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A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & DJ OMINAYA Announce ‘Me Vs. Myself’ Tour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rachel Jackson / YouTube / Rachel Jackson / YouTube The Bronx is back outside. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and DJ OMINAYA have announced the Me Vs. Myself Tour. The Highbridge talent will be bringing his discography to life for his fans worldwide. On Monday (Nov. 14), the “Drowning” MC announced his long-awaited return to the main stage. “Catch me in your city very soon…. And don’t worry NYC we got something special on the way,” A Boogie wrote on an Instagram post. To coincide with the release of his forthcoming album Me Vs. Myself, he will be performing in 12 cities across the United States with three dates in the United Kingdom. The tour will follow his already sold out one night only show at The Apollo on Friday, Dec. 16. DJ OMINAYA, his official...
21 Savage Clarifies Comments He Made About Nas’ Relevance
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 4 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
Texas Judge Grants Megan Thee Stallion A Restraining Order Against 1501 Certified Entertainment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Megan Thee Stallion won another court victory against her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment. Spotted on TMZ Hip Hop, a Texas judge sided with Megan Thee Stallion granting her a restraining order against 1501 Certified Entertainment and her distributor 300 Entertainment. The rapper feared the label was trying to interfere with her trying to win an American Music Award. Per TMZ Hip Hop: According to the docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Megan claims 1501 made “threatening and retaliatory” moves to block Megan from using her own music in connection with the AMAs … which will be handed out this coming Sunday. Related Stories She doesn’t specify what 1501 and/or 300 Entertainment allegedly said or did to mess with the AMA broadcast on ...
Travis Scott Joins Isaac Yowman As Executive Producer For DJ Screw Biopic
HipHopWired Featured Video Travis Scott will join film director Isaac Yowman as an executive producer for a forthcoming biopic about the late DJ Screw. The film was first announced in 2020 and it appears traction has been made toward getting the film up on the big screen. Deadline exclusively reports that Texas rapper Travis Scott will become part of the executive producer group alongside Isaac Yowman for the biopic focused on a legend of Houston’s underground Hip-Hop scene. DJ Screw is responsible for the “chopped and screwed” sound of altered vocals and slowed-down beats chopped into parts and transforming songs into moody and hypnotic platters. Related Stories According to Michelle Wheeler, sister to DJ Screw, the family is happy that Cactus Jack joined forces with Yowman to bring her b...
Rapper Hurricane G Passes Away
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtubenews Rapper Hurricane G aka Hurricane Gloria has passed away. EPMD’s Erick Sermon, who has a daughter with the later rapper, born Gloria Rodriguez, confirmed her passing on social media on Sunday evening (Nov. 6). “My heart is hardened today. One of my good friends…. my oldest daughters mother passed away today #HURRICANEGLORIA was also a legend in her own right in the Hiphop community,” wrote Sermon on an Instagram caption of a photo of Hurricane G. “One of the first puertorican female rappers She rapped with me. @redmangilla she paved the way @keithmurray @diddy she was in all the Hiphop magazines with all the top females at the time.. #stretchandbobito loved a song that she did called “MILKY” She will be missed all around the world. I ...
Artifacts Rapper Tame One Passes Away
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images / Getty Rapper Tame One of Artifacts fame has reportedly passed away. He was 52. On Sunday evening (Nov. 6), fellow New Jersey Hip-Hop icon Rah Digga took to social media to offer her condolences on Tame’s passing. “I usually don’t race to the internet to post news like this when I’m in the middle of feeling it…but we gonna give this Jersey legend his muthafuckin flowers!! Hold your head @el_da_sensei ❤️,” wrote Rah Digga as a caption to a photo of Tame. “#RIPTameOne #Artifacts #LegendsNeverDie #BrickCity #JerseyShit #YouHadToBeOutside.” Artifacts, along with fellow Jersey native El Da Sensei, came to fame in the early 90’s, going from freestyles on the Stretch & Bobbito radio show to scoring a hit with “Wron...
Smino ft. J. Cole “90 Proof,” Macklemore ft. NLE Choppa “Faithful” & More | Daily Visuals 11.4.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s not everyday that J. Cole will lend his talents to his Hip-Hop peers, but luckily his man Smino was able to lock a feature down so y’all know the next logical step was to shoot a video for the cut. Coming though with visuals for their collaboration cut “90 Proof,” Smino and J. Cole take it back to the South with a house warming party filled with friends, family and even a few balloons to get into a festive mode going for the intimate get together. Not enough people get balloons for their parties. Just sayin.’ Macklemore meanwhile returns to the rap scene and in his clip for “Faithful,” calls on NLE Choppa to meet him at a diner for a little coffee and some bar droppin.’ Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Trippie Redd featuring Don Tolive...
Diddy Revealed As Backer For Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty As Elon Musk is settling in for the start of his reign on Twitter, it’s been revealed that Diddy is one of the billionaire’s key investors in acquiring the social media platform. According to reports, sources close to the entertainment mogul confirm that Diddy was one of the investors that aided Musk in securing ownership of the social media platform. The Tesla founder and CEO agreed to purchase Twitter for $44 billion and the deal was finalized on Oct. 28 after an extended back-and-forth in the courts. Diddy’s investment is believed to be estimated at $10 million. His stake includes him in a varied group of investors which besides Wall Street banking firms, reportedly also includes Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and Prince Alwaleed ...
Jay-Z & Jeff Bezos Are Rumored To Be Exploring Buying Washington Commanders NFL Team
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty It seems Jay-Z and Jeff Bezos might be business partners in the near future. The two are rumored to be bidding to buy The Washing Commanders. As spotted on CNN the two moguls are reportedly are eyeing the football organization as their newest venture. The news publication spoke to a source who is close to the situation this week. The unnamed individual says that the Amazon founder is considering purchasing the team. Another source also claims that Jay-Z has also expressed interest in owning the team as well. The speculation is plausible as the current owners of The Washington Commanders, Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya, have hired Bank of America to help with the sale. Forbes Magazine reports that the couple will “consider potential t...
AOC Trolls Phony Stark aka Elon Musk On Twitter
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Elon Musk might’ve bitten off more than he could chew, as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is effectively trolling the billionaire on Twitter. As the Tesla founder has begun his oversight of the social media platform, there have been many who are concerned about the increased potential for bullying among other questionable decisions. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has been among the most vocal, calling out Musk over his plans to charge $8 a month for those verified by Twitter to keep their blue check. “Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that “free speech” is actually a $8/mo subscription plan,” she wrote. That apparently didn’t sit well with Musk, who fired back a terse response. Of course, it d...
Nike Drops Kyrie Irving Like A Bad Habit
Written By Alvin aqua Blanco , Director of Content Posted 5 hours ago @aqua174 Alvin aqua Blanco is the Director of Content in the Men’s Division for iOne Digital, steering Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. Representing the Bronx, he was nurtured by a steady diet of Hip-Hop culture and music. He graduated from the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology. His prior work has appeared in XXL, The Source, Vibe, The Village Voice, and other notable print and online publications. Other stops in his over 15-year journalism career include BET, MTV News, and AllHipHop.com. Alvin joined iOne in 2017 and continues to always make sure the culture—be it music, business, fashion, sports, sneakers, and everything in between—is thoroughly and accurately documente...
Ye Says He Was ‘Misdiagnosed And Nearly Drugged’ In Tweet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Ye aka Kanye West is back on Twitter after being banned over his antisemitic tweets, and now he’s using the platform to make claims that he was “mentally misdiagnosed” by doctors so that he could be controlled. “What should be obvious by now is that I was raised to stand for my truth regardless of the consequences,” Ye tweeted Thursday. “So I will say this again I was mentally misdiagnosed and nearly drugged out of my mind to make me a manageable well-behaved celebrity.” The tweet was accompanied by a screenshot of a text sent to him by his former personal trainer, Harley Pasternak, who is Jewish,” according to Page Six. In the text, Pasternak did appear to threaten Ye with institutionalization and possibly a lobotomy. From Page Six: In the t...
