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So Appalled: A List Of Companies That Have Dropped Ye
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Youtube The train wreck that has been the past couple of weeks for Ye aka Kanye West has been notable due to the number of companies who’ve now severed ties with him. The rapper and multi-hyphenate artist has been the constant center of controversy in recent weeks due to antisemitic comments that he made on social media. Ye has mostly been unrepentant, saying “no” when asked by media personality Piers Morgan in a recent interview if he was sorry for making those remarks. The “Gold Digger” rapper had even boldly tweeted out, “who you think created cancel culture?” As he’d find out, companies were none too pleased with his continued stance including CAA, the agency representing him. Here’s a list of the brands and figures who have cut their ties wi...
Ted Cruz Unmercifully Clowned By The Crowd During Yankee Stadium Visit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tom Williams / Getty Obviously Ted Cruz is not valid in The Bronx. The politician recently paid a visit to Yankee Stadium and was not welcomed by the crowd. As spotted on Deadspin, the Calgary, Canada native is on a promotional tour and made a stop in New York City. On Sunday, Oct. 23 Ted Cruz pulled up to the Houston Astros game and the locals were very outspoken with him to say the least. As he walked through the stands several Yankee fans shouted several obscenities at him. The insults ranged from being a sucker and not standing up for his significant other (“Remember when Trump called your wife ugly!! And then you nominated him!”) to being on the far right’s hit list (“Remember when those insurrectionists wanted to murder you!!”). Things continue...
Serena Williams Is Definitely Still Retired Despite Recent Chatter Of A Comeback
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kimberly White / Getty Serena Williams will go down in the annals of sports history as one of the greatest athletes of her generation. Now that she is no longer in competition, it appears that folks misheard a recent comment from the legendary tennis star that suggested she was making a comeback to the game. Serena Williams sat down for a conversation with TechCrunch deputy editor Jordan Crook at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco last week (Oct. 19). During the chat, Williams told Crook that there was a chance that she’d return to the court albeit not in the way her legions of fans might hope. “What are the chances that we get to see you play again?” Crook asked Williams, digging into the retirement discussion more. Williams fired back saying,...
Not The Answer: Kanye West Gets Curved By Skechers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty The artist formerly known as Kanye West is having an absolutely horrible week. Not only did Ye get dropped by adidas, costing him his alleged billionaire status, but apparently he got soundly curved and rejected by Skechers when he reportedly stepped to them about a deal. If you initially thought Skechers reached out as some means of gaining traction on the competition. you would be totally wrong. Apparently, Ye rolled up to Skechers HQ unannounced, only to get curved. According to TMZ, on Wednesday (Oct. 26), Ye was an uninvited, non-guest at Skechers’ corporate offices in Manhattan Beach, CA. Not only was Ye there with a film crew to reportedly document his search for a new partner and distributor of his Yeezy sneakers, after a chat he was ...
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Will Feature New Song From Rihanna Called “Lift Me Up” Written By Tems, Ryan Coogler & Ludwig Göransson
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mauricio Santana / Getty The Rihanna music drought is coming to an end. The pop princess is finally ending her music hiatus and using the epic moment of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever to mark her return. Tuesday evening, October 26, 2022, following an announcement that Marvel Studios is giving fans a special look at the highly-anticipated film ahead of the film’s world premiere, the Disney-owned studio also hinted at Rihanna premiering new music for the film’s soundtrack. The Marvel Studios Twitter account dropped a teaser that features the Wakanda Forever title transition to an R confirming reports that the Barbadian multi-hyphenate did create new music for the film. According to Hypebeast’s reporting, the “Umbrella” crafter recorded two songs for ...
Foot Locker Pulls All adidas Yeezy Kicks From Its Stores
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Leibson / Getty The fallout from Kanye West’s antisemitic views continues to pile on as Foot Locker has ordered its stores to take all Yeezy products off their floor and online site. According to Footwear News, Foot Locker has made the decision to stop selling all Yeezy-related products from its stores and its websites after adidas announced that they were terminating their partnership with the controversial MAGA rapper. That’s why if you walk into your neighborhood Foot Locker today you’ll notice there aren’t anymore Yeezy Boost bricks sitting on the shelves, and its certainly not because people bought them out. No word on what they’ll do with the sneakers whether they’ll be sent back to adidas or simply destroyed, but don’t be surprised if they...
Rap Radar To Sit Down With Sports Agent Extraordinaire Rich Paul
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rap Radar / Interval Presents Rich Paul and his ascension to the top of the sports agency world is nothing short of remarkable. This coming Thursday (Oct. 27), Paul will sit down with Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller for Rap Radar to surely uncover more of his fantastic story. Rich Paul, 40, is the CEO of the Klutch Sports Group which counts among its clients LeBron James, Lonzo Ball, Draymond Green, and several other NBA players. Klutch Sports also represents a number of NFL athletes such as Bryce Hall and Jedrick Wills among others. Paul hails from Cleveland, Ohio, and was asked by James to join his circle of close friends and advisors shortly after the 2003 NBA Draft after a chance meeting at a local airport. After years of toiling in the busine...
MAGA Ye Loses Billionaire Status Over Antisemitic Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty After the loss of his partnership with Adidas due to his recent tirades, Ye aka Kanye West has now officially lost his billionaire status. According to a report, the superstar rapper is no longer considered a billionaire after the global athletic brand announced the end of its partnership on Tuesday (Oct. 25). The German-based company had been silent in the past weeks while under intense public pressure to drop the artist over antisemitic remarks he made initially on social media, only saying that their deal was “under review” until their statement. That partnership compromised $1.5 billion in net worth for West; the ending of it places his current net worth at $400 million. The severing of ties is the latest to befall the rapper in rece...
Racist North Carolina Sheriff Resigns During Removal Hearing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sara D. Davis / Getty A Columbus County, North Carolina, sheriff—who was caught on tape saying he’s “sick of these Black bastards,” in reference to Black law enforcement officials (among a slew of other blatantly racist statements)—resigned from his job during a hearing that would have decided whether he was going to get the boot anyway. According to WECT, now-former Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene—the racist cop who ironically has one of the Blackest names ever—submitted his resignation in a county courtroom during the hearing, right before the first witness was set to be called. It’s almost as if the KKKop decided to take his spare noose and go home before people started taking the stand to testify about how he generally said he hated all his Black ...
Peep The Trailer To ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Youtube We’re a ways away from seeing what James Gunn has in store for Marvel fans in Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3, but to hold those fans over until that film drops, Gunn is releasing a holiday special featuring your favorite galaxy-hopping heroes and… Kevin Bacon?! He’s still around? In the new trailer for The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Kevin Six Degrees Of Bacon does indeed join the Marvel Cinematic Universe fold and we ain’t mad one bit. In the trailer we find that Starlord (Chris Pratt) is still sad and somber about his green boo, Gamora having gone M.I.A. after the events of Avengers: Endgame, so his Guardian pals decide to give him a Christmas present he’ll never forget, Kevin Bacon. Coming to Earth to find the Footloose ac...
HHW Gaming: Latest Apple OS Update Allows Support For Nintendo’s Classic Game Controllers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nintendo / Nintendo Switch Online NES Controllers Apple rolled another update for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV and snuck in the ability to use the classic NES Controllers Nintendo dropped for use with its Nintendo Switch Online service. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith shared a video of himself using SNES Classic Controller, and MacStories also confirmed the news. Per The Verge, Nintendo’s modern N64 controller also works with Apple devices using macOS 13, iOS 16, and tvOS 16. It’s unclear if the Sega Genesis controller works with Apple devices following the update, but it would be a safe bet to assume t they do. In a release, Apple notes, “many additional Bluetooth and USB game controllers are supported by the Game Controller framework on macOS 13,...
She’s Coming! Rihanna Has Recorded New Music For ‘Wakanda Forever’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Savage X Fenty / Savage x Fenty It’s been six years since Rihanna has blessed us with a new album. ANTI is widely-considered the singer’s best work with its soulful melodies and impeccable production. In fact, when it was snubbed and not nominated in the Album of the Year category at the 2017 Grammy Awards—fans and critics alike cried foul. And many have blamed the snub on Rihanna’s absence from the music industry. Well… that, and the fact that in the meantime she built a billion-dollar fashion and beauty business and became a mom—having her first child with boyfriend, A$AP Rocky. But fans can now rejoice. The highly anticipated Marvel Studios film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will feature music from the leader of the Rihanna Navy. Marvel Studios ...
