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SBTV Founder Jamal Edwards Dead At 31
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Jamal Edwards, the founder of the British music platform SBTV and champion of Grime music, has reportedly died. Edwards founded SBTV as a means to feature Grime music but went on to helped break artists such as Ed Sheeran, Skepta, Lady Leshurr, and more. Edwards, born August 24, 1990, began his career as a rapper under the name SmokeyBarz, at the age of 15. Under the moniker, Edwards uploaded videos of his performances to the SBTV YouTube page in 2006, which then served as a hub to feature a bevy of musicians from the vast British scene including the aforementioned artists and others such as Dave, Jessie J, and Rita Ora among others. Since its launch, the channel has moved north of 1 million subscribers. So vast was the SBTV reach t...
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Cardi B Comments On Ukraine Crisis, Thinks Invasion Is Very Mid [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Cardi B is not feeling Vladimir Putin’s movements at all. She shared her thoughts on the Ukraine Crisis on social media all the while expressing her concern for speaking out. As per Billboard Magazine the Bronx bombshell continues to be vocal about politics. During the wee hours of Tuesday, February 22 she took to Twitter to voice her displeasure over the potential start of another world war. “Wish these world leaders stop tripping about power and really think about whose really getting affected (citizens) besides the whole world is in a crisis. War, sanctions, invasions should be the last thing these leaders should worry about.” she wrote. While her sentiment was generally well received by her followers some users que...
Kanye West And His Legal Team Object To Kim Kardashians Divorce, Here’s Why
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ricky Vigil M / Getty With all the (very public) drama surrounding Kanye West and his apparent inability to let his estranged wife Kim Kardashian move on, it’s not terribly surprising that Ye’s legal team is fighting Kardashian’s bid to divorce her husband and reinstate her legal status. But, in this case, his objections appear to be less stalkerish and more in line with what can typically become a battle between spouses going through a contentious divorce. According to TMZ, Ye’s lawyers appear to be concerned about the possibility of Kardashian remarrying and what it might mean for the ex-couple’s joint assets and custody of their children. (Meanwhile, Kim’s new boo Pete Davidson is probably somewhere reading the story and thinking, “Woah, woah, woah—rem...
Fivio Foreign, Kanye West & Alicia Keys “City of Gods,” Kid Cudi & Nigo “Want It Bad” & More | Daily Visuals 2.22.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty As Kanye West fans await the release of Donda 2 on their $200 Stem Play device (good luck with that), they can at least enjoy a little bit of Yeezy as he joins Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys in a brand new video. Coming through with visuals to “City of Gods,” Fivio, Kanye and Alicia Keys use some black-and-white cinematography to give the video a gritty feel as the three artists do their thing and Kanye rocks a full mask because, well, we have no idea. Might be to creep on Pete Davidson at this point. Speaking of Kanye, while he no longer wants to be friends with Kid Cudi due to his friendship with Pete Davidson, Cudi seems to be doing just fine without Ye by his side as he links up with Bape founder, Nigo in the clip to “Want It Bad.”...
New ‘Chappelle’s Home Team’ Netflix Series On Deck, Opens With ‘Earthquake: Legendary’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lester Cohen / Courtesy of Netflix The much-anticipated series of comedy specials executive produced by Dave Chappelle will air on Netflix, starting off with veteran comic Earthquake. Chappelle’s Home Team is a series of stand-alone comedy specials, all with Chappelle serving as the executive producer. Each special, which will air on Netflix, features a comic who he has worked with in the past who possesses over 30 years of experience on the comedy stage. The first of these four specials to make its debut is Earthquake: Legendary. This special showcases the hilarious comedy of Earthquake, a D.C. native who has been a fixture on the scene for decades notably with BET’s Comicview, and is a recurring character on CBS’ The Neighborhood along with hosting his ...
New York Raked In $2.4B In Bets With Online Sports Betting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty When online betting became legal in New York City this past January you just knew it was going to take the city by storm and according to The New York Times, bets poured in like El Niño as New Yorkers got their gambling on as soon as they got the chance. In just five weeks New Yorkers plucked down more than $2 billion in bets on online gambling apps with the Super Bowl accounting for a quarter of the money. That led to the state compiling $80 million in tax revenue and making New York the “biggest bookmaking market in the nation.” That being said, addiction specialists fear that this is a sign that people may become gambling addicts and even tempt recovering addicts to get back in the game as they can place bets by simply reaching for ...
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Pusha T Confirms JAY-Z Feature On Forthcoming Album, “He Got Busy” [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Pusha T has already started making his rounds for his forthcoming album. In a recent interview he confirms he has a feature from JAY-Z. As per Hype Beast the Virginia Beach, Virginia native is prepping his new project. In turn he has made a couple appearances on media outlets to update his fans and the Hip-Hop community on his upcoming movements. He made a visit to Gillie Da Kid and Wallo on their popular platform Million Dollaz Worth of Game to chop it up. The trio discussed his history of working with HOV and he let the cat out of the bag. “I got three songs with him now … something from my new album,” he shared. “I don’t know if I was supposed to say that, but I’m up with y’all, though, we here.” When asked abo...
Juwan Howard Suspended Rest of Season After Post-Game Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty University of Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard will not be on the sidelines after being suspended for his actions after a game where he got into it with a coach from the opposing team. The Wolverines’ coach has been suspended for five games – the remainder of the regular season – for hitting University of Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft in the face after their game on Sunday (February 20th). The suspension was handed down by the Big Ten Conference on Monday (February 21st), which comes with a fine of $40,000. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was fined $10,000 for violating the sportsmanship policy of the conference but received no suspension. “Big Ten Conference coaches and student-athletes are expected to display th...
#Twosday: Baltimore Twitter Bombarded With Requests To Say Today’s Date
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: picture alliance / Getty Word nerds around the globe are no doubt excited about today’s date (2/22/22), especially those who are fans of palindromes. Given the tonal delivery of the day, many on Twitter are asking Baltimore natives to say the date out loud due to Charm City’s unique accent. For those unaware, the Baltimore accent is most notable with words that make the “u” sound, rendering the vowel tone to “yew” in many regards. For fans of The Wire, the late Robert Chew, who played the cunning gangster Proposition Joe, possessed the accent as did Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, one of the hired guns top street boss Marlo Stanfield. The accent is most notable among Black residents of Baltimore, with white residents in the blue-collar city having their ow...
Two More Suspects Named In Young Dolph Murder Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty Young Dolph was taken from us too soon, and the search for all those involved in his murder continues. Two more persons of interests have been named in the Memphis rap legend’s murder case. While three people have already been arrested and arraigned, Memphis PD has announced two more men who were allegedly involved in Dolph’s death. Reports TMZ: Memphis PD announced Sunday two persons of interest in connection to the homicide — 26-year-old Devin Burns and 26-year-old Joshua Taylor … both of whom the cops say they are unable to locate, and need the public’s help in finding. Burns is described as 5’6″ at about 135 lbs. and Taylor’s a tad bit bigger … 6’6″ at 180 lbs. MPD says Burns has unrelated open warrants for his arrest — but both m...
Michael Rubin, Jay-Z, Meek Mill And Lil Baby Buy Mitchell & Ness For $250M
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @michaelrubin / Instagram 2022 might mark the return of the throwback jersey. Michael Rubin, Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Lil Baby and more have purchased Mitchell & Ness. As per Complex the iconic Philadelphia based brand has a new owner group as of this week. The aforementioned rappers have tapped in with Michael Rubin and his company Fanatics. Michael detailed his enthusiasm in an exclusive statement to the youth culture site. “I’m incredibly excited for Fanatics to partner with this incredible group of innovative owners to build upon the company’s already strong business that has kept the brand culturally relevant for more than 100 years,” the Philadelphia 76ers partner said. “Growing up as a kid in Philadelphia, we looked at Mitchell & Ness as a ba...
Omeretta The Great Has Alleged Atlanta Big Mad With “Sorry Not Sorry”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: YouTube / Youtube Omerettà The Great is an up and coming Atlanta rapper who has some of the hometown natives big mad. Her song and video for “Sorry Not Sorry” draws clear geographical distinctions as far as what really counts as “Atlanta,” and it has ruffled plenty of feathers. Shot in the Truist Stadium parking lot, home of the Atlanta Braves (in Cobb County), Omeretta spits bars outlining what does and doesn’t county as Atlanta. Apparently, spots like Bankhead and Adamsville count, but places like Decatur, College Park (where this guy named 2 Chainz hails from) and Gwinnett do not. Who knew? Well actually, the song has caused fierce debate with some folk co-signing and plenty of others crying foul. Expect the Clayyton County, Callege Park and East...
