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Music Producer Flow La Movie Among 9 Dead In Dominican Republic Plane Crash

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Flow La Movie / Instagram Music producer Flow La Movie, his partner, and their 4-year-old son died in a plane crash in a small jet bound for Florida Wednesday (Dec. 15) evening. The Puerto Rican producers worked alongside several songs for the likes of Bad Bunny, Ozuna, J Balvin, and more. Flow La Movie, birth name Jose Angel Hernandez, was traveling with his partner Debbie Von Marie Jiménez Garcia and their son Jayden from Isabela International Airport and had trouble 15 minutes into the flight. In an attempt to make an emergency landing, the plane landed at nearby Las Americas International Airport. According to ABC News, the other passengers were Kellyan Hernández Pena, 21, two teenagers, and crew members Luis Alberto Eljuri and Víctor Emilio Her...

Stephen Curry Breaks 3-Point Record, Twitter Zeroes In On Dell Curry

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Al Bello / Getty The headline should focus on Stephen Curry breaking Ray Allen’s longstanding 3-point record on Tuesday (Dec. 14) in New York, but eagle-eyed Twitter fans couldn’t ignore Curry’s dad, Dell Curry. Amid what is reportedly a bitter divorce, the retired NBA player seems to be loving the impending single life a little ahead of schedule if the chatter is to be believed. The younger Curry, whose full name is Wardell Stephen Curry after his dad, broke Ray Allen’s record of 2,973 and ended up at 2,977 at the end of the visiting Golden State Warriors win over the New York Knicks. Reggie Miller and Allen, both in the building to witness the moment, greeted Curry ahead of the game and playfully ribbed him after. In an interview with the Inside T...

Battle Clap: Battle Rap Star Hitman Holla Has Sex Tape Videos Leaked To The Web

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mike Pont / Getty Hitman Holla is best known as a fierce battle rapper and as a member of the WIld ‘N Out cast, but a leaked video has Twitter discussing his other talents. A series of racy video images featuring the St. Louis rapper and his girlfriend Cinnamon has hit the web, and battle rap fans are flabbergasted. Naturally, we won’t be sharing the x-rated video clips of Hitman Holla and Cinnamon but if you have a search engine or social media, it’s out there. Some might also know Hitman from his heated exchange and battle with Philadelphia vet Cassidy. He’s also appeared in BET’s drama series Games People Play. The images appear to come from Hitman Holla’s Instagram Live feed and was reportedly shared with a “Close Friends” group but someone oute...

Way 2 Edited: Drake’s Screen Time Is Limited In Amazon’s Kanye West Larry Hoover Benefit

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CNW Group/Bullrider / CNW Group/Bullrider It seems that the misunderstanding between Drake and Kanye West might still be a thing. Amazon has released the footage from their joint Larry Hoover benefit and Champagne Papi is barely in it. As spotted on Variety the self-proclaimed 6 God is noticeably absent in the final version of their recent concert. Released earlier this week Drizzy’s entire 12 song set has been cut from the final edit of the show. The only time he is apart of the festivities is when he and Kanye West are both walking down the very long steps of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Additionally the footage of two icons performing “Forever” together remains in tact. But other than that, bing bong. Related Stories Naturally his absence took Rap fa...

OJ Simpson Is Now ‘A Completely Free Man’ After Being Discharged From Parole Early Following Armed Robbery Conviction

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: REED SAXON / Getty Welp, it looks like O.J. Simpson, the man whose legendary NFL career has been thoroughly eclipsed by the controversy over the double murder rap he beat in 1995, is once again a free man. The Juice is fully loose now that his parole following a 2008 armed robbery conviction has ended just a couple of months early. Simpson’s attorney Malcolm LaVergne told the Associated Press that the 74-year-old “is a completely free man now” that his parole—which he’d been serving since October 1, 2017, after serving nine years in prison—had officially ended despite the fact that it was set to end on February 9, 2022. (Sporting News reported that Simpson’s original parole discharge date was set for Sept. 29, 2022, but the date was moved up over last sum...

Snoop Dogg Butchers Several Names During 2022 Golden Globes Nominee Announcement [Video]

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Motorcity Casino / MotorCity Casino While Snoop Dogg has proven he has the skills to be a play by play commentator he needs to get his weight up as an announcer. He had a tough time pronouncing some names during the recent unveiling of the 2022 Golden Globe Award nominees. As spotted on Page Six The Dog Father needs to brush up on some of the leading names in Hollywood. The Long Beach, California native was invited to read off some of the talent that will have a chance to bring home some hardware at the upcoming 2022 Golden Globe Awards. When reading out the nominees for Best Supporting Actor he referred to Ben Affleck as “Been Afflay.” He quickly saw the error in his pronunciation and corrected himself and apologized. “My fault, sorry, Ben Affleck, ...

Steph Curry Makes History With 2,974 Three-Pointers Made

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Bello / Getty Last night (Dec. 15) NBA history was once again made at Madison Square Garden and of course it did not involve anyone from the New York Knicks roster (even Spike Lee is getting got more press). On December 14, 2021, Wardell Stephen Curry III a.k.a Steph Curry a.k.a. The Baby-Faced Assassin became the new 3-Point King when he broke Ray Allen’s all-time record by hitting his 2,794th 3-pointer midway into the first quarter of the Knicks vs. Warriors game. Tying Ray Allen’s record of 2,793 just a minute into the game, Steph wasted no time going for the record when he hit his historic shot with 7:34 left in the opening quarter. Nike execs readying to fire (or at least set up more dartboards) of whoever messed up Steph’s name and offended him e...

Author, Activist & Scholar bell hooks Dead At 69 #bellhooks

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: The Washington Post / Getty Author, scholar, and noted feminist bell hooks became a towering figure in her decades-long career, penning dozens of books that inspired a generation of great thinkers in her wake. The prolific public intellectual has died, with reactions surfacing online reflecting on her lasting legacy.

Keechant Sewell To Be The First-Ever African-American Female Commissioner Of The NYPD

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Dee Delgado / Getty Eric Adams hasn’t even officially taken the reigns of the Mayor of New York City and already is making history in the Big Apple by announcing who the next commissioner of the NYPD is going to be. NYMag is reporting that Adams has chosen Keechant Sewell to become the first-ever African-American female Commissioner of The New York City Police Department. The future Mayor of New York City made the official announcement during a press conference at the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City today (December 15) and had a message for the women of the city that never sleeps. Related Stories “Chief Sewell’s appointment today is a powerful message to girls and young women across the city: there is no ceiling to your ambition,” Adams said...

Twitter Streets Saying Jim Jones Allegedly Put The Mitts On Freddie Gibbs In Miami

HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jim Bennett / Getty The Twitter streets are abuzz with chatter that Jim Jones and his crew cross paths with Freddie Gibbs and his compatriots while dining in Miami. On Tuesday (December 14) at the Prime 112 restaurant, the two rappers allegedly got into a fight after a reported exchange between the two groups. Details are scant but an outlet we refuse to name on this channel got the scoop of the altercation, explaining that witnesses say Jones and his team were on the way out of the restaurant when Gibbs and his crew were walking in. There was some apparent bad blood between the rappers reportedly started by Gibbs, and one of Jones’ crew threw the first punch. Gibbs’ chief rival, Akademiks, had plenty to say via his Twitch channel about the whole af...

50 Cent Is Producing A Mini Series Based On Snoop Dogg’s Murder Trial

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Motorcity Casino / MotorCity Casino 1993 almost took Snoop Dogg away from the world. 50 Cent is set to produce a mini-series on his infamous murder trial. As spotted on Hypebeast the Queens, New York native is bringing yet another untold story to life via his channels in Hollywood. According to Variety the “I Get Money” rapper has secured the story that almost put Snoop away for 20 years. Around August 1993, while temporarily living in the Palms section of West Los Angeles, Snoop was confronted by a rival gang set. A tense argument is said to have ensued and Snoop’s bodyguard McKinley Lee ended up shooting and killing Philip Woldermariam. The violent incident would lead to first degree murder charges placed against both Snoop and Lee. Related St...

Tory Lanez Yelled “Dance, B*tch” Before Shooting at Megan Thee Stallion, Per Detective

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Tory Lanez continues to look extra funny in the light whenever more information about the Megan Thee Stallion shooting is revealed. Per a detective, the pint-sized R&B crooner allegedly yelled “Dance, b*tch” before shooting at the Houston rapper during their now-infamous altercation in July 2020 that left her shot in the foot. According to Rolling Stone, a police officer offered up this turn of events during his testimony at a preliminary hearing for Lanez on Tuesday in Los Angeles. The Toronto singer, born  Daystar Peterson, is facing felony assault charges. “(Megan) observed Mr. Peterson holding a firearm and then she observed him start to shoot,” said Los Angeles Police detective Ryan Stogner. His testimony was ...