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Erykah Badu Shuts Down Age Critics After Revealing 27-Year-Old Fiancé
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @erykahbadu / Instagram Erykah Badu is officially off the market! Earlier this week, the Soulquarian took to Instagram to introduce fans to her fiancé, 27-year-old musician JaRon Adkison, with an affectionate post confirming their relationship. Calling him “My guy,” Erykah Badu shared a few candid photos of the pair which included a photo of them wearing matching green rings on the finger traditionally reserved for engagements, sparking rumors that the two are headed down the aisle. “Solar Eclipse Dump. Making room for many many many more memories,” she wrote. “Right now , Moon covers the suns eyes forcing it to use other forms of vision. (Closes Eyes) I see you with my heart. I see you with my gut. Here’s to my GUY ✨& Setting intentions, Breat...
Couture Cap: “Source” Says Kanye West Wants To Take Virgil Abloh’s Creative Director Job At Louis Vuitton
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty The world continues to miss the creative giant that was Virgil Abloh. It is rumored that Kanye West wants to continue his legacy at Louis Vuitton by taking over his Creative Director role. As spotted on Hype Beast Yeezy wants to take his talents to the luxury fashion house but not to serve his own ego. Apparently he sees himself as the only one fit to carry on the Chicago tradition at LV. An unnamed “source” told The Sun “Kanye is devastated about Virgil’s death because they had been friends for years and worked together a lot. They shared a similar vision and now Kanye feels he owes it to Virgil to continue his work at Louis Vuitton.” Related Stories According to the tabloid this was discussed between the long time friend...
Travis Scott’s Lawyer Defends Charlamagne Tha God Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rick Kern / Getty Travis Scott’s recent interview with Charlamagne Tha God attracted a fair share of critics wondering why he did the sit-down – it turns out the rapper pushed for it to happen. In an interview with TMZ on Thursday (December 9th), the “Sicko Mode” rapper’s attorney, Ed McPherson, addressed those people who got wind of the interview with The Breakfast Club host and stated it was his idea to speak out publicly that way. Related Stories “This was all Travis. Travis insisted on it, he’s been wanting to speak out to the public, to the fans. He’s been reaching out to the families affected,” McPherson said. The nearly hour-long interview was Scott’s first since the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival last month, where a crowd surge took the ...
The Sweet Chick x Clarks Wallabee Boot Is Finger Licking Good
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CLARKS ORIGINALS / Clarks Originals Nas’ love of crispy chicken and old school wears has come full circle. His restaurant Sweet Chick has partnered with Clarks Originals on a special Wallabee release. Source: CLARKS ORIGINALS / Clarks Originals As spotted on High Snobiety Clarks Originals teams up with Brooklyn-born waffle house Sweet Chick to create a playful capsule dubbed The Wafflebee Collection. The iconic Wallabee boot is redesigned with embossed diamonds on the uppers that look so tasty you almost forget they’re part of a shoe. Made in Portugal from buttery suede, they’re shaped like classic moccasins and sit atop trademark crepe soles. These feet pieces also stay true to iconic boot with leather trimming on the ankle collar. We also get wax finish...
Robbie Shakespeare Of Pioneering Reggae Duo Sly and Robbie Has Died
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Frans Schellekens / Getty Robbie Shakespeare, one-half of the pioneering reggae duo, Sly and Robbie, has died. Shakespeare was a noted bassist who worked alongside fellow reggae legends such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh while lending his talents to other musicians such as The Rolling Stones and more. Born Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare in East Kingston, Jamaica, on September 27, 1953, Shakespeare got his start early on as his family’s home was a hub for many Jamaican artists and musicians according to a 2012 interview with United Reggae. In the piece, Shakespeare revealed that he learned the art of bass playing from Aston “Family Man” Barrett, sticking close to his mentor before he went on to become a bassist for The Wailers. It was around the mid-1...
Kanye West Appears To Beg Kim Kardashian To “Run Right Back” To Him During Benefit Concert With Drake
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Screenshot / Amazon Prime Fans have had plenty to say, both positively and negatively, about the live-streamed “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert put on in Los Angeles by former rivals Drake and Kanye West. Nut there was one moment during the event that has folks buzzing about how badly Ye wants his estranged wife Kim Kardashian back in his arms. When the Donda rapper was at the end of his performance of “Runaway,” Kanye went full “Baby, I’m beggin’, baby, I’m beggin’, beggin’, baby” in what appeared to be a reconciliation plea for Kim to “run back” to him. “Run right back to me…more specifically, Kimberly,” Ye sang. Related Stories It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time Yeezus has publicly spoken about wanting his wife back. During his Drink C...
Person Linked To Kanye West AKA Ye Pressed Election Worker To Cosign Trump Voter Fraud Claims
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Daniel Zuchnik / Getty While Donald Trump is slowly becoming a political afterthought despite his desperate attempts at regaining relevancy, the ghost of failed businessmen’s past just can’t stay out of the news. A story that went wide on Friday (Dec. 10) revealed that an alleged Kanye West AKA Ye insider visited the home of a Georgia election worker and attempted to get the woman to admit to Trump’s loud and wrong claims of voter fraud in favor of President Joe Biden. As reported by Reuters, Chicago publicist Trevian Kutti, who is linked to jailed crooner R. Kelly, visited the home of 62-year-old Ruby Freeman on January 4 of this year offering protection to the election worker after she received death threats in the wake of Trump’s unsuccessful ree...
Peep The Teaser Trailer To Paramount+’s Live-Action ‘Halo’ Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paramount Plus / Paramount The PlayStation 5 might be outselling the Xbox Series X by the millions, but Halo is still a fan favorite franchise amongst gamers in general and yesterday they got the long awaited trailer to the game’s live-action TV series. Debuting during the Game Awards, the trailer to Paramount+’s live-action Halo series made it’s debut and though not much is revealed about the plot or storyline, fans were more than excited to see Master Chief punch the ground seemingly ready for action. Looking like it takes place in a universe similar to that of Guardians of The Galaxy and Starship Troopers, the trailer seems to show some civil unrest brewing as Bokeem Woodbine looks on (that man does not age). While other characters seem to be ready to ...
McDonald’s & Mariah Carey Team Up For 12 Days of Deals Celebrating The Holidays
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: McDonald’s / McDonald’s We have seen quite a few artists secure the bag by teaming up with McDonald’s for their own menu, but Mariah Carey is showing why she’s the queen by giving fans freebies. Source: McDonald’s / McDonald’s McDonald’s announced the “Mariah Menu” arrives on Dec. 13, which will include exclusive Mariah x McDonald’s merch and a festive TV commercial. To bring even more holiday cheer to the Mariah Menu, fans will also have a chance to receive exclusive beanies and t-shirts. The beanie, which will be available for a limited time starting Dec. 15, features the “All I Want for Christmas” powerhouse’s iconic signature, while the t-shirt, which will be available Dec. 21, includes a throwback photo of Mariah enjoying her go-to McDonald’s order –...
Sneaker Ops: Former DHL Employee Arrested For Bogarting $60K In Nike Products
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / NIke Just when it seemed like Fed Ex was the devil when it came to “shipping and handling” Nike sneakers to waiting customers only to leave them empty handed, it seems like they got competition from another delivery service and it isn’t UPS. Hypebeast is reporting that a former DHL employee has just been busted for housing (90’s ebonics for stealing) approximately $60,000 in Nike products during her stint working for the delivery company. Chamon Davis was arrested and charged earlier this week for the heist that she continuously pulled off while working at DHL’s Fox Meadows warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility isn’t too far from Nike primary distribution center, Nike North American Logistic Campus, so y’all know she ...
GOATed Officially: Simone Biles Named ‘TIME”s 2021 Athlete of the Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty Gymnast Simone Biles has racked up a lengthy list of accomplishments in her career, and now she can add being recognized as Athlete of The Year by Time Magazine to that resume. On Thursday (December 9th), the magazine announced that Biles would be their 2021 Athlete of the Year. The most decorated athlete in the history of gymnastics was awarded the honor by uplifting the subject of mental health to the forefront of society. This was sparked by her decision to withdraw from events at the Tokyo Olympics held this summer despite being the heavy favorite to win, which was spurred by her experiencing the “twisties” during the team portion of the competition. Biles would wind up cheering her U.S. Women’s Gymnastics teammates to glory and w...
Rapper & YG Affiliate Slim 400 Shot & Killed In Inglewood, Twitter Reacts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Slim 400, a rapper affiliated with YG and DJ Mustard, was shot and killed in Inglewood, Calif. on Wednesday (Dec. 8) according to still-developing reports. Some might remember that 400 survived an ambush where he was shot nine times in 2019, mocking his attackers in the process for not finishing the job. Slim 400, birth name Vincent Cohran, was born on June 21, 1988, in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Compton, Calif. Rapping as a teenager, Slim eventually joined forces with the aforementioned YG, DJ Mustard, and Ty Dolla $ign in 2008 via the now-defunct Pushaz Ink label. Details regarding the shooting in Inglewood are scant but various news outlets are reporting that police are still investigating the matter as of Thursday mo...
