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D-O-Double-Glizzy: Snoop Dogg Planning Potential Snoop Doggs Hot Dog Line?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Snoop Dogg has managed to find opportunities in entertainment outside of his musical career with a high level of success. The Doggfather’s latest business venture might see the Triple OG moving into the glizzy gang with a potential line of hot dogs. According to Billboard, Snoop Dogg filed a trademark order for a brand known as “Snoop Doggs,” keeping things on brand per usual. Related Stories A look at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office report for the 41 trademark applications that Uncle Snoop filed over the years shows that Snoop Doggs was the latest filing, happening in December 2021. There is also a “Snoop Dogg’s” trademark from 2020. As of now, it isn’t known what Snoop Doggs will materialize into but the speculation is heavy. At ...
Pete Rock To Sue Nas Over ‘Illmatic’ Royalties: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Money makes the world go ’round. Legendary producer Pete Rock is reportedly considering a lawsuit against Nas over allegedly unpaid royalties from the rapper’s classic debut album, Illmatic. Pete Rock reportedly told Page Six that he’s never received a dime in royalties from his work on Illmatic, which was released in 1994. The Mt. Vernon producer and rapper produced only one track on the project, but “The World Is Yours” proved to be one of the album’s standout joints and singles. Related Stories However, Rock and his lawyers say they cut a deal with Nas that would net him millions in royalties, which he has yet to ever see. Despite alleged pleas to honor the deal, nothing has manifested, per Rock and his legal team. “Nas and his peo...
Kremlin Ye?: Kanye West Plans Putin Sit-Down & Sunday Service In Russia
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Kanye West is setting his sights on Russia, planning a major trip there this year which will include a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and a series of Sunday Service concerts marking his first-ever concerts in the country. An associate of the superstar rapper confirmed to Billboard that West is in the midst of planning a trip to Russia, with the timeframe for it set for later on in the year. Ameer Sudan, West’s strategic advisor, stated that he’s coordinating the details with Scott Balber, an attorney from the New York law firm Herbert, Smith, and Freehills. He also went on to say that they are liaisons between West and Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov and his son, Emin Agalarov who is a well-known musician i...
Young Dolph Murder Suspects Arrested & Indicted
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shelby County Sheriff’s Office / Shelby County Sheriff’s Office A month and change after Young Dolph was gunned down in his hometown of Memphis, TN, authorities announced that they have indicted two men who they say were behind the murder of the beloved rapper. FOX13 is reporting that 23-year-old Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith were booked and charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday, January 11. Related Stories US Marshalls say Johnson was captured in Indiana on Tuesday at around 3pm while Smith was arrested and booked into Shelby County Jail. Aside from facing murder charges, Cornelius Smith was also hit with attempted murder for shooting at Young Dolph’s brother who was with him at the time of the shooting at Makeda’s Cookies. Immediately followi...
Janet Jackson Weighs In On Michael Jackson Controversy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Janet Jackson is notorious for keeping her private life, private–but now it seems as if the Pop Icon is ready to bear it all after releasing the trailer for her upcoming documentary, ‘Janet.’ Taking to Instagram, the triple threat, along with A&E and Lifetime unveiled a new three-minute trailer from episode one of the two-part docuseries, which is scheduled to begin airing on Jan. 28. Executive produced by Janet and her brother Randy Jackson, the four-hour film, which was shot over the course of the last five years, features interviews with a host of celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey, Regina King, Ciara, Janelle Monáe, Tyler Perry, Missy Elliott, Teyana Taylor, Samuel L. Jackson, and Paula Abdul — who’ve wit...
Timbaland Posts Quincy Jones Meme Meant To Be Inspirational, Twitter Thinks Otherwise
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gai Terrell / Getty Timbaland is getting off to a roaring start in 2022 in regards to controversial hot takes. After comparing The Weeknd’s latest album to one of the best albums of all time, the Virginia producer shared a meme regarding Quincy Jones that was meant to be inspirational but Twitter clowned it instead. As noted by Twitter, which kicked off the latest flurrying of replies, the meme Timbaland shared can be viewed below. On its own, one could see how Timbland’s sharing of this post was a bid to give some encouragement to those who feel like their grind hasn’t paid off. However, what Timbaland and many of his famous pals failed to note in the comments, Jones was a long-established producer, songwriter, and musician long before he helped Mi...
Jaheim Says He Wants The Verzuz Smoke With Usher, Slander Quickly Ensues
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jim Spellman / Getty For a while now fans of the Verzuz battles have been calling for Usher to go head-to-head with other notable singers for R&B supremacy, but it seems like Jaheim has another challenger for the “U Got It Bad” singer in mind — himself.Recently, Jahiem took to social media to challenge Usher to a Verzuz battle saying,”Someone set this up! ! !” and adding he’s giving Usher one month to reply because he probably wants it in writing and sent through snail mail. With a picture coupled with the caption “Let’s settle this once and for all,” you can’t help but wonder when the hell did the Jahiem vs. Usher talk even began. Yes, Jaheim has his fair share of hits and great songs, but Usher was once seen as the King of R&B. Jaheim was ...
Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes 1st Black Woman Featured On U.S. Quarter
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: The Washington Post / Getty The late poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou lived a rich and celebrated life due to her influential works and service to the world. Long immortalized in the annals of the written word, Angelou’s likeness will be featured on a U.S. quarter, making her the first Black woman to be featured on the coin. Angelou, who passed at the age of 86 in 2014, is the first featured figure for the American Women Quarters Program, which aims to feature several women from varying fields on the currency. More from the U.S. Mint: The United States Mint (Mint) has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou are manufactured at the Mint facilities in ...
Ari Lennox Responds To Backlash After Ghana Trip, Taking Social Media Break
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Ari Lennox recently announced that she was taking a break from social via Twitter late last week. The decision was made after the Dreamville star returned from a trip to Ghana and the subsequent reactions from outside observers. On January 7, Lennox tweeted, “My heart hasn’t changed. Nobody can take the peace I felt away from me. I do not like twitter. Or SM rather. So I’m giving my passwords to my label. Hopefully this will last. Love you all and thanks for the kindness.” Related Stories The “Shea Butter Baby” singer traveled to Ghana in December 2021 to perform at the Afrochella concert, which was hosted in Accra, per Yahoo. After Lennox performed, she used the rest of her trip to explore Accra, and the experiences really...
The Weeknd “Gasoline,” Uncle Murda “Rap Up 2021” & More | Daily Visuals 1.11.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk/NBC / Getty This past weekend, no pun, The Weeknd had his fans on cloud 9 with the release of his latest album, Dawn FM and already the Canadian crooner is busy dropping new visuals in support of his fifth offering. Days after dropping a video for “Sacrifice,” The Weeknd comes through with a new clip for “Gasoline” in which he returns to the prosthetics to make him look like an elderly man before stumbling upon a party that has him return to his youthful and able self. Abel Tesfaye really loves that makeup sh*t. Related Stories In other clips, Uncle Murda blessed the culture with his annual culture summary of the year, and in his visuals to “Rap Up 2021” uses old footage of everyone he talked about to paint a hilarious picture. Check out ...
Ye AKA Kanye West Is Still Chasing Kim Kardashian, Despite Julia Fox Romance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty Kanye West is still hooked on getting back his estranged wife Kim Kardashian even as he’s deep in a romance with actress and model Julia Fox, to the point of showing up wherever she may be. According to sources, Ye flew to Miami, Fal. for New Year’s Eve believing that Kardashian would be there. The reasoning was that she would be present as her current beau, Saturday Night Live actor and comedian Pete Davidson was hosting a New Year’s Eve show with Miley Cyrus being broadcast from Miami. Related Stories Apparently, Kardashian chose not to make the trip, opting to spend the holiday with her children back at home in California. That left West to put on an impromptu show in Miami, and spend time with his new girlfriend, Uncut Gems actress Juli...
Antonio Brown’s Shirtless-And-Viral Game Exit Footage To Be Turned Into NFT And Sold At Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Antonio Brown‘s viral moment capturing his dramatic exit from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the New York Jets is no longer just a hot topic trending on social media—it’s now a certified moment in NFL history. According to TMZ Sports, the footage already seen by millions of Brown stripping down on the sidelines and leaving the field, which led to him being cut from the Buccaneers roster, will be turned into an NFT and sold at auction on January 13. Related Stories Apparently selling viral NFTs is a profitable thing and since a single tweet of the video from the January 2, in-game meltdown—which Brown claimed happened because he was being “forced” to play with an injury—garnered more than 11.5 million views. “The expect...
