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J. Prince And Drake Eulogize Takeoff In Separate Statements
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jay L. Clendenin / Getty The culture is still feeling the tragic loss of Takeoff. Drake and J. Prince have eulogized the fallen rapper in separate statements. Pricne, the Rap-A-Lot Records mogul, has publicly spoken about the Migos MC and shared his condolences regarding his passing. “The Prince family would like to send our condolences to the family and friends of a beautiful soul,” he wrote. “To Houstonians and families around the world, this one breaks my heart because Takeoff was a brother, a son, a role model, and God loving human being.” As one of Houston’s most influential personalities he took issue with this happening on his home turf. “This shouldn’t have happened. This shouldn’t have ever happened in our city,” he continued. “This shouldn’t hav...
Tiffany Cross Out At MSNBC, Black Twitter Calls Out The Jig
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Leon Bennett / Getty On Friday (Nov. 4), MSNBC seemingly out of the blue announced that it would not be renewing its contract with Tiffany Cross. Despite the accomplished Black woman’s strong rating for her weekend show, The Cross Connection, the news outlet choosing to cut ties with her just before midterm elections has Black Twitter calling out the jig. Variety reports that Cross’ production staff was notified of the decision on Friday morning. Reportedly, MSNBC, which is owned by NBCUniversal, decided not to renew her contract after two years, immediately. If you follow Cross whether on television or social media, you know she’s not one to mince words. Apparently, this caused concern with the MSNBC higher-ups despite strong ratings that include t...
Prodigy ft. Faith Evans “Angel,” Wiz Khalifa “Keys” & More | Daily Visuals 11.3.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty It’s been five years since the untimely death of Prodigy of Mobb Deep, but luckily for his fans, his estate is blessing us with unreleased material, and today we get a new visual from his posthumous album, The Hegelian Dialectic Volume 2: The Book of Heroine. Featuring Faith Evans, the visuals to “Angel” is comprised of stock footage featuring Prodigy when he was alive and well, walking through the streets of NYC as Faith Evans takes a stroll through the beach in an all-black outfit. Rest In Power, King. Wiz Khalifa meanwhile keeps on living the lavish life of a successful stoner and in his clip to “Keys” burns on some ganja while getting rubbed on by an attractive young lady who can’t seem to get enough of him. He’s living the dream...
Bacardi Claims Jay-Z Is Trying To Inflate The Value Of D’ussé Prior To Sale
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty The legal battle between between Bacardi and Jay-Z continues to unfold. Hov is being accused of inflating the value of D’ussé prior to selling off his percentage. As spotted on TMZ, the Hip-Hop mogul might be in for another high profile legal battle. Earlier this month the Brooklyn, New York native filed a lawsuit against the spirits conglomerate. He alleges that they were being less than forthcoming with regards to the expression’s sales performance and profitability of the dark liquor. In addition, his SC Liquor company inquired about the production process including “the location of all warehouses storing D’Ussé barrels, bottles and accessories.” Furthermore Carter wants Bacardi to fully detail their inventory process in an ef...
La La Anthony Showed Up To Support Ex-Hubby Carmelo Anthony’s New NYC Club
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty La La Anthony and Carmelo Anthony may no longer be living in wedded bliss, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s no love left between the two. As a matter of fact, it seems like they still have each other’s backs. Earlier this week Carmelo Anthony celebrated the grand opening of his new semi-private club, 9 Jones (interesting name), and naturally all kinds of celebrity friends showed up to show support, but one that stood out was his ex-wife, La La Anthony. According to Page Six, the mother of his son showed up to the launch of Melo’s newest endeavor and judging from the scene of things, it seemed to be all love between the two. On Wednesday, she attended a preview of the Greenwich Village spot, popping by “at around 8.45p...
The Hotties Are Giving Drake Fits For Alleged Shady Megan Thee Stallion Subliminal Diss
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty It’s getting sticky for Drake after fans feel he took a shot at Megan Thee Stallion on a new song. The hotties are dragging Drake by his braids after the rapper, who claims “he studies rap battles for a living,” spit some shady bars that many feels were a subliminal jab at Megan Thee Stallion. Drake and 21 Savage’s joint effort Her Loss has finally arrived after a slight delay due to Noah “40” Shebib catching rona. While Twitter is already debating if the album is a “classic,” one song is the subject of harsh criticism. On the song “Circo Loco,” many believe Drake took a shot at Megan Thee Stallion and made light of the incident where she was shot allegedly by Tory Lanez, who, like Drake, also happens to be Candian. “This b**...
Drake & 21 Savage Drop Her Loss LP After Brief Delay, Twitter Reacts
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 5 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 ...
New Details Emerge In The Shooting Death Of Takeoff
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Hahne / Getty Takeoff, one-third of the beloved Hip-Hop trio Migos, was fatally shot in Houston, Texas on Nov. 1. While many are still processing the senseless death, new details are emerging in the case along with a coroner’s report highlighting how the talented rapper died. TMZ spoke exclusively with law enforcement officials speaking under the cloak of anonymity who shared with the outlet the moments leading up to the shooting outside of a bowling alley in Texas. Takeoff was with his uncle, Quavo, and the pair was with a crew of men shooting dice according to reports. The outlet shared in its reporting that Quavo was apparently losing badly at the dice game and voiced his frustrations by arguing with a group of unnamed individuals. The argument sp...
Not With The Ops: Oprah Endorses Delivers Rare Endorsement Choosing John Fetterman Over Dr. Oz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Fake Pennsylvanian Dr. Oz is running for the states soon to be vacant Senate seat. While the Republican has the backing of twice impeached former President Donald Trump, he won’t get support from Oprah. In a rare move from the retired talk show host/mogul, Oprah has publicly endorsed Dr. Oz’s opponent, Democrat John Fetterman. Oprah initially said she would leave the election up to Pennsylvanians but has had a change of heart, deciding to stand on the right side of history during an online discussion ahead of next Tuesday’s midterm elections. “I said it was up to the citizens of Pennsylvania and of course, but I will tell you all this, if I lived in Pennsylvania, I would have already cast my vote for John Fetterman for many reason...
Snoop Dogg Talks BIC EZ Reach Collab, Working With Martha Stewart & More
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Denise Truscello / Getty Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart might strike some as the ultimate odd couple but the frequent collaborators and real-life pals are set to bring a little holiday cheer to the masses. Partnering once more with BIC Ez Reach, the two are the face of a new Advent Calendar put together by the minds of BIC to help folks light up and get lifted, whatever you need that to mean for yourselves. Before we get into BIC’s holiday sweepstakes giveaway, Snoop Dogg was gracious enough with his time to chop it up with Hip-Hop Wired for an exclusive chat covering the collaboration with BIC EZ Reach, how Uncle Snoop uses his lighter, music, and more. HHW: The BIC EZ Reach Lighter partnership was established back in 2021 with great success. Now that you...
Actor Tyler James Williams Drops Bars On ‘Sway In The Morning’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Everyone might’ve hated Chris but you might appreciate these bars from the actor who played a young Chris Rock, Tyler James Williams. Recently the star of Everyone Hates Chris, Tyler James Williams, showed up for an interview on Sway In The Morning to talk about his latest show, Abbot Elementary and after talking about the show, Williams shocked the internet when he dropped some bars. After Sway revealed that Williams used to actually write and spit “bars,” Williams was asked if he still dabbles in the art of emceeing. “Oh, I always have something. I always got a little something. I wouldn’t show up if I didn’t,” Williams bluntly stated. That was all they needed before they cut on GloRilla’s “F.N.F (Let’s Go)” instrumental (at Will...
Kyrie Irving FINALLY Apologizes After The Brooklyn Nets Suspend Him For At Least 5 Games
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dustin Satloff / Getty It only took the Brooklyn Nets suspending him to get an apology from wannabe Oswald Bates, aka Kyrie Irving. After announcing that he and the Brooklyn Nets would donate $500,000 to organizations that work to eradicate hate, Kyrie Irving stood firm on his stance that “he did nothing wrong” when he shared a link to a film full of antisemitic tropes. After NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, a Jewish man, called Irving’s actions “reckless” and “offered an unqualified apology,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt did not accept Irving’s $500K donation. The Brooklyn Nets finally brought the hammer down on Irving. They suspended the all-star guard for at least five games without pay after Irving refused to apologize when talking to reporters during a p...
