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HHW Gaming: Nintendo President Warns of Potential Switch Jig In 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nintendo / Nintendo Switch (OLED model) New year, same issues when it comes to getting a new video game console. As seen on Destructoid, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa warned gamers of potential shortages of Nintendo Switch consoles that will once again rear its ugly head in 2022. Furukawa hints at the current supply chain issues that hamper component manufacturing, and supply could result in a limited supply of the popular hybrid console at retail stores throughout 2022, with Black Friday and Christmas exhausting whatever stock the company had. “I can’t say that I was able to supply enough for demand after Black Friday and after the beginning of the year,” Furukawa revealed in a conversation with Kyoto-Np. “It depends on the demand, but as I was co...
Wiz Khalifa “Can’t Stay Sober,” Piif Jones ft. Dave East “Glory” & More | Daily Visuals 12.29.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Wiz Khalifa’s one of those artists who’ll stay out of the spotlight for a hot minute only to then return with a slew of joints for his fans and after a semi-lengthy break, the Pittsburgh spitta has been coming through with some new work. Releasing some new visuals for “Can’t Stay Sober” (who can?), Wiz Khalifa finds himself getting levitated everywhere from the bathtub to the studio like the true weedhead that many fools claim to be. Method Man might have to pass down the “Iron Lung” moniker down to Wiz cause goddamn he be smokin’! Back in New York, Piff Jones and Dave East link up to make a Queensbridge to Harlem connection and for their clip to “Glory” take their gospel to the people of their community and touring the hood to spread love the Hip-Hop way. Check ...
Diddy Cancels New Year’s Eve Bash Due To Omicron Variant
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is upending many New Year’s Eve plans across the board and it seem like P. Diddy is the latest to make the decision to cancel his typical partying ways in order to ensure a safer environment for himself and his loved ones. According to TMZ, Diddy has canceled his upcoming New Year’s Eve bash due to the skyrocketing COVID-19 infections that’s engulfed the world, and we’re not mad at that decision at all (not like we got an invite anyway). Originally, Brother Love had planned his annual NYE extravaganza to take place in Miami with 500 of his closest friends and peers, but earlier this month scraped those plans as the “Omarion” variant has been running rampant and infecting every and anybody tha...
Love Letter Written By 2Pac To An Old Girlfriend On Sale For $95,000
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Berg / Getty Now you can own a piece of Hip-Hop history if you have the coins, of course. Per TMZ, a love letter penned by 2Pac that was supposedly the inspiration for his classic hit record “All Eyez on Me” is hitting the auction block. Reputable autograph dealers A Moment in Time are selling the letter the late rapper wrote his boo at the time, Simi. The sweet poem titled “All Eye Was Lookin 4” is dated Aug. 26, 1995, before ending up in the auction house’s private collection. As what is in the poem, the celebrity gossip site points out that Pac’s lyrical prowess is on display in the handwritten item and tells the “story of how he fell in love with Simi and the direction he hoped their relationship would go.” This isn’t the first letter writte...
Where’s The Lie?: Issa Rae Says The Music Industry Is “Abusive” & Needs To “Start Over”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Issa Rae learned quickly that the music industry is the absolute pits. Issa Rae is celebrating a successful five-season run of her hit original HBO show Insecure, which stuck the landing in its highly-praised series finale. One of the show’s many strengths was its top-tier music selection which Rae is very proud of. With the help of the show, Rae is now a highly successful mogul who launched her Raedio music label imprint in a joint venture with Atlantic Records. Speaking with the LA Times, Rae revealed that she believes the music industry is a mess and needs a refresh after she was asked if she felt it was a good place for ideas to flourish. “Absolutely not. It’s probably the worst industry that I have ever come across. ...
Rap Cap: Yo Gotti Says Rumors Of CMG Dropping Blac Youngsta Are Fake News
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Hip-Hop has taught us time after time that everything you hear on the internets might not be true. Yo Gotti is saying that the speculation about Blac Youngsta being released are big cap. As spotted on Complex the Memphis, Tennessee native is facing a new batch of rumors this week. On Monday, December 27 talk about Blac Youngsta being dropped from Gotti’s Collective Music Group record label starting catching steam on social media. While it is unclear how the hearsay got started the chatter naturally landed on Gotti’s radar. Though he did not address it directly some of his posts on Tuesday, December 28 seemingly were intended to squash the talk. Related Stories “I’m seeing too much Rap [cap] on these blogs,” he wrote one tweet....
Reebok & Cardi B Drop New ‘Let Me Be…In My World Nighttime’ Collection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Reebok / Reebok Cardi B may not be dropping new music anytime soon, but she sure as hell is dropping new paraphernalia (no, not drugs). Source: Reebok / Reebok Today (Dec. 29), the latest Reebok/Cardi B collection will be dropping for her hardcore Stans dubbed the Let Me Be…In My World Nighttime and the collection will consist of sneakers, tight-fitted crops and tights and even oversized cargo pants for the block huggers. The kicks will come in four new metallic color ways including black, blue, green, and brown with a black suede and orange midsole silhouette rounding out the collection. The apparel will be available in both children and adult sizes going from 2XS all the way up to 4XL for the heavy set fans who want to support their “Bodak Yellow” ...
Ya Think? White Supremacist Identified As Man Behind Denver Mass Shooting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images / Getty The prime suspect in the deadly mass shooting that took place in and around Denver, Colorado has been identified by law enforcement, confirming to observers that he was a rabid white supremacist with a visible social media presence. According to reports, law enforcement officials in Denver, Colorado identified Lyndon McLeod as the prime suspect responsible for the shooting spree that left five dead in the city and the suburban neighborhood of Lakewood on Monday (December 27th) after not offering information on him for 24 hours. McLeod was subsequently killed in a shootout with officers in Lakewood that same afternoon. Paul Pazen, chief of the Denver Police Department in a press c...
J Balvin Confirms He Is NOT Afro-Latino After Winning Afro-Latino Artist of the Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand J Balvin won a very unique decoration that many said he does not qualify for. In turn he has confirmed he is not an Afro-Latino and the award has since been changed. As spotted on Hype Beast the Colombian performer recently won the Afro-Latino Artist of the Year at the 2021 African Entertainment Awards. The ceremony was held virtually and the winners were announced online. Balvin getting selected for this honor quickly drew the ire of the Latino community worldwide because of his Colombian background. “Is this a joke?” wrote one Instagram user. “El no es afro latino,” another user wrote, which translates to “He’s not Afro-Latino” in Spanish. Related Stories This put the “Mi Gente” rapper in a position to quickly respond. I...
Joe Rogan Recycles Idea Of Michelle Obama Being President For 2024
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube (Supplied by WENN) / WENN Podcast host and controversial media figure Joe Rogan went on the record to claim that if former First Lady Michelle Obama were to run for President in 2024, that she’d win. Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience Podcast, he surprised listeners by stating that he felt that if Michelle Obama were to choose to run in the 2024 presidential campaign, that she’d be successful. “She’s great, she’s articulate, she’s intelligent, she’s the wife of the best President that we have had in our lifetime … she can win,” he said. He also quipped that if she were to run with current Vice President Kamala Harris on the same ticket it would be a “double dose of diversity.” Of course, Rogan went on to throw cold water on his prediction by dec...
HHW Gaming: Nintendo Is King On Amazon’s 2021 Best Selling Video Games List
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nintendo / Metroid Dread Nintendo didn’t drop a next-gen console, but it’s still dominating lists topping Xbox and Sony. Amazon regularly keeps a list of its top-selling items broken down into categories throughout the year. One list in particular that grabs people’s attention is the list focusing on the best-selling video game, and like in 2020, Nintendo once again dominated. In 2020 Nintendo managed to secure eight out of the 10 spots on the list, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons taking the top spot with the other spots going to the PS4 versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us Part II. 1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Physical) 2. Super Mario 3D All-Stars 3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 5. Animal C...
Paid The Cost: Dr. Dre To Pay Nicole Young $100M In Divorce Settlement
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Apega/WENN.com / WENN It pays the cost to be boss, or in this case, complete a Hollywood divorce. Dr. Dre has reportedly has agreed to pay his ex-wife Nicole Young $100M in their divorce settlement. While the 100 M’s is a healthy chunk of what’s being reported as an estate worth over $800M, Dre is happy because she isn’t getting half, thanks to a pre-nup. Reports TMZ: Dre and Nicole just filed their property settlement agreement, in which Dre agreed to pay Young $100 million — $50 mil now, and $50 mil a year from now. Dre’s estimated net worth is $820 million. As for why Nicole didn’t get half … there’s a prenup which she contested. In exchange, Dre gets to keep 7 of the properties they own, including a Malibu home, 2 homes in Calabasas, and 4 proper...
