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T.I. Confronted Comedian Who Took Dig At His Sexual Assault Allegations, Things Are Peace Now
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty T.I. is currently embarking on a journey into the world of standup comedy, but it appears that one of his new peers took a jab at him that he felt went too far. While at a venue in Atlanta, Tip was seen confronting a comic who made mention of the sexual assault allegations levied upon the veteran rapper. Lauren Knight was in the middle of her set at Our Bar ATL when she began getting heckled by T.I., real name Clifford Harris, and she took the top position most comics do and fired back with some ribbing of he own. Footage of the incident that was grabbed and repurposed by Baller Alert can be viewed below. Related Stories While T.I. certainly didn’t appreciate the allegations coming up in such a public space as seen by his reaction, i...
Sen. Tim Scott Trends For Not Voting To Confirm Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Bill Clark / Getty While the nation’s focus should be on the fact that Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to ascend to the U.S. Supreme Court bench, political theater takes center stage once again. Sen. Tim Scott, the Senate’s lone Black Republican Party member, elected not to vote to confirm Justice Brown Jackson, prompting Scott’s name to trend on Twitter. Justice Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote enjoyed full support from all Democratic Party senators along with independents Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Angus King; Sen. Mitt Romney, Sen. Susan Collins, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski were the only votes from GOP senators. Justice Brown Jackson faced grueling questions from GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during hearings ...
Twitter Thinks Donald Glover’s Interview With Himself For ‘Interview Magazine’ Is A Hot “Incel” Mess
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Lionel Hahn / Getty We don’t know who thought it was a good idea for Donald Glover to interview himself, but it happened, and it landed him in hot water with Black women and writers. With the return of his FX dramedy Atlanta, Donald Glover has come out of hiding and back into the spotlight. Noticeably vocal on Twitter, calling out the haters and telling them to be brave and @ him when it comes to critiques about Atlanta’s third season. Glover wanted all the smoke, and he isn’t just getting it from the “blue checks” but from Black women and people who make a living speaking to individuals like himself. There has been a long-standing belief that Glover doesn’t like Black women, and the fact he is married to a white woman doesn’t help his case. Now, wh...
Justice Denied: Minneapolis Prosecutors Say No Criminal Charges Filed In Killing Of Amir Locke
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Minneapolis prosecutors announced Wednesday that there will be no justice for Amir Locke. The prosecutors effectively made clear, just as Louisville, Kentucky, authorities did in the case of Breonna Taylor, that a cop isn’t responsible for wrongdoing so long as they can say they were on the job and in fear for their lives. Amir’s fear doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter that Locke was sleeping when cops burst through the door in service of a warrant the 22-year-old wasn’t named in. It doesn’t matter that the gun Locke was holding was one he owned legally—which gave him a right to protect himself with it—when Officer Mark Hanneman shot him to death for holding it. Amir’s Black life didn’t matter. According to the New York Times, prose...
Nicki Minaj Goes British With It On “Carpool Karaoke” With James Corden
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty This past Wednesday night (April 6) “Carpool Karaoke” returned to The Late Late Show With James Corden after a two-year hiatus (it’s been that long?!) so to make a big splash for the big comeback, the late night talk show host enlisted the talents of the Barbz herself, Nicki Minaj. Kicking off the car ride with a rendition of her smash hit, “Anaconda,” Nicki went and got into her British accent bag and gave a comedic conversation talking like she was straight out of London. After admitting that she might sound like Adele, Nicki went on to rip her verse on “Monster” during which she was paired side-by-side with Adele’s rendition of the classic Nicki verse. Naturally it was only right that Nicki would go on to sing Adele’s classic ...
Child Support-less Blac Chyna Sets Her Attention On Lawsuit Against Kardashian Klan
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PG/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Blac Chyna isn’t interested in keeping up with the Kardashians but she’s definitely getting her coins. Less than one week after Blac Chyna took to social media to reveal she was losing three cars due to not receiving child support from either Tyga or Rob Kardashian, Blac Chyna announced via a posted screenshot of her notepad that she is “refocusing her attention” on her legal dispute with the Kardashians over the cancellation of her reality show with then fiance, Rob Kardashian, Rob & Chyna. “I plan to re-focus my attention on my trial against Kris Jenner and her daughters Kim, Khloé, and Kylie which starts in 13 days,” she wrote in the statement on Twitter. “When they got my No. 1 hit show killed back in January 2017, that no...
The Nike Dunk Low “Jackie Robinson” Set To Drop April 15
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Archive Photos / Getty Today (April 7) is Opening Day for Major League Baseball and as baseball fans rejoice and pray that their team gets to the World Series come October, sneakerheads are patiently waiting on those Jackie Robinson Dunk Lows to drop come next week. Slated to release on April 15 (Jackie Robinson Day), the highly coveted Dunks that are draped in Brooklyn Dodger colors are already considered grail status by many a sneaker head and even more Brooklynites (including this one here). Retailing for $110, the sneakers feature all kinds of slick and creative design features including Jackie Robinson’s number 42 on the heels, baseball stitching on the laces and the quote “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you res...
The US Secretly Removed Russian Malware From Computer Networks Around The World
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sutthichai Supapornpasupad / Getty President Joe Biden is adamant about keeping the United States out of another war, but he isn’t letting Vladimir Putin just do whatever he wants either. Wednesday (Apr.6), the United States announced it secretly removed malware from computer networks worldwide to preempt Russian cyberattacks. At the same time, it put the Russian president on notice. Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed the United States was making the moves publicly after U.S. officials warned there could be attacks on critical American infrastructure by Russia. Per the New York Times: Related Stories The malware enabled the Russians to create “botnets” — networks of private computers that are infected with malicious software and controlled by the G...
French Montana Partners With Canada Dry For “Big Comfy” Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube French Montana is rolling with Canaday Dry. Today (April 7), the brand announced it has teamed with the rapper and entrepreneur, starting with a video for “Big Comfy:” which plays like a mirror into how he coped with the COVID pandemic, by partying comfortable at home. The Mac & Cheese rapper premiered the spoof video a couple of days ago (March 5) in New York City at The Raines Law Room, a swanky speakeasy. “This is something I’ve been drinking since I was a kid,” said Montana to a roomful of VIPs and influencers at the event. “Every time there’s something wrong with you, the first things your mother says, ‘Go get some ginger-ale.” “He added, Everything in the video was my lifestyle for two years [during this pandemic]” The James La...
The Weeknd Wants $8.5 Million Payout Ye Was Offered For Coachella
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Fury / Getty With the news that Ye FKA Kanye West will no longer perform as a headliner for Coachella this year, organizers scrambled quickly to name The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia in his stead. Sources close to the deal say Ye was offered a cool $8.5 million for his appearance and The Weeknd wants the same but it appears there may be some resistance to that agreement. Page Six caught wind of insider chatter that Coachella organizers didn’t match the terms of Ye’s deal when asking The Weeknd to take the reigns as the headliner for the pair of Sunday night shows. The outlet says that the Canadian crooner born Abel Tesfaye is considering pulling out if he isn’t given the same $8.5 million offer. From Page Six: Related Stories Coachella organizers a...
8 Things We Learned From Coi Leray on ‘The Breakfast Club’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Power 105 / Revolt With her debut album, Trendsetter set to release tomorrow (April 8), Coi Leray is finally going to get her time in the limelight after months of building buzz and dropping a banger with the Barbz herself, Nicki Minaj. Earlier this week the Boston representative (and daughter of the infamous Benzino), swing by The Breakfast Club where she lowkey called Charlamagne a “dinosaur” before going into a bevy of interesting subjects that her fans might be interested in. Related Stories From touching on how she was able to get Nicki Minaj on her album to her paranoia now that she’s a celebrity, Coi isn’t shy about keeping it a buck in her interview and for that we’re grateful. Here are the 8 things we learned from Coi Leray on The Breakfast Club....
Op On Op Crime?: Phony DHS Agents Busted By FBI in D.C.
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Two men in Washington D.C. were taken into custody by federal authorities for impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents and claiming to investigate the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol among other charges. According to reports, Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36, were arrested and taken into custody by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents inside their luxury apartment in a neighborhood in Southeast Washington D.C. on Wednesday (April 6th). Federal prosecutors assigned to the case state that the two posed as agents with the Department of Homeland Security as well as members of a special task force that is conducting investigations into gangs and violence related to the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Taherz...
