into almost any situation. However, many on Twitter are aiming cancel darts toward the funnyman after a now-deleted skit prompted many to say that he’s glorifying sexual assault. In the clip, Druski depicts a situation where a man is at a party completely ready to turn up and handing out shots to a bunch of women who all are unsuspecting of his insidious intentions. The caption of the skit was “That Friend that tries to make the girls OVERLY drink,” complete with a crying laughing and facepalm emoji. Because of this caption, some believe Druski was only going for cheap laughs instead of calling out men who behave in that fashion...

Lil Durk ft. Gunna “What Happened To Virgil,” Lil Baby “Right On” & More | Daily Visuals 4.12.22

HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been almost six months since the shocking passing of fashion genius Virgil Abloh and needless to say the culture will always remember him while rappers will continue to reference him, and Lil Durk is the latest to give the fashion genius his well-deserved flowers. Linking up with Gunna for the visuals to “What Happened To Virgil,” Lil Durk starts off the video with an inspirational quote from Virgil Abloh before holding down an airplane runway with his peoples and eventually kicking it with Gunna on the rooftop of a house inside of a building. Yeah, trust us that’s exactly what it sounded like. Back in the South, Lil Baby looks like he’s more than enjoying the fruits of his labor and in his clip for “Right On” rolls through his hood in a Rolls Royce while so...

Lil Durk ft. Gunna “What Happened To Virgil,” Lil Baby “Right On” & More | Daily Visuals 4.12.22

HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been almost six months since the shocking passing of fashion genius Virgil Abloh and needless to say the culture will always remember him while rappers will continue to reference him, and Lil Durk is the latest to give the fashion genius his well-deserved flowers. Linking up with Gunna for the visuals to “What Happened To Virgil,” Lil Durk starts off the video with an inspirational quote from Virgil Abloh before holding down an airplane runway with his peoples and eventually kicking it with Gunna on the rooftop of a house inside of a building. Yeah, trust us that’s exactly what it sounded like. Back in the South, Lil Baby looks like he’s more than enjoying the fruits of his labor and in his clip for “Right On” rolls through his hood in a Rolls Royce while so...

Lil Durk ft. Gunna “What Happened To Virgil,” Lil Baby “Right On” & More | Daily Visuals 4.12.22

HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been almost six months since the shocking passing of fashion genius Virgil Abloh and needless to say the culture will always remember him while rappers will continue to reference him, and Lil Durk is the latest to give the fashion genius his well-deserved flowers. Linking up with Gunna for the visuals to “What Happened To Virgil,” Lil Durk starts off the video with an inspirational quote from Virgil Abloh before holding down an airplane runway with his peoples and eventually kicking it with Gunna on the rooftop of a house inside of a building. Yeah, trust us that’s exactly what it sounded like. Back in the South, Lil Baby looks like he’s more than enjoying the fruits of his labor and in his clip for “Right On” rolls through his hood in a Rolls Royce while so...

Take The L Trends After Sister Administering Proper Fade Video Makes Rounds On Social Media

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: DjelicS / Getty Here at Hip-Hop Wired, we’re not keen to show violent videos of fights but today we’re making a slight exception. A  video making its rounds on social media of a vicious fight between two young women has “Take The L” trending for all the right and wrong reasons. On April 10, @@BarbieTheeStar shared an older video from the @JustGirlFight Twitter account, which hosts a bunch of street fades of all sorts. In this particular clash, a young Black woman in a green top and Black pants squared up with another shorter young woman wearing all Black. It was clear that the taller woman knew how to throw down, literally and otherwise. The shorter young lady had no chance and the fight was all but done after she was kicked in the face by the ...

Twitter Discusses The Hijacking Of AAVE, Debates Proper Usage

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Westend61 / Getty AAVE, also known as African-American Vernacular English, is an often controversial discussion not so much due to its usage but how AAVE is properly applied. As the English language in America is replete with regional influences, AAVE falls under that distinction and a discussion on the style of speaking is currently trending on Twitter. Twitter user @IvoryTheJunior posted an interesting thought regarding AAVE On Monday (April 11) and the discussion that was sparked from the tweet is still bubbling today (April 12). “Watching non-black people “adopt” (*kidnap) AAVE is so funny to me because there are legit some AAVE terms/phrases that I, a Black person, just don’t use because they don’t sound right coming from me. Y’all mouths be in...

He Tha Best: DJ Khaled Gets Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty DJ Khaled got another prestigious honor as he became the latest artist to join the vaunted Hollywood Walk of Fame, with a few famous peers such as Jay-Z in attendance at the ceremony. On Monday (April 11th), the highly-popular DJ and producer was the celebrity of honor at the ceremony introducing his star on the Walk of Fame took place in Los Angeles, California. The We The Best CEO’s star is now number 2,719 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and its location is at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard, right next to the iconic Amoeba Music record store. The ceremony drew a high number of attendees and required police and security on the scene to close off the street due to the heavy amount of traffic. Among those well-wishers were some of Khaled’s c...

Struggleville: Young Buck Claims 50 Cent Forced Him To File Bankruptcy [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The bad fortune continues for Young Buck. He claims that 50 Cent’s lack of compassion has forced him to file bankruptcy. As spotted on TMZ the Nashville, Tennessee talent said he had file chapter 13 so he could cancel any business ties to his former record label CEO. Recently the man born David Darnell Brown recently participated an interview with It’s Tricky With Raquel Harper podcast. During the virtual Q&A he basically revealed that his hands were handcuffed when it comes to releasing new projects. According to his original contract with G-Unit he owes 50 Cent one more album but has been unable to fulfill his obligations. Related Stories “We at a standstill, I’m definitely not looking to go down a whole long drawn-out...

Multiple People Shot at Brooklyn Subway Station, Suspect Still At Large

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Chaos erupted during the morning commute at a New York City subway station in Brooklyn, as police are investigating an incident where multiple people were shot and the suspect is still currently at large. According to reports, multiple people were injured at the 36th Street station in the Sunset Park neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday morning. The station is serviced by the D, N, and R trains. The Fire Department of New York stated that they were called to the station over reports of a smoke condition, and found people injured with gunshot wounds as well as several undetonated explosive devices. The FDNY further reported that 16 people were found injured according to WABC, with five people so far confirmed to have been...

‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Ceaser Checks Alex For Shady Instagram Comment, Twitter Hates Young Bae’s New Boo

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: VH1 / Black Ink Crew Last week on Black Ink Crew, Ceaser and Suzette’s relationship came to a screeching halt. Now, he’s back in NYC to get his shops back on track. Single Ceaser Is Back Ceaser is back in NYC for good after breaking up with Suzette while her fraudulent cheeks recover after undergoing emergency surgery and moving out of their Atlanta home. Now single and on the prowl, he announces he will devote his time to his first “wife,” his Black Ink business, to open up a tattoo shop in every state. Good luck with that. Anyway, he is back in the shop and tells the crew his first order of business is to hire some new employees. Ceaser stupidly enlists disgraced 9 MAG artist, now Black Ink Houston manager  Van, Alex, and Spyder, to handle th...

Pusha T Talks Fatherhood, Kanye West & Jay-Z With Charlamagne Tha God

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Pusha T is probably one of the most underrated Hip-Hop veterans in the game. Having come into the fold as one-half of The Clipse (his brother, Malice being the other half), Pusha A Ton has been proving to be one of the wittiest and cleverest lyricists for the past two decades. Though his brother has since retired from the gangsta rap genre in order to praise the Lord in his own way, Pusha continues to prove that when it comes to cocaine and drug game metaphors, you’ll be hard pressed to find someone better. Related Stories Recently sitting down with Charlamagne Tha God for a personal one-on-one interview, Pusha T reflects on his life and the changes he’s made to himself over the course of his career. Admitting that fatherho...

Tory Lanez Addresses Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Plus Fallout With Meek Mill & Kehlani On New Song

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @BeanzGotGamez Even after flirting with jail time and his bail being increased for his Megan Thee Stallion subtweets, Tory Lanez just can’t seem to keep his mouth shut on the matter. Days after being released on bail, Lanez decided to flirt with danger and possibly violated the Houston rapper’s restraining orders against him with a new song as part of his “Fargo Fridays” music series. Related Stories On this new track titled “Mucky James,” the problematic Toronto rapper talks about the situation with Megan Thee Stallion. While sporting a fitted baseball hat with horns, Lanez raps, “I was at a high in my career / You think I’d come out here and ******. And if you think I would do that sh*t, you on some stupid sh*t / I don’t need to do that...