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Sir Mix-A-Lot Creates Cheeky NFTs For A Worthy Cause
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty If you thought the world of NFTs and cryptocurrency lacked a little spice, veteran rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot is here to change that – and just in time to celebrate an anniversary and do some good to boot. The “Baby Got Back” rapper is reportedly marking the 30th anniversary of his hit number one single by putting out a series of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs. Sir Mix-A-Lot is partnering with a developer, META-X Studios to create the NFTs in a series that will be called “Bit Butts”. The collection of digitally-crafted cabooses will first be hand-drawn, colored, and assembled by animation artists commissioned for the project, with the Seattle, Washington rapper himself contributing personal designs for some of the more rare NFTs. The “Bit ...
Don Lemon Wrapped Up In Chris Cuomo, CNN Beef
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Santiago Felipe / Getty The legal tussle between ousted anchor Chris Cuomo and his former employer CNN is moving forward but this time some of Cuomo’s former coworkers are now filling the wrath. In a recent legal filing, Cuomo singled out his one-time close friend Don Lemon by saying the network didn’t discipline the host for his alleged transgressions while on the job. Deadline was the first to report on the $125 million arbitration filing from Cuomo against CNN, which paints the firing and subsequent fallout as a smear campaign. “Cuomo has had his journalistic integrity unjustifiably smeared, making it difficult if not impossible for Cuomo to find similar work in the future and damaging him in amounts exceeding $125 million, which includes not only the ...
UFC Fighter Kevin Holland Chokes Out Gunman At Houston Sushi Spot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Kevin Holland might soon need to don a uniform of some sort if he’s going to keep stopping crime in the streets like the caped and masked fellow cleaning up Gotham. The talented UFC welterweight helped subdue and eventually choke out a gunman inside a Houston sushi restaurant earlier in the week and a profile on the fighter reveals more details. The Houston Chronicle exclusively spoke with Holland one-on-one to have him explain the happenings this past Monday (March 14) at RA Sushi in Houston. Holland,29, was with friends having a good time next to a large group of patrons celebrating a birthday. Holland explains that he heard a gunshot ring off inside the establishment, and sprung into action. More from the Chronicle: Holland ran ...
Juicy Privilege: Jussie Smollett Freed From Jail On Bond, MAGA Gang Is Big Mad
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Olson / Getty On Wednesday (March 16), Jussie Smollett was freed from jail on bond, for now. That was fast—and on cue, the MAGA crowd is big mad. Per various reports, Smollett’s lawyers were able to convince an appeals to court to release Smollett while the actor contests his conviction of faking a hate crime and lying to the police. So on Wednesday night he was able to walk out of Cook County Jail Late last week, Smollett was sentenced to a five-months in jail. Ever since the judge told him how long he would be on an involuntary vacation, it has been nothing but drama. In the courtroom Smollett said he respected the decision, but was adamant that he was not suicidal. The days since were spent insisting that he should be freed. Smollett a...
Pro Baller Michael Beasley Opens Up About His Mental Health Woes & More
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Lachlan Cunningham / Getty Michael Beasley was one of the top players in the 2008 NBA Draft, going second overall with the Miami Heat selecting the Kansas State Wildcats standout. Beasley, who has played for several NBA teams and abroad, recently appeared on a podcast and tearfully shared some of the ups and downs of his mental health woes. Beasley, 33, was a guest on The Pivot podcast with hosts Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder, and Fred Taylor. Beasley, a native of Prince George’s County, Md. and a former AAU teammate of Kevin Durant, shared the story of his basketball journey with the hosts while sharing some harrowing details of his life. In one especially revealing moment, Beasley told The Pivot team that he’s especially guarded after being taken a...
Ye FKA Kanye West Fears Pete Davidson Will Make Kim Kardashian A Drug Addict
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Reaves / Getty The ongoing breakup saga between Ye FKA Kanye West and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian continues to roll on, and the latest instance adds to a mountain of already explosive happenings. Via Instagram, Ye voiced concerns that Kardashian’s new beau Pete Davidson will get the social media superstar hooked to drugs. Ye took to Instagram Wednesday (March 16) morning and shared a follower’s reply regarding the matter. “The way Skete used Kim’s marital status [to] address Kanye was a sneak diss towards her & she didn’t even catch it,” the fan wrote in the screen-capped image. In the caption of Ye’s post, he wrote, “[I’m] really concerned that SKETE will get my kids mom hooked on drugs He’s in rehab every 2 months.” Related Stories While Davi...
Young Dolph’s Autopsy Report Reveals New Shocking Details About His Death
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty The West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center has released the autopsy report for the murder of Young Dolph, and it revealed some disturbing details. Per FOX 13 Memphis, Young Dolph, born Adolph Thorton Jr., suffered 22 gunshot wounds that led to his tragic death, the autopsy revealed. The local news affiliates also state the report also includes wounds that entered and exited his body. They also revealed where the bullets hit. Per FOX 13 Memphis: Related Stories The locations Young Dolph was shot include forehead, temple, face, right back, center back, left-back, right arm, left arm, left chest, left abdomen, right chin, right neck, right wrist, and right shoulder the report said. Bruh. The beloved 36-year-old Memphis Hip-Hop star was ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls Out Corporate Profiteers Price Gouging On Gas
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tom Williams / Getty Right now the national average for gas prices in America stands at about $4.43 for regular unleaded and everyone is asking what very much seems like a simple question: WTF? Why does it seem like anytime there’s any international conflict overseas, it results in a steep gas price hike in America and around the globe? Well, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and other top Democratic legislators believe they know the answer and they’re shouting it from every rooftop they can climb. Related Stories Corporate profiteers are price gouging and that’s part of the reason why $20 in the tank ain’t $20-ing like it used to. As Crooks & Liars reported, Ocasio-Cortez responded Monday to a tweet from MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle asking “wha...
10 Things We Learned From Conway The Machine on The Breakfast Club
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Power 105 / Revolt A few weeks ago Conway The Machine dropped his Shady Records debut album, God Don’t Make Mistakes and reminded everyone that he isn’t out here taking prisoners, he bringing body bags along with him because when he spits it’s every man for himself. Yesterday the Buffalo bully checked into The Breakfast Club to talk about how his life has been since becoming one of the most recognizable rappers in the music game and the pros and cons that come with it. Related Stories Talking with Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee, Conway touches on rumors of his split from Griselda, why he lowkey regrets signing with Eminem’s Shady Records, and how being shot up left him scarred for life. Here are the 10 things we learned from Conway The Machine on The ...
Start Your Engines: A$AP Rocky Hints At AWGE & Mercedes-Benz Collab
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Coppola / Getty If there’s one thing that A$AP Rocky has a thing for (outside of Rihanna of course), it’s having a good idea of who to collaborate with and the rapper gave hints of a new project in the works with one of the world’s premier automotive brands. On Tuesday (March 15th), the “Fashion Killa” rapper shared a clip to his Instagram account which showed the logo of his creative brand AWGE decked out in chrome. The AWGE collective includes A$AP Ferg and A$AP Nast as well as Playboi Carti and Smooky Margielaa. The clip also showed several pieces of clothing that bore the AWGE logo and the iconic insignia of Mercedes-Benz. The caption read: “HISTORY IN DA MAKING🔥MERCEDES BENZ X AWGE DROPPING A$AP!!!” The clip would be deleted, but the off...
Ralph Lauren x Morehouse & Spelman Collection Draws Cheers & Jeers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nadine Ijewere / Polo Ralph Lauren On Tuesday, March 15, Ralph Lauren announced an upcoming capsule collection titled A Portrait of the American Dream, that blends the brand’s classic Americana stylings with the sartorial heritage of Atlanta-based HBCUs Morehouse College and Spelman College. The announcement was a true exercise of craft, featuring a combination of visually striking photos from Nadine Ijewere and an equally stunning video—both felt more like a time capsule than a lookbook. In the imagery, we see Black people of all pigments dressed to the nines in gear inspired by styles seen in Morehouse and Spelman yearbooks between 1920 and 1950. To call the campaign beautiful is an understatement. Here, we see a sartorial excellence in lockstep with th...
Peep The Trailer To Disney+’s Newest MCU Spinoff ‘Ms. Marvel’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Disney+ / Marvel Studios’ Ms. Marvel Over the last year and change, Marvel has been expanding their superhero roster to include a more diverse cast of characters including Shang-Chi and some members of The Eternals, and now they’re ready to introduce a brand new hero who brings her own culture and beliefs to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In their upcoming Disney+ series, Ms. Marvel, the MCU will be debuting it’s newest heroine in Kamala Khan, a Muslim teenager who idolizes on Captain Marvel and daydreams about teenage things such as boys and being a hero. In the trailer to the upcoming series we get the origin story of Kamala Khan who discovers a bracelet of extraterrestrial origin which grants her superhuman powers including walking on air, shooting bea...
