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Twitter Puts On Their Capes To Defend Bow Wow After Tweet Asks Users To Name 3 of His Songs
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty When it comes to Bow Wow, aka Shad Moss, he’s usually the butt of the jokes on social media, BUT this time, Twitter is putting on their capes for the Hip-Hop star. You can clown Bow Wow for all of the ridiculousness he may get involved in sometimes, but one thing you can’t take from him is the hits he has produced. On Twitter, the no.1 place for social discourse, a user shared a ridiculous tweet stating, “imagine a n***a puts a gun to your head and tells you to name 3 bow wow songs.” We can name quite a few off the top of our heads here, “Bounce With Me,” “Like You,” “BasketBall,” “Outta My System,” the man has got a plethora of hits. As expected, he got flamed in the quote retweets with numerous followers telling him to put ...
Unreleased Pusha T Track Teased At NIGO’s Kenzo Paris Fashion Week Show
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Pusha T earned the right to be considered one of Hip-Hop’s top lyricists, and anticipation for new tunes remains high among his supporters. Fans of King Push are currently abuzz after the news went wide that an unreleased track from the Virginia great was teased at a Paris Fashion Week event.A Bathing Ape founder NIGO is the newly appointed head designer for the luxury brand Kenzo, and the moment was capped by a Paris Fashion Week showing that unveiled a new collection. Details on the event are below. From Paris Fashion Week: On the final day of Paris Fashion Week Men’s, Nigo unveiled his first combined womenswear and menswear collection for Kenzo in the Galerie Vivienne — the same venue as the late house fo...
Seeing Sounds: Pharrell Williams Announces Tiffany & Co. Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Pharrell Williams continues to prove why he is our favorite influencer’s favorite influencer. He has a forthcoming collaboration with Tiffany & Co.. As spotted on Hype Beast the Virginia Beach, Virginia native is lending his unique approach to style with American luxury jewelry retailer. Last week he attended the Kenzo Fall/Winter 2022 show in Paris, France which was curated by his long time friend NIGO. As expected Pharrell showed up dressed to impress wearing an army green hooded parka coat, a Human Made pizza logo t-shirt, jeans and a beret. But it wasn’t the fit that turned heads but his lenses. P was sporting custom Tiffany & Co. sunglasses that take eyewear grandeur to new levels. Related Stories...
Watch Kanye West Talk Same Jive In New ‘Hollywood Unlocked’ Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: B4859 / Avalon / WENN Kanye West sat down for an interview with Hollywood Unlocked and it’s what you should be used to by now. A comfortable Ye chatted with Jason Lee about everything from his current co-parenting relationship with Kim Kardashian to his politics of wearing the MAGA hat, again, and more. The last-minute interview started with Ye adding context to that time he was spotted kicking it with Madonna, Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Brown and more, and maskless, in a room together. Besides the stuff about not playing with him when , there wasn’t much new ground covered in thee interview. And he soon enough began mentioning Blacks getting flack for being Republicans, bringing up Hillary Clinton and offering another red hat explainer. “I wore a [red] ha...
Statue Of Spanish “Explorer” Toppled In Puerto Rico Prior To Visit From King of Spain
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Puerto Ricans had a message to send to the King of Spain prior to his scheduled visit to the Caribbean island and it damn sure wasn’t a welcoming one. According to the Associated Press, a statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León was toppled in the wee hours of the morning today (January 24) in Plaza San José just hours before King Felipe VI was set to meet with Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the founding of San Juan. While on the surface it just seems like a regular old statue of an oppressor, it actually carries some history in it’s own construction. “The statue was made of melted steel from British cannons and featured the Spanish explorer facing south with his left hand on his hip and righ...
Ye aka Kanye West Demands Final Edit Approval On ‘jeen-yuhs’ Netflix Doc
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix The highly anticipated documentary chronicling the rise of Kanye West through unseen footage is set to hit Netflix – but there are clouds over the release due to the rapper demanding to have the approval of the final edit beforehand. Directed by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is an in-depth look at the rapper and producer on his journey to be the popular and at times controversial superstar that he is today. But on the eve of the film’s release on the streaming platform giant, West has issued a public demand that he sees the project’s final version before giving his approval. In a post on West’s Instagram page made on Friday (January 21st), the caption to the image of his face and the film title read...
HHW Gaming: EA Reportedly Considering Making ‘Battlefield 2042’ Free-To-Play, Gamers Want A Refund
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: EA / DICE Could EA and DICE’s shooter Battlefield 2042 become free-to-play? A new report suggests that might be the case, and gamers who paid for the game when it launched are not happy about that. Battlefield 2042 might go down in history as one of the biggest flops in video game history. Per VG247, an insider from EA claims that the game’s developer DICE is considering going the free-to-play route. The drastic move is a product of the game flopping tremendously after it launched back in November. The game looked promising based on the trailers that we saw ahead of the game’s release. Battlefield 2042 arrived plagued with the issues that thankfully have been addressed through many patches, but that’s not stopping the mass exodus of players due to a...
Bodega & Nike Collaborate For A New Dunk High
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @sneakerfreakermag / Instagram The Nike Dunks have been thee hottest silhouette for a minute now and though sneakerheads and collectors are lowkey getting tired of the new colorways and remixes, Bodega will be linking up with Nike to drop an exclusive Dunk High collaboration later this year. According to Highsnobeity, the street brand will be revisiting their 2020 “Legends Collection” which used an MLB theme to remix the classic silhouette using leather patchwork that resembled a baseball glove to create the exclusive sneaker. Originally releasing in two colorways, for 2022 Bodega will be releasing their baseball inspired remix in a third colorway that has a “What The” kind of feel to them. Related Stories “This pair has the same baseball glove-inspired d...
Skip Bayless Apologizes Publicly To Allen Iverson In ‘GQ’ Essay
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JOHN MOTTERN / Getty As a co-host on the Undisputed sports talk show on FS1, Skip Bayless is known to be highly loud and opinionated. But in a recent magazine essay, he took the time to apologize to former NBA great Allen Iverson for his past comments about him. Bayless addressed his former views on the superstar point guard in an essay for GQ Magazine, simply stating in the opening: “I misunderstood, misjudged, missed the point on Allen Iverson.” The essay, which was published Monday (January 24th), explores why the journalist had such disdain for the athlete who became a star for the Philadelphia 76ers after being chosen by the team as the number one draft pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. In one section, Bayless goes back to his time as a reporter for the Ch...
Julia Fox “Could Care Less” About Opinions About Her Relationship With Kanye West, Twitter Clowns The Pair
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Christian Vierig / Getty Kanye West’s rebound, Julia Fox, does not care about your thoughts on her relationship with the embattled Hip-Hop superstar. The rapper, now legally known as Ye, is literally trying to mold Julia Fox in his ex-wife’s Kim Kardashian’s image. Even Stevie Wonder can see that. Both Fox and West are trying their best to make us give a significant damn about their budding relationship that even ridiculously spawned an entire feature article about their first date. For those that do give a damn, there have been plenty of thoughts about the “whirlwind romance” between the multi-hyphenate and the Uncut Gems star. Fox decided to address the comments about her and Ye’s relationship on her podcast, Forbidden Fruits with Niki Takesh. In ...
Everybody Eats B: Dame Dash Announces He Is Working On A Sequel To ‘Paid In Full’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash It looks like one of the culture’s most beloved films is getting a sequel. Dame Dash has confirmed he has start pre production on a sequel to Paid In Full. As spotted on Hype Beast the Harlem, New York native recently conducted an interview with AllHipHop.com. During the conversation he revealed that he is moving forward with a part two to the cult classic flick. “I’m about to shoot Paid In Full in Newark” he said. “It’s what happens after he put all that work on the street and somebody had to get that money back. And I actually was one of the only d***heads that lost money. Well, not d***head, but I lost money in that one. Everyone else caught bricks, I lost 10 racks, I’m 16.” While it seems t...
Ian Alexander Jr., Son Of Actress Regina King, Has Died
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Emma McIntyre / Getty We open this post equally with a wave of sincere condolences and a warning to the sensitive content within. According to reports, the son of actress Regina King has allegedly died of an apparent suicide. LoveBScott.com was the first to report the news of the death of Ian Alexander Jr., King’s son from her previous marriage to record producer Ian Alexander Sr. While reps for King have yet to announce a cause of death, the award-winning actress delivered a statement to PEOPLE asking for privacy during this tough time. From PEOPLE: “Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,” King says in a statement sent to PEOPLE. “He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for r...
