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Eddie Murphy Working To Star As George Clinton In Developing Biopic
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Eddie Murphy has proven time and again that he has the chameleon-like ability to transform himself into any character he’s embodying for a role. The veteran actor and standup comic legend reportedly is working on a role as Funk pioneer George Clinton in a developing biopic. Deadline reports that Murphy and others are hard at work on securing rights from Clinton to move ahead with the film and hire staff to flesh out the story. Murphy, who will be one of the film’s producers, has a current three-film deal with Amazon Studios but it isn’t known if the biopic will air on the streamer. As the outlet aptly notes, Clinton, now 80 years young, laid the groundwork early on as one of the pioneers of the Funk sound. The film will follow Clinto...
South Asian ‘Summer Of Soul’ Producer Blasts Chris Rock For ‘4 White Guys’ Comment At Oscars
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Livingston / Getty It looks like Will Smith isn’t the only one who doesn’t much appreciate the way Chris Rock jokes around. Joseph Patel, the South Asian co-producer of Questlove’s Summer of Soul documentary, recently posted then deleted a Twitter thread in which he blasted Rock for including him among producers he introduced as “four white guys” when he presented them their Oscar for the film. “The reason that makes me SO SO VERY ANGRY is because I was so proud to be one of a handful of South Asians to have ever won an Oscar in the history of the award,” Patel wrote, according to N.Y. Daily News. “Three South Asians winning on the same night — that’s never happened before! And it’s meaningful! It’s history!” Related Stories Patel also pointed out t...
Freddie Gibbs ft. Rick Ross “Ice Cream,” Phife Dawg “Phife Forever” & More | Daily Visuals 4.1.22
HipHopWired Featured Video For the past few months Freddie Gibbs has been feeling the ire of his fellow rap peers such as Jim Jones, Young Thug and Benny The Butcher, but luckily for the Grammy nominated rapper, he has a friend in the Miami Bawse, Rick Ross. Linking up with Rozay for his visuals to “Ice Cream,” Freddie Gibbs pulls a page out of the Wu-Tang manual and rents an ice cream truck to go along with the daisy duke rocking thick young ladies who can convince a vegan to take a bite of that sugary churned milk. Milk done did them bodies good. Just sayin.’ Related Stories 6 years after his shocking passing, the memory of legendary Hip-Hop MC, Phife Dawg lives on and in his clip to “Phife Forever”, A Tribe Called Quest fans are treated to stock footage and photos of Phife living his li...
Ol’ Dirty Bastard Documentary On The Way Via A&E Network
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty The story of one of Rap’s most memorable MC’s is about to be told. A&E has confirmed they are working on an Ol’ Dirty Bastard documentary. As per Complex a prime time film on the late great has been finally green lit. On Thursday, March 31 the network announced that they have signed on to formally chronical the life and career of the Wu-Tang Clan member. While other projects have been released prior this is the first ever to be blessed by his estate. Additionally, the doc is set to feature some never seen before footage shot by his widow Icelene Jones. Tentatively titled Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the film will be co-directed by the father and son team of Sam Pollard (Black Art: In The Absence of Light) and Jason Pollard (Ge...
Drill Rapper Dougie B Arrested After Shots Fired By Bronx Courthouse
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: DON EMMERT / Getty Drill rapper Dougie B is now in custody due to being arrested after an altercation that led to gunshots being fired across from the Bronx courthouse he was scheduled to appear at. On Thursday afternoon (March 31st), the arrest of the drill rapper took place on East 161st Street, only steps away from the Bronx County Hall of Justice. According to reports, court officers had rushed over after hearing gunshots. Four people were detained and led away in handcuffs, including the “Kill Em With Kindness” rapper. “Y’all keep doing this to me, bro,” Dougie B exclaimed as he sat down in the street in handcuffs, surrounded by a dozen officers next to a gray automobile parked in the street with its doors open. Onlookers told reporters that the alte...
Fivio Foreign & City Girls Link Up For “Top Notch” Visuals
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty The City Girls may have not gotten that Nicki Minaj collaboration fans were hoping for but their Fivio Foriegn featured cut isn’t anything to sneeze at either. Linking up for the visuals to “Top Notch,” City Girls take to the City That Never Sleeps a.k.a. NYC where Fivio Foreign rolls out the welcome mat for the duo from Miami. Holding down the corner with his goons in bubble jackets, Fivio Foreign shows JT and Yung Miami how to do his two-step while holding down the corner on some Brooklyn drill ish. JT and Yung Miami meanwhile bring that seductive South Beach fashion look to the Beast Coast and we can’t say we’re mad even in the slightest. They got it poppin.’ Related Stories As for when they’ll finally link up with Nicki Minaj? ...
New Viral Video Shows Jada Pinkett Smith’s Reaction To Infamous Will Smith Oscars Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty As the world is still reeling from the slap that Will Smith delivered to Chris Rock at the Academy Awards last weekend, a newly found video captures Jada Pinkett Smith’s reaction to the incident in real-time. According to reports, a clip shared on TikTok Thursday morning (March 31st )showed the entirety of the incident from a vantage point behind the table where the Smiths were sitting during the ceremony. The forty-second video was posted by TikTok user 305hoodhero, though it is still unclear where they obtained the footage. Related Stories The clip begins directly after the King Richard actor was returning to his seat after approaching Rock on stage and slapping him in the face in response to the comedian’s joke referencing the...
Arrest Made In Murder Of Young Thug’s Baby Mother LaKevia Jackson
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office / Atlanta PD On March 17, LaKevia Jackson, who happened to be the mother of one of rapper Young Thug’s sons, was killed after a dispute in a bowling alley. A man with a lengthy rap sheet, Joshua Fleetwood, has been arrested in connection with the murder. On Thursday (March 31), the Atlanta PD announced that Fleetwood has been arrested and charged felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to TMZ. The circumstances about the shooting and her subsequent death are disturbing. Reportedly, Jackson and the killer got into a dispute in a bowling alley over a bowling ball at the Metro Fun Center on a Thursday night. She was there celebrati...
Pusha T & Nigo “Hear Me Clearly,” Est Gee & 42 Dugg “Everybody Shooters Too” & More | Daily Visuals 3.30.22
HipHopWired Featured Video We told y’all yesterday that Nigo was deadass focused on breaking into the rap game and was using his plugs to link up with some of the biggest names in the game to do so. Today he continues his journey into the world of Hip-Hop and gets a helping hand from one of Virginia’s finest. In the visuals for “Hear Me Clearly,” Nigo recruits the exceptional talents of Pusha T who takes to a construction site where the jux is going down before heading off to attend to other numerous affairs including holding down the corner of an office. That office was lowkey lit though. Elsewhere Est Gee and 42 Dugg out here to remind y’all that they the OG’s that the stick-up kids look up to and in the clip to “Everybody Shooters Too” flaunt some ice and cars to show y’all that grindin...
Zoë Kravitz Dragged Over Predatory Comments After Shading Will Smith’s Oscars Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rich Fury/VF22 / Getty Zoe Kravitz has found herself in hot water after taking to social media to throw shade at Will Smith over slapping Chris Rock at The 94th Annual Oscars. In an Instagram post showcasing her red carpet look, Kravitz took to the caption to share her feelings regarding the hot topic writing: “Here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now.” Related Stories Clearly, she felt her message wasn’t received because she then took to social media uploading a second photo from the afterparty hours later with the caption: “and here is a picture of my dress at the party after the award show -where we are apparently screaming profanities and assaulting people on stage now.” Although Will Smith h...
Neighborhood Nip: Twitter Remembers The Late Nipsey Hussle On 3rd Anniversary Of His Passing
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Genaro Molina / Getty Nipsey Hussle enjoyed a great in the independent Hip-Hop space ahead of signing with a major label and was on the cusp of greatness when he was tragically murdered three years ago today (March 31). On Twitter, fans are remembering Neighborhood Nip with heavy hearts by honoring the young legend. The story of Nipsey Hussle is one we’ve covered here at Hip-Hop Wired several times over, so we won’t dive in deep there. However, we do wish to send our ongoing thoughts, prayers, and condolences to the Asghedom and all of Nipsey’s loved ones on this day. Listening back to Nipsey’s body of work, it’s bittersweet at times. Not only did he have a natural gift for words and delivery, but Nip also had this uncanny ability to make what he ra...
Academy Says Will Smith Refusal To Leave Oscars Ceremony Under Review
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Myung Chun / Getty Will Smith remains the talk of Tinseltown and beyond after the shocking incident at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony continues to send shockwaves through the industry. According to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science, Smith refused to leave the building after striking Chris Rock and his actions are currently under review. The Associated Press shared press statements from the academy, which apologized for not taking stronger action in removing Smith from his seat. As reported, the academy met on Wednesday (March 30) in order to hammer out details for discipline towards the Hollywood megastar. Related Stories “Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated,” the academy said as published by the AP. “While we would like...
